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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Pritzker issued an executive order extending the suspension of garnishment, deduction of wages, and post-judgment citations to discover assets through April 30. The company was operating without registering as a debt settlement service provider as required by Minnesota law. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On July 16, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey issued guidance “to protect families [that] have begun receiving a federal child tax credit this week from debt collection practices.” Any attempt to garnish or otherwise seize these funds to collect or attempt to collect a debt violates the AG’s Debt Collection Regulations.”