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CFPB Sued Again Over Small Business Lending Rule

Account Recovery

A trade group representing non-bank financial institutions that provide sales-based financing to businesses has filed a lawsuit against the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau claiming it has overstepped its authority by issuing a rule regulating how lenders must collect and submit data related to small business lending activities.

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Collections Economics 101 for Digital Lenders

True Accord

We sat down with TrueAccord’s Chief Growth Officer, Sheila Monroe , who has held numerous executive-level positions at TrueAccord on top of a multi-decade career in collections, to learn more about the economics of collections and what new lending players should look for when considering a collections solution.

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Credit Union Trades Applaud CFPB Decision To Supervise Fintechs

Collection Industry News

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)’s decision to establish supervisory powers over nonbank financial institutions will level the playing field and subject those companies to much-needed scrutiny, credit union trade groups informed the agency Tuesday. Response From Credit Union Trade Groups.

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CFPB Issues Data Requests to Major Auto Lenders

Troutman Sanders

On February 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) announced that it has issued orders to nine of the largest auto lenders requesting information about their auto lending portfolios. Notably, the CFPB stated that these collection efforts will inform potential future data collection orders.

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Credit Union Trade Associations Move to Intervene in Case Challenging CFPB’s Enforcement of its Section 1071 Rule

Troutman Sanders

Since the injunction order was entered, the CFPB has been inundated with requests to extend the stay of the Final Rule to all covered small business lenders. CFPB , finding the CFPB’s funding structure unconstitutional and, therefore, rules promulgated by the Bureau invalid.

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Does Paying Off Collections Improve Your Credit Score?

Credit Corp

Your credit score may improve if your collection debt is reported to a new credit scoring model—FICO 9®, FICO 10®, VantageScore 3.0® If you’ve gotten behind on payments to a creditor or lender, your debt could be sent to collections after around 120 days of missed payments. In This Piece: What Is Collections Debt?

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FTC Announces $114 Million Settlement With Payday Lenders

Collection Industry News

On February 11, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $114 million settlement with the owners and operators of an alleged tribal payday lending scheme. Instead, the payday lenders allegedly continued to withdraw funds from consumers’ bank accounts long after their loans had been repaid.

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