Collector, CRAs Face Claims Over Alleged Misattributed Rental Debt
- Is continuing to furnish information about a debt an attempt to collect? A collection operation and two credit reporting agencies are facing claims of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act and Fair Debt Collection Practices Act over a debt that the plaintiff claims was actually incurred by his mother and for which he has no connection to.
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Banking Trade Groups Urge Congress to Tighten Oversight of Debt Settlement Industry
- The American Bankers Association and six other major financial trade groups are urging Congress to take a closer look at the debt settlement industry, warning lawmakers that current oversight under the Federal Trade Commission’s Telemarketing Sales Rule may not be enough to address what they describe as deceptive and harmful practices. In a letter sent last week to key Senate and House committee leaders, the associations called for proactive legislation to modernize federal oversight and close what they view as structural gaps in the current regulatory framework.
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Second Circuit Dismisses Appeal in CFPB Debt Relief Case
- The Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit yesterday dismissed an appeal brought by a trust connected to a large-scale Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement action against a debt relief operation and its related entities, ruling that it lacked jurisdiction to reconsider issues already decided in connection with a previously affirmed preliminary injunction. The case stems from a joint enforcement action brought by the CFPB and the Attorneys General of New York, Colorado, Delaware, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, and Wisconsin.
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New York Judge Strikes Down Paper Statement Fee Ban as Unconstitutional
- A District Court judge in New York has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over a bank’s practice of charging $3 for its customers to receive paper statements, ruling that a state law that banned charging a fee for receiving paper statements is unconstitutional.
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Connecticut Bill Targets Medical Credit Cards
- The Connecticut legislature is considering a bill that would prohibit healthcare and veterinary care facilities from marketing medical credit cards and making disclosures to consumers before charging medical cards for products or services. The proposal, Raised Bill No. 5127, would significantly reshape how providers interact with financing products such as CareCredit and could have downstream implications for issuers, servicers, and collection operations that handle this type of debt.
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WORTH NOTING: It’s National Consumer Protection Week and state Attorneys General in Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York, and Pennsylvania released data about consumer complaints … LendingTree released a whack of data about student loan debt … The corporate jargon that annoys people the most … Why you should expect to see more class action lawsuits … A look at how two cities in Kentucky are taking different paths to handle medical debt … How to get an Egg McMuffin from McDonald’s for $1 … Ways to design better meetings and improve your work calendar … What you can expect to pay for gas as the war with Iran continues.
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