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Could my business use a collection attorney?

Collections Law

This means we examine the debtor’s financial assets and ask the court to secure them for collection before we receive the court’s judgment in your favor. At Law Offices of Alan M. Cohen LLC, we take a much more proactive approach through the court system. Whenever possible, we explore prejudgment attachments.

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Impact of The GLBA on Collection Agencies

Nexa Collect

The GLB Privacy Rule only applies to nonpublic personal information (NPI), including (Debtor) Name, Address, Income, Social Security number. Credit union. In order to ensure this, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has the power to audit any financial institution at any time. Providing financial advising. Collecting debt.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On June 30, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced new members and leadership of the Global Markets Advisory Committee (GMAC) and its corresponding subcommittees on global market structure, technical issues, and digital asset markets. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On October 11, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a new proposed rule to prohibit junk fees, which are hidden and bogus fees that can harm consumers and undercut honest businesses. On October 11, the CFPB published its analysis regarding the nonsufficient fund (NSF) fee practices of a number of banks and credit unions.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The task force also adopted an updated report on trade-based money laundering and recognized progress by a number of jurisdictions. The legislation would benefit banks and credit unions with assets under $15 billion. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Covered institutions include banks, savings associations, credit unions, and mortgage companies. On June 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned companies of the danger of various business-to-business (B2B) scams as employees begin to return to the workplace. “[C]on For more information, click here.