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Serving a Defendant in a Residential Foreclosure Action by Publication

Jimerson Firm

A residential mortgage foreclosure action is initiated in Florida by filing a verified complaint with the appropriate court. It is important for the plaintiff to check the local rules in the county where the foreclosure action is filed to determine if there are any procedural requirements. 49.08, Fla. 1)(c), Fla.

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House Passes Debt Collection Bill

Collection Industry News

While NAFCU supports efforts to stop abusive debt collection practices, the association had raised concerns about language contained in the bill that would expand the definition of a “debt collector” and increase risks to lenders. The bill, the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act, passed the House by a vote of 215-207.

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10 Reasons You Were Rejected for Credit

Credit Corp

This code can mean two different things: You don’t have enough accounts for lenders or credit scoring models to effectively gauge your risk as a borrower. Even if you’ve paid your bills on time, if you only have one credit card that’s been open three months, that’s not enough information for many lenders.

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How to Invest $1,000 in Real Estate

Credit Corp

Publicly-Traded REITs. These companies trade on public stock exchanges, which makes them extremely liquid. A combined strength and weakness of publicly-traded REITs is their dividend yield. Because they trade on public stock exchanges, they tend to move in disturbing correlation with stock indexes.

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National Financial Awareness Day: Why Financial Literacy is Beneficial For Everyone

True Accord

In order to address this gap, lenders are in a unique position to help provide customers with educational content that not only improves customers’ financial literacy but helps with their own retention and acquisition strategies by building and maintaining customer trust and loyalty.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services COVID-19 Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

Our bank and loan servicing clients also face novel challenges affecting their industry due to COVID-19, particularly the ever-changing rules and regulations concerning evictions and foreclosures. You may access this interactive tool at [link]. For more information, click here.

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CFPB Encourages States To Use Federal Authorities To Bring Enforcement Actions

Collection Industry News

The CFPA includes a long list of exemptions to the CFPB’s authority, such as: merchants; retailers; accountants and tax preparers; attorneys engaged in the practice of law; persons regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission; persons regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission; and auto dealers.