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Can a NY Judgment Creditor Garnish PPP or Other CARES Act Funds?

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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.

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A Comprehensive Overview of How Commercial Debt Collection Agencies Work

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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.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On November 6, the Bank of England, Financial Conduct Authority, and Prudential Regulation Authority issued guidance explaining how current and proposed regulatory regimes governing “e-money, stablecoins, and tokenised bank deposits” will interact, indicating that applicable financial institutions will be subject to dual or triple regulation.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

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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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Senator Ted Cruz introduced the Financial Institution Customer Protection Act of 2021, which seeks to prohibit financial institutions from denying services to law-abiding businesses, such as companies in the accounts receivable management industry. On April 13, U.S. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

The permanent injunction includes a provision requiring the owner to contact credit reporting agencies within 30 days to remove any negative information that was filed on consumer or business credit reports as a result of the owner’s actions. For more information, click here. For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Some consumers reported facing homelessness because of the negative impact of an eviction on their credit history reported by debt collectors. On June 30, Maine Governor Janet Mills declined to veto a new law that expands consumer protections against garnishments. For more information, click here. District Judge Hawyood S.