Appeals Court Upholds $134M Award Against Lender in CFPB Suit
- The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has affirmed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s $134 million restitution order against CashCall, resolving a case that has been litigated for over a decade and has now been to the appellate court twice.
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Appeals Court Upholds $134M Award Against Lender in CFPB Suit
- There is a joke that if you ask 10 lawyers for their opinions on something, you’ll get 10 different answers (or 10 different attorneys each saying, “it depends.”). Asking a handful of industry compliance experts for what they will remember most about 2024 and how it shaped the ARM industry turned out to be a similar exercise. And that speaks to just how much happened in 2024 and how important a lot of it was. Here are the most impactful compliance topics and caselaw that shaped 2024 for companies in the credit and collection industry, and one sneak peek into a case that may make the list for 2025.
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Advocates Push UCHealth to End Patient Lawsuits
- Patient advocates are urging UCHealth, Colorado’s largest healthcare provider, to halt its practice of suing patients over unpaid medical bills. The calls for reform come after revelations that the system has filed more lawsuits than any other major provider in the state, sparking concerns about the impact on financially vulnerable individuals.
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Compliance Digest – January 6
- What this week’s Compliance Digest lacks in quantity it more than makes up for in quality. Comments and insights from Nabil Foster and Laurie Nelson on a pair of important topics — recent comments from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on junk fees and debt collection, and insights into a judge’s decision to deny a request for a temporary restraining order blocking the enactment of the CFPB’s medical debt guidance.
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- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
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