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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

However, due to partisanship in the Senate, Senator Lummis believes her bill is unlikely to pass before the House Financial Service Committee’s bill is introduced. Khan appeared before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government to discuss its FY 2024 budget request and the agency’s ongoing work.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On July 6, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that, in cooperation with the state of Florida, it will send refunds to consumers nationwide allegedly defrauded by a telemarketing financial services company, and related companies, into paying for credit card interest rate reduction and debt elimination programs.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On January 10, the CFPB announced that it sued several debt-collection companies and their owners for illegal debt-collection practices. The CFPB alleges that the defendants placed consumer debt with, or sold consumer debt to, collection companies that used unlawful and deceptive collection tactics.

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TrueAccord Joins the Visa Fintech Partner Connect Program

True Accord

8, 2022 — TrueAccord Corp , a debt collection company using machine learning-powered digital recovery solutions to improve consumer experience, today announced it joined the Visa Fintech Partner Connect program. LENEXA, Kan., Through Visa Fintech Partner Connect, TrueAccord is Visa Ready certified.

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TrueAccord Brings Collections to the Synapse Fintech Ecosystem

True Accord

Collections-as-a-Service offering is seamlessly integrated to service customer debt accounts while delivering consumer-friendly, digital-first experiences. LENEXA, Kan.,

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CFPB Releases List of “Consumer Reporting Companies” and Encourages Consumers to File More FCRA Suits

Troutman Sanders

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra remarked that “Americans have limited legal rights they can use to keep tabs on these surveillance companies,” and touted this list as a tool for holding consumer reporting companies accountable.

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TrueAccord Announces Organizational Changes to Executive Leadership Team

True Accord

Digital-first debt collection fintech readies for continued B2B and B2C expansion with strategic leadership reorganization. He is a seasoned industry leader with more than 20 years of experience in the collections space, focusing on strategy, analytics, policies and strategies.