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Make Sure to Verify a Debt Collection Affidavit Before Signing

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It’s important you verify the information contained in a debt collection affidavit before you sign it. An affidavit is sworn testimony used to support your debt collection case. Chase was one of 13 financial institution censured for robo-signing documents in support of debt collection suits and foreclosure.

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There are several key consumer laws that collectors should be concerned with when engaging in debt collection practices. 

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There are several key consumer laws that collectors should be concerned with when engaging in debt collection practices. These laws aim to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, or abusive practices. Here are some important consumer laws that collectors should be familiar with: 1.

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Why Do You Get Debt Consolidation Loan Mailers

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A Pre-Screen Firm Offer of Credit, often referred to as pre-approved credit, is a marketing strategy employed by creditors to identify potential customers for their financial products. These criteria could include factors like credit score, income level, and debt-to-income ratio.

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California AG Agrees with CFPB’s Preliminary Preemption Determination, Urges Bureau to Further Narrow TILA Preemption

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On January 20, 2023, California Attorney General Rob Bonta submitted a letter to the CFPB agreeing with its preliminary determination that California’s Commercial Financing Disclosures Law (CFDL) is not preempted by TILA because the CFDL only applies to commercial financing and not to consumer credit transactions within the scope of TILA.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

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It requires federal regulators to exclude PPP loans from asset-size calculations for the purpose of determining capital ratios, deposit insurance premiums, and other asset thresholds at those financial institutions. For more information, click here. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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The CFPB’s 2022 Fair Lending Annual Report to Congress

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The CFPB also released several reports shining a light on factors that may influence fair access to credit, including how medical debt affects tens of millions of consumerscredit profiles, how people in under-resourced rural areas struggle to access financial services, and the challenges faced by justice-involved individuals and families.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On November 6, the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority, and Prudential Regulation Authority issued guidance explaining how current and proposed regulatory regimes governing “e-money, stablecoins, and tokenised bank deposits” will interact, indicating that applicable financial institutions will be subject to dual or triple regulation.