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COVID-19 Collections Impact Bulletin: State Responses (December 2020 Update)

Burr Forman

On April 23, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-57-20 exempting stimulus payments and other COVID-19-related government financial assistance from attachment, levy, execution, or garnishment. On August 31, 2020, the state legislature enacted the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020.

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What Are “Actual Damages” Under the FCCPA and the FDCPA?

Jimerson Firm

The Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) are two pro-consumer statutes. Accredited Collection Agency Inc. , No. Florida’s Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) Part 1: Understanding the FCCPA (jimersonfirm.com) .

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The law does not impact most third-party collection agencies, but it does impact some creditors and debt buyers. On June 30, Maine Governor Janet Mills declined to veto a new law that expands consumer protections against garnishments. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.