Collection Industry News

MAY 18, 2021

2547 was sponsored by House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Rep. While consumer groups praised the bill for its recourse for consumers harassed by debt collectors, CUNA and NAFCU saw the bill as complicating the legal relationship between consumers, members and lenders. The bill, H.R.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 15, 2021

SACRAMENTO – More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) continues to expand efforts to protect consumers from financial impacts of the lethal virus that has ravaged the state’s economy and killed more than 53,000 Californians.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 28, 2022

In 2021, the Office of Financial Technology and Innovation (OFTI) met with dozens of companies, venture capitalists, lawyers, industry advocacy groups, federal and state financial regulators, consumer advocacy groups, and academics to better understand stakeholder perspectives on what constitutes responsible innovation in financial services.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 14, 2023

On June 8, the board of governors for the Federal Reserve (the Fed), Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and the OCC requested public comment on proposed guidance addressing reconsiderations of value (ROV) for residential real estate transactions.

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 17, 2023

On January 13, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) released results of a survey of senior financial officers at banks about their strategies and practices for managing reserve balances. On January 13, the Fed announced preliminary financial information, indicating that the Federal Reserve Banks had estimated net income of $58.4

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Collection Industry News

OCTOBER 17, 2023

There are some exceptions: The Military Lending Act caps interest for active duty servicemembers and dependents at 36% for consumer credit. Federally chartered credit unions have an 18% limit. The financial services industry remains largely opposed to imposing a ceiling. For example, Sen.

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