Account Recovery
AUGUST 31, 2023
The Connecticut Department of Banking has reduced the fine against a law firm that was operating in the state without a consumer collection agency license to $20,000 from $100,000, largely on the basis that the law firm is no longer in business. A copy of the order with the Law Offices of David M.
FFGN COLLECT NY
DECEMBER 15, 2021
The Bureau educates, establishes and enforces rules, and has a compliance arm addressing debt collection as it relates to consumer collections. The CFPB regulates debt collection only as it relates to consumer debt. The CFPB handles enforcing violations of federal consumer laws related to debt collection.
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FDCPA Defense
FEBRUARY 20, 2012
The CFPB claims to have the right to obtain privileged documents from all “supervised institutions” as well as from any “service provider” (such as a law firm or collection agency) who performs material services for a supervised institution. The answer may depend on who you ask. Wrong again.
FDCPA Defense
AUGUST 16, 2012
If you are a collection professional working for a creditor, debt buyer, collection agency or collection law firm, and you have not yet added the website for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to the favorites on your web browser, it is high time that you do so.
FDCPA Defense
FEBRUARY 1, 2018
Attorneys and other entities that regularly engage in collection work for community associations may be subject to the requirements of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. as well as analogous state laws governing the consumer collection process. Epsten Grinnell & Howell , 845 F.3d 3d 984 (9th Cir.
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