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CFPB Clarifies Legality Of Debt Collector Pay-To-Pay Fees

Collection Industry News

In short, the press release associated with this advisory opinion quotes CFPB Director Rohit Chopra as clarifying his view that “Federal law generally forbids debt collectors from imposing extra fees not authorized by the original loan,” and that “these fees are often illegal.” SAC 14-0771-DOC, 2015 WL 4254032, at 10 (C.D.

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Eleventh Circuit Continues to Explore Definition of Debt Collector

Consumer Financial Services Law

An unpublished opinion from the Eleventh Circuit continues its analysis of the definition of a debt collector and continues to narrow the applicability of the FDCPA. 2015) was one of the first opinions to parse the definition of a debt collector under 15 U.S.C. Capital One Bank, 797 F.3d 3d 1309 (11 th Cir.

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New York City DCA Issues Covert Regs Governing Interactions with Consumers Who Do Not Speak English

BN Lawyers

A public hearing on the Amendment was held on April 10 th (four days before New York City hit its peak of COVID-19 cases); nobody attended the public hearing and, likewise, no public comments were submitted. Notably, this information is required to be transferred when the account is transferred to another debt collector.

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Mortgage Servicer’s Transfer Notice Violates FDCPA

Consumer Financial Services Law

Mortgage servicers need to carefully review their Transfer Notices when the debt is in default at the time of transfer. The attached FDCPA notice also noted that “[Carrington} is deemed to be a debt collector attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose.” In Baptiste v.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

For the first year after the effective date of the proposal, these firms would be subject to an excise tax of 10% of the costs of electricity they use in digital asset mining. billion in revenue over 10 years. The excise tax would then increase to 20% in the second year, and it would reach its maximum of 30% in year three.

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What Is A “Junk Fee?” CFPB’s Inquiry Sparks Industry Backlash

Collection Industry News

Mills and others note that mortgage lenders invested heavily to comply with the CFPB’s integration in 2015 of TILA with the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, known as TRID. asked Joann Needleman, an attorney at Clark Hill who represents debt collectors. “No What consumer is going to write that they love being charged a fee?”

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Scary! Medical Debt Collection Horror Stories!

National Service Bureau

Well, medical debt can be a touchy subject , and CFPB oversight of medical collection agencies is slightly different than for others - namely the exception of the $10 million revenue threshold for Larger Market Participants. Why is that?