Judge Denies MTD, Motion to Strike Class Allegations in Case Over Debt Parking
- A District Court judge in Illinois has denied a healthcare provider’s motion to dismiss a claim it violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act (ICFA) and a collection agency’s motion to strike class allegations it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act in a debt parking case on a medical debt.
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Chopra: Current Payments Path Could Lead to ‘China’ Style Surveillance of Consumers
- Rohit Chopra, the Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, doesn’t appear to be fazed by last week’s Supreme Court hearing that could alter the future of the agency he helms, and continues to push an aggressive agenda, going as far on Friday as to compare how the lines between payments and commerce are blurring here in the United States and moving closer to a structure like the one that is currently in use in China.
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CFPB Petitions Court to Force Lender That Wants to Wait for Supreme Court Ruling to Comply with CID Now
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a motion in federal court to compel a company to comply with a Civil Investigative Demand it has received from the Bureau, but the company is seeking to stay the proceedings until after the Supreme Court issues its ruling in CFPB v. Community Financial Services Association.
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Compliance Digest – October 9
- Case law shapes how debts are collected across the country. So knowing what a result means is incredibly important to help companies make decisions about what to do and what not to do. Check out this week’s Compliance Digest and get perspective from four leading compliance experts — Dale Golden, David Shaver, Brent Yarborough, and Patrick Newman.
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- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
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