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FTC Safeguards Rule Deadline Extended, But Don’t Wait to Implement Data Security Compliance Protocols

Fraser

The Federal Trade Commission recently extended the deadline , from December 9, 2022, to June 9, 2023, for compliance with the most stringent requirements of its latest rulemaking, revisions to the Safeguards Rule under the Gramm Leach Bliley Act (“the GLBA”). You can reach him at 517.377.0848 or at bburgee@fraserlawfirm.com.

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Meet some Buffalo debt collectors accused of unlawful practices

Collection Industry News

Here are snapshots of some other cases against debt collectors in Western New York that the State Attorney General’s Office, Federal Trade Commission and other law enforcement agencies have pursued in the past decade: Douglas MacKinnon. The settlement also permanently banned them from debt collection.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The sum in July of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. On September 17, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned consumers that scammers prey on the kindness of the public during disasters. For more information, click here. On September 16, 2020, the U.S. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On June 8, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a default judgment against a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) Ooki Dao in the U.S. with operating its crypto asset trading platform as an unregistered national securities exchange, broker, and clearing agency. For more information, click here.

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Debt Collection in the Pandemic: UK Lenders Face Big Challenges

Fico Collections

Given the recent acquisition of the online arms of well-known struggling high street chains, it’s fair to expect further increases in the buy-now pay-later trend. The trend has seen some online retail POS lenders come under fire amid claims they are encouraging shoppers to spend more money than they can afford.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The sum total in December of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U.S. The proposed legislation would cover “private lenders, creditors, and collection agencies in connection with those student education loans that are not made, insured, or guaranteed under federal law and that are used for postsecondary education.”

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Department of Education, announced that the department will reverse a policy put in place during the Trump administration that blocked state and federal regulators from accessing records needed to investigate student loan lenders, servicers, and private collection agencies. For more information, click here. On May 27, U.S.