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FCC Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on TCPA Exemptions

Troutman Sanders

The FCC is proposing to create two categories of calls – informational calls and transactional calls. For debt collectors, the most notable exemption in the NPRM is allowing commercial calls made to a residence that do not involve telemarketing and use an artificial or pre-recorded voice.

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Can a Collection Agency Report to the Credit Bureau Without Notifying You?

Credit Corp

The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act is a federal law that protects consumers against certain unfair collection practices. In its annual report to Congress about debt collection complaints, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau described collection complaints received by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). or after 9 p.m.

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Dental Plan Provider Petitions FCC for Clarification Regarding Renewal Calls

Troutman Sanders

DentalPlans argues its renewal calls to its members do not constitute advertisements because they fall into the precise category of calls that the FCC intended to exclude from TCPA liability, namely “subscription renewal notice[s]” as they were only sent to existing customers who had previously agreed to the same plan. 3787, 3812(F.C.C.,

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On August 1, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the Fed) delivered to Congress its Cybersecurity and Financial System Resilience Report (report). Banks reported that lending standards are currently on the tighter end of the range for all loan categories. dba DEBT Box. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On January 19, the Federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ordered the bankruptcy court adjudicating the bankruptcy of FTX to appoint an examiner to investigate the collapse of the digital asset exchange. The debt relief is broken down into the following categories: $1.7 For more information, click here.

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FCC Creates Confusion over TCPA Prior Express Written Consent Requirement

Troutman Sanders

As we recently reported , the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provided new maximum call guidance in a December 2020 order (Order) for callers subject to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). But industry members quickly identified a problem — the proposed regulations seem to have a major drafting error.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On December 15, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) denied Coinbase’s Petition for Rulemaking, which was submitted to the SEC on July 20, 2022, as “currently unwarranted.” On December 13, by a vote of 4-1, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules aimed at “closing the ‘lead generator’ robocall/robotexts loophole.”