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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

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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How New York State’s 2024 Plan Will Affect Debt Collection

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More specifically, the Department of Financial Services will crack down on the “buy now, pay later” industry. Buy now, pay later services act as a lender of sorts and are currently not licensed by the state. In New York, retirement income from Social Security and other sources are exempt from garnishment.

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How New York State’s 2024 Plan Will Affect Debt Collection

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More specifically, the Department of Financial Services will crack down on the “buy now, pay later” industry. Buy now, pay later services act as a lender of sorts and are currently not licensed by the state. In New York, retirement income from Social Security and other sources are exempt from garnishment.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Department of Education announced that about 72,000 student loan borrowers, who were defrauded by their schools, will receive student loan forgiveness that could total $1 billion. On March 17, Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring announced a new law preventing garnishment or seizure of economic support payments.

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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. Additionally, the company is alleged to have falsely promised consumers student loan forgiveness when only the federal government can forgive federal student loans.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On August 5, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an interpretive rule to assist the mortgage industry in determining whether to treat June 19, 2021, as a federal holiday or a business day for purposes of compliance with certain time-sensitive borrower protections. s emergency debt collection bill.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

3841, a bill that protects the stimulus funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) from being garnished by judgement creditors and debt collectors, similar to how Social Security payments are exempt from being garnished. The CARES Act offers relief for those with federal student loans.