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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The FTC’s Safeguards Rule requires nonbanking financial institutions, such as mortgage brokers, motor vehicle dealers, and payday lenders, to develop, implement, and maintain a comprehensive security program to keep their customers’ information safe. financial institutions. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

In reviewing the market for potential consumer harm, the report presents the latest research on consumer card use, cost, and availability. From a 2019 peak of $926 billion, credit card debt fell to $811 billion by the second quarter of 2020 — the largest six-month decline on record — before reaching $825 billion by the end of the year.

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Servicemembers Civil Relief Act & Debt Collection: A Primer

National Service Bureau

More importantly, Congress decided that it was critical for military members to focus exclusively on their mission rather than dealing with potential financial distractions. How does the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act affect debt collections? They also complain about debt collectors calling their place of employment or third parties.

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The Data Is In: Household Debt & Credit Report

National Service Bureau

These trends are relevant to debt collectors and collection agencies as well , so we’ll explore the relevant pieces in this blog post. Household debt’ is an umbrella term that encompasses many types of financial obligations - credit cards, auto loans, mortgages and more. For comparison, there was $0.86

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

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.