Collection Industry News

JUNE 14, 2021

Colorado’s Administrator of the Uniform Consumer Credit Code recently amended the rules implementing the state’s Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. Provisions governing collection costs, letters of admonition, and the retention of recorded communications were also amended.

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Debt Free Colorado

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

When collecting a debt from you, collection agencies must adhere to federal and state rules. Fortunately, the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) protects all states. You have rights to help you gain control over your debt collection interactions. Call or text you to collect a debt between 8 a.m.

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Collection Industry News

JUNE 14, 2023

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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Debt Recoveries

JUNE 25, 2023

There are several obstacles that business owners must overcome in order to operate a successful company in Australia, and one of the most typical of these is debt collection. Although giving consumers credit is important for organisations, dealing with unpaid bills and late payments can negatively affect cash flow and impede growth.

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CSA

OCTOBER 23, 2020

The true, underlying condition of the economy is clouded by the sheer scale of Government interventions since the start of the pandemic. This seems also reflected in recent consumer confidence surveys, with Bank of America data suggested UK customer sentiment has returned to the low depths last seen at the end of March. aspirations.

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Better Credit Blog

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Are collections accounts weighing heavily on your credit report? While missing a payment on one of your accounts might seem like a minor offense, it can have major consequences on your credit. If you’ve fallen behind on any of your accounts, you could find Fairway Collections on your credit report.

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Fico Collections

JUNE 16, 2022

Meeting Debt Collection Challenges Amid a Squeeze on Income. In order to deal with the rising cost of living and other challenges, anyone managing collections portfolios and effective debt recovery strategies needs these capabilities. As with most walks of life it also applies to effective debt collection. by Bruce Curry.

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Fico Collections

APRIL 28, 2023

Credit Risk and FICO Score Trends? economy, credit scores, and credit risk trends were headed. government and financial institutions to implement significant guard rails and safety net programs for consumers such as the government stimulus, extended unemployment benefits, and payment accommodations.

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Collection Industry News

APRIL 12, 2021

The CFPB issued a proposed rule that would extend implementation of both parts of its debt collection rule by 60 days — from November 30, 2021, to January 29, 2022. The post CFPB Proposes Delay To Implementation Of Its Debt Collection Rules appeared first on Collection Industry News.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Federal Activities: On November 10, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) joined other government agencies to announced a return to enforcement of critical protections for families and homeowners. Department of Education terminated its contracts with private debt collection agencies. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 26, 2023

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 Sanders

MAY 2, 2023

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. Senate Committee on Banking held a full committee hearing, titled “Oversight of the Credit Reporting Agencies.” Government Money Market Fund.”

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Collection Industry News

JUNE 28, 2021

Senate Democrats are calling on federal authorities to take action on aggressive medical debt collection, citing reports about hospitals suing patients over unpaid bills. In a letter to the the Consumer Financial Proection Bureau (CFPB), Democratic Sens. Chris Murphy (Conn.) and Chris Van Hollen (Md.) Chris Murphy (Conn.)

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CSA

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

in the collections and credit management market. The impact of the pandemic on the credit/consumer eco-system has been profound, but the CSA?s s member firms have continued to facilitate payment deferrals and offer forbearance beyond the Government?s Meeting, setting out his analysis of the current ?state

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 12, 2021

Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia held that government immunity is waived under the FCRA, but also found that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) does not act as a consumer reporting agency (CRA) in distributing safety records of commercial truck drivers to prospective employers. In Mowrer v.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 26, 2020

October 26, 2020, marks the 50th anniversary of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA, 15 U.S.C. which along with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act, Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, and the Truth in Lending Act, forms the foundation of federal consumer rights law in the United States.

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 17, 2023

Financial services companies are using AI to assist with many business processes, including underwriting decisions, consumer credit approval, servicing and collections, loss mitigation programs, customer interaction on websites and mobile apps via chatbots, and in detecting fraud.

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CSA

JULY 16, 2020

Credit Services Association (CSA), the voice of the UK debt collection and purchase industry, has appointed Chris Leslie as chief executive with effect from 1 August 2020. From 2005 to 2010, Chris was Director of the member organisation New Local Government Network, the leading local authority research and policy think-tank.

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Collection Industry News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Up until recently, most Americans benefited from a few government-supplied safety nets, most notably the large injection of stimulus money, which left many households sitting on a stockpile of cash that enabled some cardholders to keep their credit card balances in check. “My trillion record.

