Collection Industry News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Enforcement Action Under the Consumer Financial Protection Act, the CFPB has the authority to take action against entities violating consumer financial protection laws, including the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. In September, the agency kicked off a rulemaking to remove medical debt from credit reports.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Our bank and loan servicing clients also face novel challenges affecting their industry due to COVID-19, particularly the ever-changing rules and regulations concerning evictions and foreclosures. The department estimates the waiver will make roughly 22,000 borrowers immediately eligible to have their loans erased automatically.

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Collection Industry News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

It primarily had the CARES Act to thank: The bill delivered hundreds of billions of dollars worth of stimulus checks and bulked-up unemployment benefits to Americans, while easing pressures on them by halting foreclosures, evictions and student loan payments. Debt-buying executives couldn’t help marveling at their good fortune.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 21, 2023

million to consumers harmed by Arete Financial Group, a student loan debt relief operation that tricked consumers into making illegal upfront payments by pretending to be affiliated with the U.S. Department of Education and falsely promising student loan debt relief.

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