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NCLC Petitions CFPB For Rule Regulating Credit Reporting by Collectors

Account Recovery

The National Consumer Law Center has submitted a petition to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau requesting that original creditors be responsible for furnishing information related to debt collection activity undertaken by third-party debt collectors or debt buyers, and that collectors should be required to review documents like the original (..)

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What New Debt Collector Rules Mean for You

Nerd Wallet

Working with third-party debt collectors can be confusing and scary. adults with debt in collections, knowing their legal rights is crucial. The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act covers third-party debt collectors — those who buy a delinquent debt from an original creditor, like a credit card company.

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New York Enacts Consumer Credit Fairness Act, Amending Civil Practice Law and Rules and the Judiciary Law

Troutman Sanders

The Act amends provisions of New York’s Civil Practice Law and Rules, commonly referred to as the CPLR, and the Judiciary Law to require original creditors and third-party debt collectors to include certain information and documents when filing and prosecuting debt collection actions.

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How Do Collections Accounts Affect Your Credit?

Taurus Collect

In fact, once the lender has hired a debt collection agency, you will make payment directly to the agency instead of the original creditor. A collection account is a debt turned over to a third-party debt collector or a debt collection agency because the borrower has failed to pay it as agreed.

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CFPB receives FCRA rulemaking petition on debt collection

Collection Industry News

The NCLC presented several issues for consideration in the FCRA rulemaking process, including that the Bureau should (i) “establish strict requirements to regulate the furnishing of information regarding a debt in collections by third-party debt collectors and debt buyers”; (ii) “require translation of consumer reports by the [CRAs] into the eight (..)

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New York Significantly Changes Debt Collection Lawsuits

Collection Industry News

Third party debt collectors must submit supporting affidavits from the original creditor and any prior assignors, with a witness to verify the debt’s chain of title.

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Can Debt Collectors Contact Consumers by Email or Text Message in 2021?

Direct Recovery

The Type of Creditor Still Matters. One change that isn’t included in the update is any type of protection from original creditors. Remember the Original FDCPA Rights.