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COVID-19 Collections Impact Bulletin: State Responses (December 2020 Update)

Burr Forman

California – On March 17, 2020, Child Support Services stopped automatically placing bank levies for overdue child support during the COVID-19 crisis. Legislation enacted in 2019, which prevents debt collectors from seizing certain amounts from a consumer’s bank account, went into effect on September 1, 2020.

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What Are “Actual Damages” Under the FCCPA and the FDCPA?

Jimerson Firm

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are two pro-consumer statutes. Bank of America, N.A. , Bank of America, N.A. , Florida’s Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) Part 1: Understanding the FCCPA (jimersonfirm.com) .

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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 law does not impact most third-party collection agencies, but it does impact some creditors and debt buyers.