Debtor Financial services Garnishment Student Loans 
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.
Collection Industry News
MARCH 17, 2024
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. More specifically, the Department of Financial Services will crack down on the “buy now, pay later” industry. Over 700,000 New Yorkers have medical debt.
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FFGN COLLECT NY
JANUARY 10, 2024
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. More specifically, the Department of Financial Services will crack down on the “buy now, pay later” industry. Over 700,000 New Yorkers have medical debt.
Collection Industry News
JULY 20, 2020
The Education Department is suspending collections on federal student loans and urging private collection agencies to stop pursuing borrowers. The group, which spent $780,000 lobbying federal officials last year, has worked to expand the industry’s ability to inundate debtors with robocalls and legal threats.
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. LEXIS 164266 (D.
Troutman Sanders
MAY 23, 2023
On May 18, the House Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Inclusion hosted a hearing, titled “‘Stable’ in ‘Stablecoins’: How Legislation Will Help Stablecoins Achieve Their Promise.” administrative penalty for operating as an unlicensed student loan servicer.
Troutman Sanders
JUNE 22, 2021
Federal Activities: On June 18, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA) announced updates to its student loan monthly payment calculations to help provide greater access to affordable single-family FHA-insured mortgage financing for creditworthy individuals with student loan debt, which has a disproportionate impact on people of color.
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