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Government is Making Debt Recovery a lot Harder

Nexa Collect

The US government has thrown a slew of laws on collection agencies, making bad-debt recovery harder and costlier. Our government’s intention behind these laws is not wrong, but the ground reality is different. . This means all collection agencies must secure consumer data nearly the same way as banks.

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Unlawful Freezing of Bank Accounts Requires Bank To Refund Monies With Penalties

FFGN COLLECT NY

In addition to refunding the monies, the bank also had to pay penalties for the unlawful freezing of the bank accounts. Between 2016 and 2022, Pathward wrongfully froze 1,400 bank accounts belonging to New Yorkers. The laws also prohibit banks from freezing accounts with protected wages, a set amount based on minimum wage.

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CFPB Orders Bank of America to Pay $12 Million for Reporting False Mortgage Data

Consumer Finance

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today ordered Bank of America to pay a $12 million penalty for submitting false mortgage lending information to the federal government under a long-standing federal law.

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Evaluating Government Sanctions in the Payments Industry

Troutman Sanders

government sanction programs impact payment processors, banks, and the payments industry in general. Keith, Rich, and Christy discuss the current atmosphere of sanctions in the payments industry and the recent joint guidance issued to banks by the OCC, the Fed, and FDIC.

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ERM Program Fundamentals for Success in the Banking Industry

Speaker: William Hord, Senior VP of Risk & Professional Services

Does our bank understand and support the importance of a strong ERM program to continue to position our company for growth? He will also dive into topic definitions, governance structures, and framework components for success. How are we measuring and rating our risk impact, likelihood, and controls to mitigate our risk?

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Will you lose your government benefits in bankruptcy?

Albuquerque Law

The federal government has many programs available to assist citizens and their families if they face financial hardships. However, the United States Census Bureau reports that families who receive at least one kind of government aid held about the same amount of debt as those who did not participate in such benefit programs.

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Amici Argue for Narrow Interpretation of National Bank Act Preemption

Troutman Sanders

A group of non-profit consumer advocacy organizations, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, and the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators filed two separate briefs asking the U.S. The case arose out of the plaintiffs’ home mortgage loans with the defendant. On September 15, 2022, the U.S. On October 13, the U.S.

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