Credit Corp

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Can a collection agency report to a credit bureau without notifying you? Knowing illegal debt collection practices can help identify when you’re being treated unfairly. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a federal law that protects consumers against certain unfair collection practices.

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Burt and Associates

AUGUST 22, 2019

In the past, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has failed to turn their debts over to private debt collectors successfully. In 2017, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act was passed, trying yet again. There have been many complaints from taxpayers about how those private companies go about collecting debts.

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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.

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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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National Service Bureau

JUNE 10, 2015

Find out the type of clients most typically served and evaluate whether or not you fall into that category. Debt collection can be further broken down by industry as well as by type of collection service. Industries include commercial collections (e.g. the monthly phone and energy bills). FDCPA, TCPA, and HIPAA?

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 2, 2023

The bill additionally leaves room for assets that don’t fit neatly into either category. On April 26, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion, reminding the industry that a debt collector who brings or threatens to bring a foreclosure action to collect a time-barred mortgage debt may violate the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

On November 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published its Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) Annual Report to Congress. The report highlights consumer protection issues in medical debt collection. The report also recommends that service providers provide market surveillance measures.

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