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CFPB Warns Auto Finance Companies About Inadvertent Repossessions

Troutman Sanders

On February 28, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) issued a bulletin and accompanying press release , highlighting an issue that the agency has written about frequently over the past several years: inadvertent repossessions. Failing to cancel active repossession orders when a consumer files for bankruptcy.

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How Can a Lienholder Obtain Release of a Vehicle That Is Subject to a Lien From a Motor Vehicle Repair Shop Under Section 559.917, Florida Statutes?

Jimerson Firm

While the owner of the vehicle may not want to pay for the services and may not want to retrieve the vehicle for whatever reason, lienholders may want to obtain and potentially sell the vehicle to satisfy, in whole or in part, their lien on the vehicle.

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How Can a Lienholder Obtain Release of a Vehicle That Is Subject to a Tow Lien Under Section 713.78, Florida Statutes?

Jimerson Firm

While the owner of the vehicle may not want to pay for the towing company’s services and may not want to retrieve the vehicle for whatever reason, lienholders may want to obtain and potentially sell the vehicle to satisfy, in whole or in part, their lien on the vehicle. When towing companies tow vehicles in the State of Florida, Section 713.78

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What Is a 1099-C Form and How Does It Affect Your Credit?

Credit Corp

A property is foreclosed or repossessed. So, if your debt isn’t canceled via repossession, bankruptcy or other such processes, cancellation could happen at any time. If you can’t reach them or retrieve a copy, you may have to call the IRS to resolve the issue. Your mortgage is modified. What If You Don’t Get Your 1099-C?

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Integrating Judicial and Extrajudicial Strategies in Portfolio Management

Qualco

Judicial Strategy Implications and System Requirements Judicial strategies, which employ legal mechanisms to retrieve funds tied to non-performing loans, serve as a crucial safeguard for the financial health of an institution.

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CFPB’s Summer Edition of Supervisory Highlights Focuses on Auto Lending/Servicing and Debt Collection Practices

Troutman Sanders

The Bureau last did this in 2016 by announcing in Supervisory Highlights that auto finance companies should prohibit repossession agents from charging personal property storage and retrieval fees, and the Bureau followed that announcement with both supervisory activity and a consent order in 2020 on the same subject.