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CFPB Issues FDCPA Proposed Rule: A Detailed Overview

On May 7, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a much anticipated proposed rule  regarding the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The proposed rule marks a momentous development for debt collection and the accounts receivable management industry generally. Before … Continue reading

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CFPB Will Soon Be Rolling Out New Debt Collection Guidelines

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau will soon be rolling out new guidelines for debt collectors to follow. Read more detail on Recent Products Liability posts –

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CFPB Changes Policy Regarding Civil Investigative Demands

  On April 23, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced changes to its current policies regarding Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs). These changes will require CIDs to provide more information about the alleged wrongful conduct under investigation. The new policy … Continue reading

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CFPB Signals Potential for Fair Lending Rulemaking

This post recently appeared in our sister publication, Consumer FinSights. In its recently published Fall 2018 Rulemaking Agenda, the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection announced that it is considering future rulemaking activity regarding the requirements of the Equal Credit Opportunity … Continue reading

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Third Circuit Says CFPB May Investigate the Totality of a Target’s Business Conduct

Earlier this week, the Third Circuit rejected student loan servicer Heartland Campus Solutions, ECSI’s challenge to a CFPB civil investigative demand (CID), which sought information concerning ECSI’s “servicing of student loans, including processing payments, charging fees, transferring loans, maintaining accounts, … Continue reading

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