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APPEALS COURT RULES AGAINST STATE AGS IN PHH v. CFPB CASE
- The Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled yesterday that 17 state attorneys general can not intervene in the case of PHH Corp. v. CFPB. The attorneys general argued that they have an interest in defending an independent CFPB and that their power to protect consumers would be weakened if the Circuit Court’s ruling that the leadership structure of the CFPB is unconstitutional was upheld.
FCC HOLDING WEBINAR ON ROBOCALLS
- The Federal Communications Commission announced yesterday that it will be holding a consumer webinar on how to stop robocalls, on Feb. 16. The webinar is free and open to anyone who wants to listen and submit questions. The event will feature FCC’s governmental affairs bureau, its enforcement division, and its technology policy advisor.
STRATEGIES TO HELP HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS IMPROVE POS PAYMENTS
- Increasing price transparency and training staff to have difficult financial conversations with patients are just two of the four strategies that could help healthcare organizations improve point-of-service patient collections and boost revenue cycle management, according to a published report. Moving some revenue cycle management functions to the front office and implementing consumer friendly electronic payment options were the other two strategies.
TRADE GROUPS WANTS CFPB REFORM NOW
- The head of a trade group representing payday and title lenders has come out arguing in favor of reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. “The Bureau’s partisan and unaccountable nature is a serious concern,” writes Dennis Shaul, chief executive of the Consumer Financial Services Association. “The Bureau has targeted specific industries disfavored by the White House and directs its investigations based on politics. The Bureau also became unaccountable, acting in its own interests and even flouting Congressional requests for information. Research from the Bureau is not thorough, scholarly or unbiased.”
SOUTH DAKOTA SUSPENDS DRIVERS LICENSES FOR UNPAID FEES
- South Dakota has suspended the drivers licenses of 1,500 individuals who owe the state at least $1,000 in unpaid fees or fines. The report does not say how much in total is owed to the state, but critics claim the suspensions hurt the ability of individuals to continue to work and make money to pay off the debts in the first place.
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