New York City’s Amended Debt Collection Rules Draw Legal Challenge
October 21, 2024 11:59 pm Leave your thoughtsNew York City’s recently amended debt collection rules — scheduled to go into effect on December 1, 2024 and which... View Article
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CFPB Takes Action Against Wrongful Auto Repossessions And Loan Servicing Breakdowns
October 7, 2024 11:00 pm Leave your thoughtsConsumers given inaccurate loan disclosures and charged for add-on products without consent WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial... View Article
CFPB Takes Aim At Double Billing And Inflated Charges In Medical Debt Collection
October 1, 2024 10:11 pm Leave your thoughtsDebt collectors may not collect on inaccurate, unsubstantiated, or invalid medical bills WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection... View Article
CFPB Director Chopra Joins White House Event On Medical Debt
October 1, 2024 7:44 pm Leave your thoughtsToday, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra participated in a White House event to announce new actions by the... View Article
Plaintiffs Free to Appeal The CFPB 1071 Rule After Some Plaintiffs Drop Their CFPB Unlawful Funding Claim
September 29, 2024 5:50 pm Leave your thoughtsOn August 26, 2024, Chief Judge Randy Crane in the S.D. Texas granted summary judgment to the CFPB, denied summary... View Article
CFPB Warns Of Debt Collectors That Take Advantage Of Surviving Spouses And Their Vulnerabilities
September 22, 2024 11:55 pm Leave your thoughtsThe death of a spouse or partner can be one of life’s most devastating and stressful experiences. For many people,... View Article
Businesses May See Cost of Capital Relief as Fed Slashes Rates
September 19, 2024 3:17 pm Leave your thoughtsThe Federal Reserve cut interest rates by 0.5% Wednesday (Sept. 18), the first cut in four years. While stocks gyrated... View Article
DFPI Announces Enforcement Actions Against Student Loan Debt Relief Companies, Secures Consumer Refunds And Penalties
September 17, 2024 10:03 pm Leave your thoughtsSACRAMENTO – The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced today it has taken enforcement actions against three... View Article
Garris Horn Successfully Defends its Client Against CFPB and DOJ Reverse Redlining Claims: Motion to Dismiss Granted in Federal District Court
September 16, 2024 8:43 pm Leave your thoughtsOur firm’s client Loan Originator Services (“LOS”) won its motion to dismiss the CFPB and DOJ’s claims of reverse redlining... View Article
Nevada Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment In Debt Collector’s Favor In FDCPA And TCPA Case Alleging Attorney Representation And Use Of An ATDS
September 15, 2024 11:55 pm Leave your thoughtsBy David N. Anthony, Virginia Bell Flynn, Brooke Conkle, Stefanie Jackman & Ethan G. Ostroff on September 13, 2024 POSTED... View Article
