2022 10 Fair Debt Collection Related Topics 
Troutman Sanders
FEBRUARY 28, 2022
The filing lawsuits under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) increased dramatically in the first month of 2022 when compared to the number of filings in January and December 2021, per a report released recently by Web Recon LLC.
Troutman Sanders
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Confident that ARG could not collect on a debt that she had paid, Pitera had no further communication with ARG until February 7, 2022, when she received notice that ARG had renewed the unsatisfied 2012 default judgment. Not so fast according to Judge Tana Lin of U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
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Katabat
AUGUST 4, 2021
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that two final rules issued under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) will take effect as planned, on November 30, 2021. The CFPB issued a proposal in April 2021 that, if finalized, would have extended the effective dates to January 29, 2022.
Katabat
AUGUST 4, 2021
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has announced that two final rules issued under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) will take effect as planned, on November 30, 2021. The CFPB issued a proposal in April 2021 that, if finalized, would have extended the effective dates to January 29, 2022.
Troutman Sanders
AUGUST 23, 2023
It also bans them from engaging in lead generation or telemarketing for 10 years in the plaintiff states, and from engaging in such activities for two years on a nationwide basis. Specifically, it permanently bans Shapiro, Smith, and their companies from engaging in robocall-related activities in the plaintiffs’ states.
Collection Industry News
JULY 4, 2022
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion on June 29, 2022, clarifying its view as to the legality under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) of “convenience fees” for optional methods of expedited payment not prescribed in the underlying loan documents, such as payment by phone or on the web.
Troutman Sanders
MARCH 8, 2021
Representative Madeleine Dean reintroduced the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act. On March 3, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a notice of proposed rulemaking to delay the mandatory compliance date of the General Qualified Mortgage final rule from July 1, 2021 to October 1, 2022.
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