Judge Denies Motion to Compel in Hunstein Case
- It’s been a while since we have seen one of these … A District Court judge in Alabama has dismissed a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case for lack of standing because the plaintiff did not suffer a concrete injury after the defendant was accused of disclosing her information to a third party when it engaged a vendor to print and mail a collection letter. That’s right, it’s a Hunstein case, albeit with what appears to be a slight wrinkle.
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CFPB, 7 AGs Sue Debt Relief Scammers for Bilking $100M from Consumers
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, in partnership with the Attorneys General of seven states, have filed suit against a debt relief operation and a web of shell companies that are accused of collecting hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal fees from consumers. The regulators are also seeking a temporary restraining order to keep the companies from operating while the suit is pending.
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Ed. Dept. Cancels $5B More in Unpaid Student Loans
- The federal government on Friday announced it had approved the forgiveness of $4.9 billion of unpaid student loans for 73,000 individuals as a result of adjustments to the income-driven repayment (IDR) forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) programs. The Biden Administration has now forgiven $136.6 billion of student loans for 3.7 million individuals.
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Compliance Digest – January 22
- Seven compliance experts weighing in on the most recent and important topics. That’s why the Compliance Digest is a must-read every week.
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- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
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