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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On November 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a blog post, exploring the potential impact of student loan payment reinstatement. The CFPB found that student loan borrowers are increasingly likely to struggle once their monthly student loan payments are reinstated.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On May 4, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB93 into law. HB1443 will go into effect on November 1.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On June 7, the FTC announced that it is seeking public comments and suggestions on ways it can work more effectively with state attorneys general nationwide to help educate consumers about, and protect them from, potential fraud. For more information, click here. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Federal Activities: On December 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a series of orders to five companies offering “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit. The CFPB is concerned about accumulating debt, regulatory arbitrage, and data harvesting in a consumer credit market already quickly changing with technology.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

House of Representatives that seeks to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to exclude COVID-19-related evictions from consumerscredit reports. For more information, click here. On March 5, the Nevada Financial Institutions Division (NFID) extended temporary guidance for licensees regarding working from home until May 31.

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Experian Credit Score vs. FICO Score

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It gathers credit reports from the three major credit bureaus and analyzes anonymous consumer data to generate a scoring model specific to each bureau. VantageScore, on the other hand, uses a combined set of consumer credit files, also obtained from the three major credit bureaus, to come up with a single formula.

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What is a Judgment?

Credit Corp

They provide a service to you and then bill you, similar to a credit extension. The company, creditor or collection agency has legal ways to pursue payment. The Consumer Credit Protection Act caps these types of garnishments. What if the loan company or debt collector has already started the lawsuit?