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Passage Of Debt Collection Bill Could Be A ‘Slippery Slope’ For Lenders

Collection Industry News

In a letter sent to the leaders of the House and Senate , CUNA President/CEO Jim Nussle stated his objections to section 403 of the bill, which would amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to prohibit credit scoring models from treating certain medical debt information on consumerscredit report as a negative factor.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Dream First Bank, National Association, has agreed to assume all the deposits of Heartland and almost all of Heartland’s failed bank assets. Dream First Bank, National Association, has agreed to assume all the deposits of Heartland and almost all of Heartland’s failed bank assets. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Senate Committee on Banking held a full committee hearing, titled “Oversight of the Credit Reporting Agencies.” Chairman Sherrod Brown (D-OH) described consumer credit reports as “riddled with errors.” Brown argued that medical debt “correlates with illness,” not with credit risk. For more information, click here.