More Developments at CFPB
- Another weekend, another flurry of news and developments surrounding the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The CFPB was featured on “60 Minutes” last night, its potential new leader now has a date with the Senate Banking Committee, and it dropped its first Chopra-era lawsuit/enforcement action, among other developments. Keep reading to learn more.
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Judge Grants MSJ in FDCPA Case Over Validation Request
- In a case that was defended by the team at Martin Golden Lyons Wats Morgan, a District Court Judge in Colorado has granted a defendant’s motion for summary judgment in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act lawsuit, ruling that the debt collector did not violate the statute’s debt verification requirements.
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Medical Debt Collection Bill Introduced in Illinois Legislature
- A new bill introduced in the Illinois Senate seeks to amend the Fair Patient Billing Act, providing additional protections for patients facing medical debt. Senate Bill 1223, sponsored by state Sen. Laura Fine, introduces key restrictions on medical debt collection practices, particularly in cases where patients are appealing health insurance decisions.
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Compliance Digest – February 24
- Insights, perspective, and context from six industry compliance and legal experts — Caren Enloe, Khari Ferrell, Brit Suttell, Aylix Jensen, Nick Prola, and Xerxes Martin — on new cases, developments at the CFPB, and bills being introduced in state legislatures are all part of this week’s Compliance Digest.
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- This series is sponsored by Bedard Law Group
WORTH NOTING: How long you need to stay away from your smartphone to reboot your mood … What it’s going to cost you to buy Britney Spears’s former mansion in Los Angeles … The impact of putting periods in your text messages … A possible explanation on what might be going on if members of Gen Z are leaving your company … One place where surging egg prices are being felt the most — your local bakery … The best movies and TV shows on Netflix right now … What you need to do to raise kids with the best people skills .. HP quickly backtracked from a mandatory 15-minute wait for people calling their customer support phone numbers.
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