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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

State Activities: On October 26, the Maryland Office of the Commissioner of Financial Regulation will host a free online information session for Maryland consumer debt collection agencies. On October 26, the Nevada’s Financial Institutions Division is holding a workshop on regulations pertaining to medical debt collections and S.B.

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CFPB Shuts Down Commonwealth Financial Systems for Illegal Debt Collection Practices

Collection Industry News

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) today took action against a medical debt collector, Commonwealth Financial Systems, for illegally trying to collect unverified medical debts after consumers disputed the validity of the debts. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S.