Getting to Know Angie Erwin of Finvi
- In today’s world, compliance professionals need to be able to speak multiple languages. Not like French or Chinese, but legal, technical, and operations. Finvi’s Angie Erwin is fluent in all of those, thanks to her background in software development and now as the company’s vice president of risk and compliance. Having spend a quarter-century at the company, she has ascended the ranks thanks to her ability to translate conversations from one corporate language to another. Read on to learn more about Angie, her commitment to baking excellence, and why she should be your go-to for recommendations if you like British period dramas.
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Judge Denies MJOP in FDCPA Case Over Interest Accrual
- A District Court judge in Michigan has denied a defendant’s motion for judgment on the pleadings in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case, ruling that the defendant’s attempt to impose a 5% interest rate on the debt without clear contractual or legal authorization may constitute a violation of the FDCPA.
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CFPB Update: A Range of Legal and Political Challenges
- If it feels like the amount of news related to the future of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is like trying to drink from a firehose, you’re not wrong. Between the legal battles, the rhetoric and saber rattling from both sides of the aisle, and the daily developments, there is a lot to process. Here is a summary of what’s happened in the past couple of days.
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N.Y. AG Releases Guide to Help Protect Consumers’ Assets
- Maybe it’s a coincidence or maybe it’s a sign of the expected ramp-up in enforcement and attention that state attorneys general are going to be paying to the financial services industry broadly, including companies in credit and collections, but the Attorney General of New York has issued a guide aimed at protecting residents of The Empire State from “predatory” debt collectors.
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