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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

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On November 3, Colorado State Attorney General Phil Weiser announced that state regulators reached an agreement with a Florida-based debt management company over violations of the Colorado Debt Management Services Act.

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Debt Collections on Tenterhooks with Six and Sevens following CFPB’s Reg F

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These rules require the debt collectors and recoveries staff to—if non-complaint—make significant changes on how and when they can communicate with debtors. Here are some highlights: The 7-in-7 rule: Regulation F stipulates that there may be no more than seven calls made by a debt collector to a consumer in a span of seven days.

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Top 5 Debt Collection and Recovery Posts of 2021

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And while the number of debts actively being collected will likely rise, the ability for consumers to pay those debts may not rise as fast. An approach that treats all debts and debtors the same, will not be as successful because there will be a significant number of consumers who owe money and have no ability to repay their debt.