Collection Agencies Garnishment Student Loans Trade 
Better Credit Blog
APRIL 1, 2022
A good credit score allows you to get better rates on car or mortgage loans just to name a few. If you fall into hard times, the inability to pay off your credit card bills or student loans can result in your debts being transferred to a debt collection agency. Table of Contents: Know Your Rights with Transworld.
Better Credit Blog
APRIL 3, 2022
Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC, is a collection agency that buys old debts from lenders and companies that have been unable to collect the debt themselves. In other words, when the original creditor has been unsuccessful in collecting on a debt, it will write off the debt as a loss. This is called a charge-off.
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Better Credit Blog
AUGUST 31, 2020
It is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission , a federal agency that protects consumers and maintains fair competition in the marketplace, including debt collection attempts. The law specifically limits how and when collections agencies can contact you, and it allows you to dispute debts.
Troutman Sanders
MARCH 22, 2021
Department of Education announced that about 72,000 student loan borrowers, who were defrauded by their schools, will receive student loan forgiveness that could total $1 billion. The bill also would require such payments to be encoded, and would extend other restrictions on collection of such funds.
Burr Forman
DECEMBER 4, 2020
The Department of Business Oversight issued guidance on March 21, 2020 that work from home prohibitions would not be enforced against escrow agents, finance lenders and servicers, student loan servicers, or residential mortgage lenders and servicers, thus allowing collection efforts to continue.
Troutman Sanders
JULY 7, 2021
The plaintiffs, who include landlords and real estate trade associations from Alabama and Georgia, argue that the CDC exceeded its authority by imposing the ban. The law does not impact most third-party collection agencies, but it does impact some creditors and debt buyers. For more information, click here. On June 29, the U.S.
Troutman Sanders
NOVEMBER 8, 2022
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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