Debt collector Financial Institution Garnishment 
Account Recovery
APRIL 18, 2024
The Attorney General of New York yesterday announced that a financial institution will pay $700,000 in fines and penalties for illegally freezing customer accounts and sending debt collectors tens of thousands of dollars that should have been protected or exempt from garnishment.
Collection Industry News
MAY 15, 2025
Debt collectors working for the schemes operators and their affiliated companies have sent consumers deceptive warning and collection letters or called them directly, claiming that consumers owed a debt of some kind and threatening legal action, wage garnishment, negative impacts to consumers credit, and even arrest if they dont pay.
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Troutman Sanders
JULY 29, 2020
This bill protects stimulus funds provided under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”) from being garnished by private debt collectors. This protection is similar to how Social Security payments are barred from garnishment. As part of S. For non-electronic payments, S.
FFGN COLLECT NY
JUNE 3, 2020
With both consumers and small businesses receiving funds from the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) and CARES Act, questions have come up as to whether these amounts can be frozen or garnished by debt collectors or creditors. Garnishing Economic Impact Payments. Garnishing PPP Proceeds.
Debt RR
AUGUST 3, 2020
This unpaid debt can lead to a serious problem for businesses: garnishment. Bank account garnishment can create serious cash flow blocks for companies of all sizes, and those cash flow problems can compound into other issues, like payroll concerns and late payments on other accounts.
Debt RR
AUGUST 3, 2020
It’s not uncommon for businesses to take on debt. Sometimes, that debt gets out of hand and businesses find themselves on the receiving end of calls from commercial debt collection agencies. Calls from a commercial debt collector can create an enormous amount of stress for many business owners.
Troutman Sanders
MARCH 22, 2021
The Bureau is concerned that some of those desperately needed funds will not reach consumers, and will instead be intercepted by financial institutions or debt collectors to cover overdraft fees, past-due debts, or other liabilities. According to the FOMC, inflation continues to run below 2%. On March 17, U.S.
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