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Biden Will Try Again to Wipe Out Student Loan Debt for Millions of Borrowers

Collection Industry News

22, the department released a draft of a regulation titled “Forgiveness due to likely impairment of borrower ability to repay or undue costs of collection.” Biden is expected to embrace help for those with financial hardship and those with high balances because of accumulated interest.

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Third Circuit Affirms Motion to Dismiss FDCPA Claim Over Itemization of “$0.00” in Interest and Collection Charges

Troutman Sanders

After Randy Hopkins allegedly failed to pay a bill, the account was referred to collections. The debt collector sent Hopkins a letter that itemized the principal balance, interest, fees and collection costs, and a total balance due. in interest and fees.” Collecto, Inc. , Pressler & Pressler , 791 F.3d

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Washington Federal Court Holds “Vague” and “Conclusory” References to “Reasonable Procedures” Not Enough to Establish FDCPA’s Bona Fide Error Defense

Troutman Sanders

In response, the property management company engaged a collection agency to recover the remaining amounts claimed as due and owing under the lease. Over the course of several months, the collection agency sent the plaintiff multiple emails and letters containing errors.

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Student Loan Default: Rehabilitation or Consolidation

Sawin & Shea

If the lender sells the loan to a collection agency after you default, you’ll also face additional fees and higher interest rates. Consolidation will also increase your total loan amount because your new loan will include the accrued interest and collection fees. Additionally, this will hurt your credit report.

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Biden Extends Federal Student Loan Moratorium

Public Citizen

The CARES Act — Congress' third coronavirus relief bill, which passed in March 2020 — directed the Education Department to suspend payments, stop collections, and set interest rates to 0% on all federally held loans. Former President Trump later extended those measures until January 31, 2021.

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Nearly 1 in 4 Americans with debt are putting less money toward credit card payments: ‘People are really struggling’

Collection Industry News

Americans collectively hold $1.13 Your lender may be able to offer you a lower interest rate, which can help slow down accruing interest charges, or increase your credit limit to help you get by. Total credit card debt in the U.S. has reached a record high — but people are putting less money toward paying it down.

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Second Circuit Seeks to Provide Clarity as to Interest Disclosure

Consumer Financial Services Law

In Taylor, the issue before the court was whether a collection notice violates 15 U.S.C. 1692e when it fails to disclose that interest or fees are not currently accruing on a debt. In Taylor, the creditor instructed the debt collector not to accrue interest of fees on the debts at issue. Avila, 817 F.3d