Agencies Update Regulatory Agendas
Federal agencies on Friday announced updates to their rulemaking agendas. Items on the agendas and…
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ABA Joins Coalition Amicus Brief in Support of Rehearing FDCPA Case
The American Bankers Association and a coalition of financial trade groups filed an amicus brief urging the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to rehear Hunstein v. Preferred Collection.
ABA, Trade Groups Oppose Debt Collection Bill
The American Bankers Association and a group of financial trade associations expressed opposition today to the Non-Judicial Foreclosure Debt Collection Clarification Act (H.R. 2547), a bill that would reverse a Supreme Court decision clarifying that a business engaged in non-judicial foreclosure proceedings is not a debt collector.
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.
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.