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UK debt collections

JANUARY 5, 2023

Credit card borrowing rose in November to its highest monthly level since 2004 according to latest Bank of England data. billion in all forms of consumer credit, an increase on the £700m borrowed in October, of which £1.2 It is important that everybody accessing the consumer credit sector is exercising best practise.

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Collection Industry News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The just recently released Federal Reserve Consumer Credit-G.19 consumer credit outstanding has reached historic levels; outstanding consumer credit is now at $4.7 In August, consumer credit increased at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 8.3 19 report shows that U.S. The post U.S.

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Fico Collections

OCTOBER 28, 2022

Information and data continue to be key tools at our disposal to better understand the dynamics of the last couple of years, and better navigate what lies ahead for the Canadian consumer credit environment. Average FICO® Score 10.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 28, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action against a firm that used a government website as part of its scheme connected with consumer credit reports. Before providing any services, however, the company illegally demands consumers pay a $1,500 fee up front, according to the complaint. Source- site.

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Collection Industry News

MAY 18, 2021

Despite objections from CUNA and NAFCU, the House of Representatives passed the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act on Thursday. In the letter, Nussle stated, “Lenders rely on complete and accurate credit reports when underwriting loans. Source: site. The bill, H.R. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.),

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Fico Collections

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Saxon Shirley Fri, 05/20/2022 - 06:06 by FICO expand_less Back To Top Tue, 02/07/2023 - 19:10 As the independent standard in credit scoring, FICO® Scores are the leading credit scores used extensively across the lending ecosystem. million previously “unscorable” consumer files. Read the full post 3. Read the full post 4.

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Fico Collections

JUNE 23, 2023

In October 2022 , the FHFA validated and approved FICO® Score 10 T for use by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, two government-sponsored enterprises that guarantee most of the mortgages in the US. The updated model reflects the evolving credit landscape and credit behavior to help better inform a higher level of consumer credit risk prediction.

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Fico Collections

AUGUST 29, 2022

As the independent standard in credit scoring, FICO® Scores are the leading credit scores used extensively across the lending ecosystem ranging from originations, underwriting and account management to collections and asset-backed securitization. Ethan has a B.S. in management science/operations research from UC San Diego.

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Public Citizen

OCTOBER 24, 2020

  In addition, the Symposium welcomes discussion over the recent decision by the Uniform Law Commission to address debt collection efforts by third-party debt collectors or buyers based on default judgments.  .  The Symposium will likely take place via Zoom in mid-March or April, depending on speaker availability. 

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CSA

OCTOBER 9, 2020

An overhaul of the rules governing the precise sentences that creditors are forced to use in these formal letters was long overdue and it?s Even the most finely crafted letter may appear intimidating to a confused consumer and do little to aid their understanding,? The wording of these ?default default letters? Chris adds. ?The

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Fico Collections

OCTOBER 15, 2020

And that’s because it generally takes a few months for the effects of that event and the accompanying financial strain to start to show up in consumers’ credit reports, in the form of rising balances, credit seeking behavior, and eventually for some, missed payments. This is down from 8.1% pre-COVID (Jan 2020).

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Collection Industry News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Millions of renters, and especially minority and low-income families, may suffer previously avoided economic harms of the COVID-19 pandemic as federal and state relief programs end, according to a report released today by The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Renters represent over 30% of U.S.

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True Accord

APRIL 5, 2023

With uncertainties about how the end of various pandemic-era benefits will impact consumers, it’s more important than ever for creditors and collectors to implement strategies that consider consumer situations and preferences when attempting to collect. What’s Impacting Consumers and the Industry?

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 21, 2022

On June 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an update about its December 2021 market monitoring inquiry into Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) — a short-term, no-interest consumer credit product that has become nearly ubiquitous at the point of purchase online and, increasingly, in brick-and-mortar stores.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 7, 2022

More than half of the debt that appears on credit reports as being in collection stems from medical bills, the agency found. Unpaid medical bills became a bigger concern during the pandemic, and now, a federal consumer agency is considering whether those debts should be banned from consumer credit reports.

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CSA

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Government launches consultation on reform of Consumer Credit Act. HM Treasury has issued a consultation seeking stakeholder views on reform of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA). FCA: Credit Information Market Study: interim report Closing date: 24 February 2023.

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Troutman Sanders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

The CFPB also found that while small institutions with overdraft programs charged lower fees on average, consumer outcomes were similar to those found at larger banks. The research notes that, despite a drop in fees collected, many of the fee practices persisted during the COVID-19 pandemic. For more information, click here.

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Collection Industry News

JUNE 19, 2023

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 consumers’ credit 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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