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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Among other things, the bill prohibits student loan servicers from: (1) directly or indirectly employing any scheme, device, or artifice to defraud or mislead student loan borrowers; (2) engaging in any unfair or deceptive practice toward any person or misrepresent or omit any material information involving the servicing of a student education loan, (..)

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Top 5 Scores Topics of 2021

Fico Collections

In 2021, the financial services world continued to grapple with the uncertainty brought on by year two of the COVID-19 pandemic. FICO® Score At 716, Indicating Improvement In Consumer Credit Behaviors Despite Pandemic. It serves as a broad-based, independent standard measure of credit risk. Average U.S.

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Expanding Access to Credit Through Alternative Data

Fico Collections

Over the past several years, we’ve helped lenders develop on-ramps to mainstream credit using alternative data for those seeking financial inclusion. Our research finds that alternative data sources that demonstrate a consumer’s ability to manage their finances are predictive of consumer credit risk.

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Top 5 Scores Posts of 2020: Keeping Credit Flowing During Uncertain Times

Fico Collections

The COVID-19 pandemic cast a huge shadow on the financial services worldwide. The FICO Blog posts last year reflected that – we wrote about everything from the impact on collections, proactive lender communications with consumers, issues with fraud, and of course, how FICO® Scores were impacted.

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Covid to Cost-of-Living: Assessing Affordability in Uncertain Times

Fico Collections

Easier to qualify for, BNPL has given shoppers, particularly those with little or no credit history, the ability to access – or stack - multiple BNPL arrangements at once without them appearing in bureau data used to assess consumer credit risk. How FICO Can Help You Improve Affordability Assessments.

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Is The CFBP's Position On Credit Reporting Statements Consistent With The Case Law?

FDCPA Defense

During the past three decades, district courts from around the country have repeatedly held that collectors may properly inform consumers about adverse credit consequences resulting from their failure to pay. Credit Bureau of Georgia, 555 F. Arrow Financial Services , 428 F. See, e.g., Wright v.

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4 Ways To Remove Collections From Your Credit Report

Better Credit Blog

The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) requires credit reporting agencies to show only accurate information about your credit history. If you can find inaccurate information, the credit bureau will have to fix the information. Ability Recovery Services. Accelerated Financial Solutions, LLC. BC Services.