Judge Denies Certification in FDCPA Suit
A District Court judge in Ohio has denied a motion to certify a class in a Fair Debt Collection Practices...
CFPB Fines Payday Lender $1.3M For Unfair Collection Tactics
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has assessed $1.3 million in fines and restitution to a payday and title lender for,...
Could Calls to Freeze Regulatory Agenda Put CFPB’s Debt Collection Rule in Jeopardy?
The scenario where the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's release of the final debt collection rule is postponed until after the...
COVID-19 Leads N.Y. to Scrap Collector Licensing: Report
It appears as though a proposal in New York that would require debt collectors to be licensed will not be...
Daily Digest – April 2. Getting to Know Garret Angelo of JJ Marshall & Associates; Coast Professional Lays Off 300
GETTING TO KNOW GARRET ANGELO OF JJ MARSHALL & ASSOCIATES Garret Angelo may not have followed exactly in his father’s...
Consumer Advocacy Group Calls on Treasury Dept. to Protect Stimulus Checks from Collectors
A consumer advocacy organization is calling on the Treasury Department to code the stimulus payments that will be sent to...
CFPB Issues Credit Reporting Guidance During COVID-19
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday issued guidance reminding furnishers that they should be accurately reporting any changes to payment...
Agencies Seeing Backlash From Keeping Offices Open
Companies in the credit and collection industry should be aware that the decisions they are making about whether to stay...
Coast Professional Lays Off More Than 300 Employees As More Agencies Cut Back Because of Coronavirus
Another debt collection agency has announced that is laying off a large amount of employees, joining a growing number of...
Getting to Know Garret Angelo of JJ Marshall & Associates
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