Credit Corp

MARCH 1, 2023

However, you can’t actually do this due to how debt buying works. Debts of this nature are sold in large bundles to debt collectors and other agencies. Learn more about how debt buying works, why it’s not an answer to your debt concerns, and what you can do to handle debt instead below.

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FFGN COLLECT NY

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In addition, the attorney must provide a list of income types protected from collection should the court grant the debt collector a judgment on the case. You must inform consumers about the debt specifics. Debt buying is a common practice in New York. First, payday loans are illegal in New York.

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Collection Industry News

MARCH 30, 2025

The growth in the historic period can be attributed to rising consumer debt levels, economic downturns, growth in unsecured loans, expanding credit access, and elevating regulatory compliance requirements. The debt collection agencies market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow from $29.35

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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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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 19, 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. On October 4, the CFPB announced that the deadline to request initial forbearance for loans backed by the U.S.

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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

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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Account Recovery

MAY 12, 2021

A repeal of a rule that aimed to close a gap in the process of banks selling loans to third parties is a step closer toward its objective and the White House yesterday indicated that should the repeal make it to the desk of President Joe Biden, he will likely sign it into law.

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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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Account Recovery

MAY 22, 2025

A California Appeals Court has overturned a lower court’s dismissal of a suit alleging a debt buyer violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, California’s Fair Debt Buying Practices Act, and the Private Student Loan Collections Reform Act.

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