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CFPB Supervisory Report Finds Issues in Several Financial Institution Practices

Troutman Sanders

The CFPB reports that this seems to happen most often with creditors’ acquisitions of pre-existing credit card accounts from other creditors. Debt Collection. The CFPB believes that debt collectors misrepresent consumers’ responsibilities in cases of identity theft. Too many holds on mobile check deposits.

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CFPB Supervisory Report Finds Issues in Several Financial Institution Practices

Collection Industry News

The CFPB reports that this seems to happen most often with creditors’ acquisitions of pre-existing credit card accounts from other creditors. Debt Collection. The CFPB believes that debt collectors misrepresent consumers’ responsibilities in cases of identity theft. Too many holds on mobile check deposits.

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Successors by Merger May Not be Debt Collectors

Consumer Financial Services Law

A recent decision from a Louisiana district court should provide some comfort to banks and other financial institutions who acquire other entities by merger – at least in the Fifth Circuit, they are not debt collectors. As most know, Bank of America (BoA) acquired Countrywide Bank FSB and its mortgage portfolio in 2008.

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Consumer Protection and Safety and Soundness Perspective of Credit Union Regulation

Troutman Sanders

Associate Carlin McCrory is a regulatory, compliance, and payments attorney with experience representing financial institutions, fintechs, lenders, debt collectors, payment processors, neobanks, virtual currency companies, and mortgage servicers.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On November 6, the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority, and Prudential Regulation Authority issued guidance explaining how current and proposed regulatory regimes governing “e-money, stablecoins, and tokenised bank deposits” will interact, indicating that applicable financial institutions will be subject to dual or triple regulation.

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How to Remove Convergent Outsourcing From Your Credit Report

Better Credit Blog

If you have started hearing from a company called Convergent Outsourcing, it means that you are being pursued for a debt. Besides being annoying and aggressive, debt collectors like Convergent Outsourcing can have a major impact on your credit score. This legislation is called the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

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How to Remove CACH LLC from Your Credit Report

Better Credit Blog

CACH LLC is a medium-sized debt collection agency that is headquartered in Greenville, SC. Founded in 2005 in Colorado, they specialize in debt collection on the behalf of financial institutions. While CACH LLC is a legitimate debt collector, this does not make them popular among their customers.