Appeals Court Overturns FCRA Dismissal Over Reasonableness of Investigation
- The Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit has overturned the dismissal of a Fair Credit Reporting Act case in favor of the defendant, ruling whether a dispute is legal or factual has no bearing on the furnisher’s duty to investigate the dispute.
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Minnesota AG Settles with Mayo Clinic Over Charity Care, Collection Practices
- The Minnesota Attorney General’s office announced on Friday that it has reached an agreement with Mayo Clinic concerning its charity care and debt collection practices. The settlement follows an investigation into the health system’s billing practices and its adherence to state regulations for nonprofit hospitals.
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CFPB Roundup
- The legal wranglings over the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau continue to work their way through the justice system. Both sides can claim a recent victory — in one case a judge has denied an request for a preliminary injunction blocking the Bureau’s attempt to give back money it has received from the Federal Reserve, while another judge has ordered the CFPB and other agencies to rehired probationary employees who were fired.
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Compliance Digest – March 17
- The news these days is traveling faster than most of us can read, so it’s incredibly important to stop for a second and make sure you understand everything that is going on. Check out this week’s Compliance Digest to get insights from Mike Frost, Leslie Bender, Justin Penn, Brit Suttell, and Dale Golden on a range of topics, from what’s going on at the CFPB to recent court rulings.
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- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
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