Troutman Sanders

JUNE 14, 2023

On June 8, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) obtained a default judgment against a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) Ooki Dao in the U.S. On June 8, the CFPB acted against a medical debt collector for numerous debt collection and credit reporting violations. According to U.S.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

On November 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a blog post, exploring the potential impact of student loan payment reinstatement. The CFPB found that student loan borrowers are increasingly likely to struggle once their monthly student loan payments are reinstated.

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Collection Industry News

JANUARY 25, 2021

20 tapped Uejio, previously the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s chief strategy officer, to run the agency until his nominee for permanent director, Rohit Chopra, is confirmed. Chopra is currently a member of the Federal Trade Commission. President Biden on Jan. The two share many of the same priorities, Cordray said.

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Troutman Sanders

AUGUST 1, 2023

For example, the bill distinguishes a “digital asset” from a “digital commodity,” empowering the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to regulate the former and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to regulate the latter. On July 26, the CFPB published a blog focused on consumer credit scores.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

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. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Sanders

MAY 9, 2023

On May 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a permanent ban from debt relief telemarketing for operators of debt relief scam. The FTC charged the defendants with taking tens of millions of dollars from people by falsely promising to eliminate or substantially reduce their credit card debt.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 21, 2022

On June 15, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an update about its December 2021 market monitoring inquiry into Buy Now, Pay Later (BNPL) — a short-term, no-interest consumer credit product that has become nearly ubiquitous at the point of purchase online and, increasingly, in brick-and-mortar stores.

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