CFPB Proposes Delay to Effective Date of Debt Collection Rules
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will propose to extend the effective date of its two recent debt collection rules from Nov. 30 to Jan. 29, 2022.
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CFPB, FTC Issue Annual FDCPA Report
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Federal Trade Commission released their annual debt collection report summarizing efforts by both agencies to enforce the Fair Debt Collection Practice Act and educate consumers about debt collection.
Acting CFPB Director Seeks to ‘Preserve Status Quo’ on QM, Debt Collection
Acting Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Dave Uejio today signaled that the bureau may move to reconsider recent final rulemakings on Qualified Mortgages and debt collection.
CFPB Finalizes Rule on Consumer Disclosures Related to Debt Collection
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau today finalized the second part of its debt collection rule, which covers disclosures that debt collectors must provide to consumers pursuant to the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
CFPB Finalizes Partial Fair Debt Collection Practices Act Rulemaking
The CFPB today published a portion of its long-awaited Fair Debt Collection Practices Act rulemaking to modernize and clarify rules around third-party debt collection.
ABA Urges CFPB to Provide Better Disclosures and Consumer Education on Time-Barred Debt
In a comment letter filed today, ABA urged the CFPB to adopt more accurate and easily understandable disclosures related to time-barred debt–which is debt that has run past any applicable statue of limitations.
New CFPB Study Examines Recent Debt Settlement, Credit Counseling Trends
A new report from the CFPB found “substantial changes in debt settlement activities over the last 13 years,” likely driven by market share increases among debt settlement companies.
CFPB Updates Rulemaking Agenda
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau this week announced updates to its rulemaking agenda. Items on the agenda and their associated timelines were submitted to the Office of Management and Budget in early March, prior to the outbreak of the coronavirus and the subsequent economic downturn.
CFPB Extends Comment Period on Time-Barred Debt Disclosure Proposal
The CFPB last week announced that it will extend until June 5 the comment deadline for its proposal on time-barred debt disclosures.
CFPB Final Rule on Debt Collection Expected This Year
After a proposal last year that generated 14,000 comments, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau expects to issue a final rule this year to address a number of issues related to debt collection, including communication practices and consumer disclosures, according to its annual report to Congress on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act released today.