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financial forensic report 8.16.2021

Financial Forensic Services

History of the Judgment Enforcement Problem. 80 percent of the civil money judgments in the United States are never collected. Note: when drafting the judgment language for the judge’s signature, many attorneys stop with “legal fees.” Be sure to have the attorney include “plus the cost of collections.”

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Guest Post: CFPB Seeks Information for Third Party Debt Collection Rules

Consumer Financial Services Law

Editor’s Note: On November 3, 2016, Smith Debnam’s Jerry Myers attended a meeting with the CFPB to discuss the proposed rules for third party debt collection. On Thursday November 3, 2016 I joined a group of colleagues for a meeting with the CFPB to discuss its proposed rules for third party debt collection.