Is It Even Worth Paying Medical Debt Under $500 if It Doesn’t Hurt Your Credit Anymore?December 21, 2024 1:39 pm
Federal Judge Refuses To Lift Injunction Blocking CFPB Credit Card Late Fee RuleDecember 19, 2024 11:55 pm
FTC, Illinois Take Action Against Leader Automotive Group for Overcharging and Deceiving Consumers Through Add-Ons, Junk Fees, Bogus ReviewsDecember 19, 2024 6:57 pm
Student loan servicer transfer led to ‘millions of consumer credit reporting errors'December 19, 2024 5:31 pm
Big Lots To Begin 'Going Out Of Business' Sales At Nearly 1,000 Remaining StoresDecember 19, 2024 8:07 am
Massive Netflix scam: account and credit card information stolen in 23 countriesDecember 19, 2024 5:00 am
Discovery Federal Credit Union Donates $2,000 to Support Berks County VeteransDecember 19, 2024 12:39 am
California Credit Union Delivers Holiday Toys & Gifts To Los Angeles Boys & Girls ClubDecember 19, 2024 12:05 am
Synchrony Extends Consumer Credit Card Issuing Agreement with Chevron, Celebrates 17 Years of Innovative Financial Solutions for ConsumersDecember 18, 2024 6:59 pm
CFPB takes measures against illegal credit card practices, takes action against American Express and Bank of AmericaDecember 18, 2024 6:20 pm
Native American patients are sent to collections for debts the government owesDecember 18, 2024 6:00 pm
Sen. Elizabeth Warren pushes bill to make it easier and cheaper to file for bankruptcyDecember 18, 2024 1:00 pm
TransUnion Analysis finds 15% of Black Friday e-commerce transactions were suspected digital fraud attempts in the PhilippinesDecember 18, 2024 3:39 am
UK Credit Card Spending Patterns Shift as Veteran Cardholders Show Concerning Delinquency TrendsDecember 18, 2024 3:00 am
American 1 Credit Union announces the promotion of Angela Hadley to Vice President of PaymentsDecember 18, 2024 12:05 am
Republican Leaders Of House Financial Services Committee Tell CFPB To Stop Issuing Final RulesDecember 17, 2024 11:10 pm
Consumer watchdog eyes $260m annual fee reduction for businesses accepting Mastercard & Visa cards, lower surcharges for consumersDecember 17, 2024 7:00 pm
Federal student loan forgiveness opportunities lost to those who refinance, CFPB warnsDecember 17, 2024 6:11 pm
DOJ and FTC Withdraw Competitor Collaboration Guidance over Two Republican FTC Commissioner DissentsDecember 17, 2024 6:05 pm
Federal student loan forgiveness opportunities lost to those who refinance, CFPB warnsDecember 17, 2024 5:54 pm
CFPB Report Finds Mortgage Companies Create Obstacles for Homeowners After Death or DivorceDecember 17, 2024 5:27 pm
NCUA Issues Guidance to Federal Credit Unions on Overdraft and NSF Fee PracticesDecember 17, 2024 5:00 pm
House AI task force says 'unreasonable' to expect immediate congressional action on AI in 250-page reportDecember 17, 2024 4:55 pm
New FTC Rules Finally Declare War On Resort Fees: Will Hotels And Airbnb End the Scam?December 17, 2024 4:04 pm
Consumer Watchdog Saves California Policyholders $47 Million in United Financial Auto Insurance Rate HikesDecember 17, 2024 12:54 pm
After 70 years, Envision Credit Union merging with Addition Financial Credit UnionDecember 17, 2024 12:13 am
CFCU Community Credit Union Launches Constellation’s Digital Banking PlatformDecember 17, 2024 12:02 am
Trump Aides Mull Abolishing FDIC As Part Of Dramatic Banking Deregulation SpreeDecember 16, 2024 11:55 pm
Native American Patients Are Sent To Collections For Debts The Government OwesDecember 16, 2024 11:00 pm
DOJ and CFPB Issue Joint Letter Reminding Financial Institutions of the SCRA Interest Rate Protections for ServicemembersDecember 16, 2024 7:58 pm
