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State of the Collections Industry in 2021

The Kaplan Group

There are fewer third-party collections agencies. The number of collection firms has been in decline since 2011, from 9,400 to 7,401 in 2018. While much of the decline is due to mergers and acquisitions, the majority of firms that simply closed were small, local firms or larger agencies with heavy overhead.

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How to Remove Pioneer Credit Recovery from Your Credit Report

Better Credit Blog

If you begin to hear from a debt collection agency called Pioneer Credit Recovery, it is likely because you have defaulted on a loan or forgotten to pay a bill. In addition to showing up on your call logs, they will also appear on your credit report as a collection agency.

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CFPB Supervisory Report Finds Issues in Several Financial Institution Practices

Troutman Sanders

Summarized below are those issues identified in the areas of auto servicing, consumer reporting, credit card account management, debt collection, deposits, mortgage origination, prepaid accounts, remittances, and student loan servicing. Student Loan Servicing. Auto Servicing. The CFPB alleges deceptive advertising.

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CFPB Supervisory Report Finds Issues in Several Financial Institution Practices

Collection Industry News

Summarized below are those issues identified in the areas of auto servicing, consumer reporting, credit card account management, debt collection, deposits, mortgage origination, prepaid accounts, remittances, and student loan servicing. Student Loan Servicing. Auto Servicing. The CFPB alleges deceptive advertising.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On June 7, the CFPB released a blog discussing the fact that the pause on federal student loan interest, payments, and collections is now scheduled to end 60 days after June 30, which means borrowers will have to start making payments soon. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Our bank and loan servicing clients also face novel challenges affecting their industry due to COVID-19, particularly the ever-changing rules and regulations concerning evictions and foreclosures. Borrowers deserve and desperately need relief from their Federal student loan burden, and they need that relief immediately.”

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Our bank and loan servicing clients also face novel challenges affecting their industry due to COVID-19, particularly the ever-changing rules and regulations concerning evictions and foreclosures. The report said that low acquisition costs often come coupled with higher interest rates and limited opportunities to refinance.