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

Collection Industry News

Despite objections from CUNA and NAFCU, the House of Representatives passed the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act on Thursday. In the letter, Nussle stated, “Lenders rely on complete and accurate credit reports when underwriting loans. Source: site. The bill, H.R. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.),

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

An amendment in the NDAA to update the Fair Debt Collection Practices for Servicemembers Act passed in the Senate by a vote of 95-2. Examiners found that debt collectors continued collection attempts for work-related medical debt after receiving sufficient information to render the debt uncollectible under state worker’s compensation law.

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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. On April 27, the U.S.