CLASS-ACTION ACCUSES COLLECTOR OF VIOLATING FDCPA, REGULATION F FOR NOT USING MVN
- A class-action complaint has been filed against a collection agency, accusing it of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and the provisions of Regulation F because it did not use a Model Validation Notice and allegedly used false and deceptive means to attempt to collect on the debt because it opted for a traditional collection notice.
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CFPB PUBLISHES GUIDANCE ADDRESSING ‘SHODDY’ FCRA DISPUTE INVESTIGATION PRACTICES BY FURNISHERS, CRAS
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday issued guidance that warns furnishers of information to credit reporting agencies — and the agencies themselves — about the perils of not conducting reasonable investigations when consumers submit disputes about items on their credit reports.
- More details here.
CALIF. APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS RULING DENYING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO COMPEL ARBITRATION
- A California Appeals Court has affirmed a lower court’s ruling denying a defendant’s motion to compel arbitration in a Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, after a lower court determined the defendant did not meet its burden of proving the existence of an arbitration agreement between the original creditor and the plaintiff.
- More details here.
JUDGE BLOCKS STUDENT LOAN DEBT CANCELLATION PROGRAM
- A District Court judge in Texas yesterday granted summary judgment in favor of plaintiffs who sued the federal government seeking to block a program that would cancel up to $20,000 of student loan debt for individuals making less than $125,000 annually, ruling that the Biden Administration overstepped its authority when it created the program without congressional approval.
- More details here.
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