FFGN COLLECT NY

JANUARY 10, 2024

On Tuesday, January 9, New York Governor Kathy Hochul delivered the 2024 State of the State address, discussing certain changes that will affect debt collection within the state. Hochul made it clear that the state will assist consumers in New York by adding greater consumer protections—a plan that will affect creditors and debtors alike.

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Taurus Collect

JUNE 16, 2022

Debt collection is a process that gives debtors certain rights that debt collection agencies must respect. While the debt shown in the collection can negatively impact your credit score, the severity of the impact reduces over time. What does it mean to have debt in collections? They will call at unofficial hours.

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Troutman Sanders

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Office of Enforcement will be responsible for oversight of enforcement actions against postsecondary schools that participate in the federal student loan, grant, and work-study programs. 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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Taurus Collect

JANUARY 24, 2023

These companies typically employ several tactics in order to recover debt, including phone calls, emails, letters, and even legal action. For many debtors, their primary contact with collectors will be through phone conversations. But if you use the right strategies during tax season, you can make a big dent in your debt load.

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Sawin & Shea

AUGUST 24, 2020

Whether or not you file for bankruptcy also depends on the kind of debt you have. Bankruptcy will wipe out credit card debt, medical bills, and personal loans, but will not eliminate primary obligation debt; things like student loans, child and spousal support, and newer tax debt.

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Collection Industry News

OCTOBER 6, 2020

It was a great time to be a debt collector. In August, Encore Capital, the largest debt buyer in the country, announced that it had doubled its previous record for earnings in a quarter. Finding themselves with enough money to settle old debts, people responded to collectors’ calls and letters.

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Collection Industry News

JUNE 1, 2023

Expanding Debt Markets: Debt markets have witnessed significant expansion in recent years, both in developed and emerging economies. The growing complexity of financial products, such as credit cards, mortgages, and student loans, has led to a surge in outstanding debts.

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Sawin & Shea

JANUARY 25, 2022

With unsecured debt, there is no lien or security interest agreed upon. Instead, when a debtor fails to pay, the lender must first file a lawsuit in order to collect what is owed. However, before a lawsuit is filed, lenders of unsecured debt will typically hire debt collectors in an attempt to recover what you owe.

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Troutman Sanders

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On November 9, the Department of Education (DOE) announced its plan to implement an oversight strategy of federal student loan servicers that provides several pathways for identifying problems that can harm borrowers, in real-time. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Public Citizen

JULY 6, 2020

the Court held that a 2015 amendment to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which allowed cellphone robocalls to collect federal debts (such as student loans and mortgages), gave unconstitutionally favorable treatment to federal debt collection over other types of speech. American Assn. of Political Consultants, Inc.,

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Credits Inc

OCTOBER 26, 2019

Creditors give loans to millions of citizens, and thus credit companies are too busy to follow up on the debtors. For this reason, creditors are hiring debt collection agencies to collect debts that are 60 days past the agreed period. Therefore, the agencies act as middlemen collecting any delinquent loans.

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Debt Free Colorado

MARCH 3, 2023

This type of bankruptcy enables the debtor to combine their debts, reach an agreement on a lower overall number and submit to a three-to-five-year plan for debt repayment. A case may be changed from a Chapter 13 filing to a Chapter 7 liquidation if the debtor doesn’t make payments on time.

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Better Credit Blog

AUGUST 31, 2020

Having debt in collections can be downright overwhelming, especially when debt collectors bombard you with dozens of phone calls. Debt collectors are notorious for harassing consumers when they seek repayment, calling excessively and threatening to take actions that may not be legal. Table of Contents.

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Better Credit Blog

AUGUST 25, 2020

is a legit debt collection agency. Unlike more recognizable names on your credit report like your credit card lender or student loan servicer, Global Crossing is a debt collection agency. Whenever a payment falls through the cracks, it may be turned over to a debt collection agency. Use a credit repair service.

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Debt RR

AUGUST 3, 2020

Common reasons for bank account garnishment in Texas include: Private creditors: These are banks, credit unions, credit card companies, peer-to-peer lenders, hard money loan providers, and other financial institutions. This debt can include anything from credit cards to past due balances on office space. Student loans.

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Better Credit Blog

AUGUST 25, 2020

The agency has been in the business of debt collection since 1980. Though they collect from debtors across the nation, their headquarters are in Cleveland, Ohio. Unlike service providers or banks that may appear on your credit report, MB&W is a debt collection agency. Submit a Debt Validation Letter.

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National Service Bureau

APRIL 6, 2015

Debt collection companies walk a fine line between business efficiency in their primary function (accounts receivable management), while at the same time needing to respect the fact that the debtor is a valuable client to the business for whom they are running collections. 5: Improper contact or sharing of information. Government.

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Katabat

MARCH 30, 2021

That’s the headline from a recent NBC News story about the millions of Americans who have deferred payment on mortgages, rent, student loans and utility bills. Complaints regarding threatening someone or sharing information improperly were the least complained about debt collection issue in 2020.”. * * *.

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Collection Industry News

JULY 20, 2020

DEBT COLLECTORS, facing growing demands to freeze the collection of debt across the country amid the economic hardship caused by the coronavirus pandemic, are mobilizing their lobbyists to push back. In New York, residents are receiving a 30-day reprieve from the collection of state-owned medical and student debt.

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Consumer Financial Services Law

OCTOBER 16, 2017

By Zachary Dunn October 16, 2017 The FDCPA, through section 1692d(6), prohibits a debt collector from placing telephone calls to a debtor “without meaningful disclosure of the caller’s identity.” 11 2017), the debtor, Berry, defaulted on student loans he had taken out with the US Department of Education.

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Better Credit Blog

DECEMBER 22, 2021

Scott Nelson is the CEO of MoneyNerd Limited, a financial education company, and he says that a debt consolidation loan could make sense if the debtor “might be making payments towards several different debts each month on various dates and, as a result, keeping up in terms of organization is challenging and they risk missing a payment.”.

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Burr Forman

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Financial institutions, servicers, lenders, and debt collectors must stay up-to-date on evolving federal and state laws stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, as such laws impact all facets of consumer loan servicing and debt collection. Colorado – On June 29, 2020, the Colorado legislature enacted Senate Bill 20-211.

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Troutman Sanders

JANUARY 20, 2022

On January 13, the CFPB released a bulletin, reminding debt collectors and credit bureaus of their legal obligations in light of the No Surprises Act, which protects consumers from certain unexpected medical bills. Department of Education’s decision to extend the pause on federal student loan payments. paid to the states.

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Troutman Sanders

AUGUST 16, 2021

trillion student loan portfolio from state regulation. 248 would require debt collectors to provide medical debtors with a 60-day notice of placement before collecting on any medical debt. The bill also would prohibit or restrict credit reporting, as well as related fee collection, on such debt.

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Troutman Sanders

JUNE 28, 2021

Senators Elizabeth Warren, Tina Smith, Sherrod Brown, and Edward Markey wrote a letter to President Joe Biden, signed by 60 other lawmakers, requesting that that he extend the pause of federal student loan payments for at least six months or whenever employment returns to pre-pandemic levels. For more information, click here.

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