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You’re in Debt: 9 Terms to Know

The Kaplan Group

If you have always prided yourself on being debt free, or good with money, you might be tempted to simply pull the covers of your head and ignore your current situation. Instead, I suggest you do what you can to educate yourself about your options. FDCPA ( Fair Debt Collection Practices Act). Credit Counselor.

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What Is a Judgment?

Credit Corp

This is known as wage garnishment. These payments are sent to the judgment creditor until your debt is paid. The Consumer Credit Protection Act caps these types of garnishments. Nonwage garnishment. If you’re retired, unemployed, or self-employed, your bank account may be garnished instead.

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What is a Judgment?

Credit Corp

Common methods include wage garnishment , property attachments and property liens. This is known as wage garnishment. These payments are sent to the judgment creditor until your debt is paid. The Consumer Credit Protection Act caps these types of garnishments. Nonwage garnishment. These laws vary.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On November 9, the Department of Education (DOE) announced its plan to implement an oversight strategy of federal student loan servicers that provides several pathways for identifying problems that can harm borrowers, in real-time. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Department of Education released final regulations that streamline and improve the rules for major targeted debt relief programs. House of Representatives, seeking to protect a greater portion of consumers’ disposable income from garnishment. For more information, click here. On October 31, the U.S.

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Federal And State Legislators Introduce Bills Seeking Medical Debt Relief

Collection Industry News

Democratic senators have reintroduced legislation to prevent health care providers from actions such as wage garnishment in connection with medical debts. It is among several proposals on medical debt collections introduced at the state and federal level this year. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Jeff Merkley, D-Ore.,

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Pritzker extended Executive Order 2020-25, which includes limits on garnishments and wage deductions. The no-action memo concerns the requirement that any Connecticut licensable activity by a Consumer Credit Licensee be conducted from a licensed branch office location so long as certain criteria are met.