JUDGE DISMISSES FDCPA CLASS ACTION OVER DISPUTED DEBT FOR LACK OF STANDING
- A District Court judge in New Jersey has dismissed a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act class action for lack of standing, ruling that the plaintiff did not provide any evidence to support her claim that the defendant failed to communicate to the credit bureaus that a debt was being disputed.
- More details here.
SUPREME COURT SET TO VOTE ON HEARING CFPB FUNDING CASE AS BUREAU BOLSTERS LEGAL STAFF
- The Supreme Court is expected to vote later this week whether it will hear arguments in the case that ruled the funding mechanism for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is unconstitutional, while at the same time a published report details personnel changes at the Bureau that make it appear as though it is expecting the Supreme Court to greenlight the appeal while also preparing to deal with a more hostile Congress, especially within the House of Representatives.
- More details here.
ONE-THIRD OF CALIFORNIANS LIVING WITH MEDICAL DEBT: REPORT
- More than one-third of individuals living in California are carrying some amount of medical debt, and one-fifth of those who do owe at least $5,000, according to a report released last week by the California Health Care Foundation.
- More details here.
EXPERTS SHARE CONTEXT ON CASES IMPACTING ARM INDUSTRY
- Industry experts Brent Yarborough, Brit Suttell, Jonathan Robbin, Jessica Klander, Caren Enloe, and Chuck Dodge provide their perspectives and analysis of the legal and compliance trends shaping the ARM industry.
- More details here.
- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
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