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Dealing with Debt Collectors

Debt Free Colorado

Does Colorado Law Protect Me From Debt Collectors? 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. What is the Federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA)?

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Texas A&M Journal of Property Law CFP for consumer law symposium

Public Citizen

  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.    Selected papers are due after the Symposium on June 4, 2021.   

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Federal Activities: On December 16, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a series of orders to five companies offering “buy now, pay later” (BNPL) credit. The CFPB is concerned about accumulating debt, regulatory arbitrage, and data harvesting in a consumer credit market already quickly changing with technology.

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Americans share their medical debt horror stories

Collection Industry News

Medical debt is still a uniquely American problem. of Americans had medical debt in collections as of June 2020, according to a study from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), which analyzed consumer credit reports between January 2009 and June 2020. Source: site. An estimated 17.8%