Proposals to consolidate financial regulators bring grave threats to America’s financial ecosystem and consumers’ financial stabilityDecember 16, 2024 6:55 pm
TAPCO Credit Union Announces Successful Launch of Lumin Digital for an Enhanced Digital Banking ExperienceDecember 16, 2024 12:00 am
CFPB Bans Debt Collection Agency Performant Recovery Over Student Loan AbusesDecember 15, 2024 11:59 pm
CFPB And IHS Joint Letter Re: Protecting Approved Purchased/Referred Care Program Patients From Improper BillsDecember 15, 2024 11:09 pm
FTC Says Nevada Company Defrauded Student Loan Borrowers Out Of More Than $10 MillionDecember 15, 2024 10:59 pm
Trump aides mull abolishing FDIC as part of dramatic banking deregulation spreeDecember 15, 2024 6:55 pm
TCPA Class Actions Up 21% From Last Year as October Sees Highest Number of Filings In HistoryDecember 15, 2024 12:36 pm
Senator Katie Britt Challenges CFPB Director on Rulemakings and Regulatory ActionsDecember 15, 2024 12:30 pm
FTC Distributes $540,000 In Refunds To Victims Of Deceptive Debt Collection SchemeDecember 11, 2024 10:40 pm
Texas Federal Court Denies CFPB’s Motions and Finds Plaintiffs Likely to Succeed on the Merits in Significant Credit Card Late Fee Rule DecisionDecember 11, 2024 9:45 pm
The CFPB Proposes New FCRA Rule to Dramatically Expand Its Scope, Though Finalization is UnlikelyDecember 8, 2024 10:40 pm
Credit Card Charge-Offs And Delinquencies Hit 13-Year High, Are They Peaking?December 4, 2024 11:30 pm
Attorney General Ken Paxton Sues BlackRock, State Street, And Vanguard For Illegally Conspiring To Manipulate Energy Markets, Driving Up Costs For ConsumersDecember 1, 2024 11:02 pm
Over 800 IRS Employees Owe Millions In Back Taxes After Audits Pushed By ErnstNovember 19, 2024 9:00 pm
FTC Takes Action Against Online Cash Advance App Dave For Deceiving Consumers, Charging Undisclosed FeesNovember 5, 2024 11:30 pm
FTC Takes Action Against Phantom Debt Collector That Collected Millions In Bogus Debt From ConsumersNovember 4, 2024 11:59 pm
New York City Dept. Announces Enforcement Delay Of Debt Collection Rules After LitigationNovember 4, 2024 9:20 pm
Fifth Circuit Clarifies Jurisdictional Requirements Over Attached Funds At Riyad BankNovember 3, 2024 6:21 pm
CFPB Takes Action Against Wrongful Auto Repossessions And Loan Servicing BreakdownsOctober 7, 2024 11:00 pm
CFPB Takes Aim At Double Billing And Inflated Charges In Medical Debt CollectionOctober 1, 2024 10:11 pm
Plaintiffs Free to Appeal The CFPB 1071 Rule After Some Plaintiffs Drop Their CFPB Unlawful Funding ClaimSeptember 29, 2024 5:50 pm
CFPB Warns Of Debt Collectors That Take Advantage Of Surviving Spouses And Their VulnerabilitiesSeptember 22, 2024 11:55 pm
DFPI Announces Enforcement Actions Against Student Loan Debt Relief Companies, Secures Consumer Refunds And PenaltiesSeptember 17, 2024 10:03 pm
Garris Horn Successfully Defends its Client Against CFPB and DOJ Reverse Redlining Claims: Motion to Dismiss Granted in Federal District CourtSeptember 16, 2024 8:43 pm
Nevada Federal Court Grants Summary Judgment In Debt Collector’s Favor In FDCPA And TCPA Case Alleging Attorney Representation And Use Of An ATDSSeptember 15, 2024 11:55 pm
CFPB Report Highlights Consumer Protection Issues In Medical And Rental Debt CollectionSeptember 8, 2024 11:59 pm
Petition For Rehearing To Be Filed In Ninth Circuit In National Bank Act Preemption Case Related To Mortgage Escrow AccountsSeptember 3, 2024 8:10 pm
Texas Federal District Court Rejects All Administrative Procedure Act Challenges to CFPB’s Section 1071 Final RuleSeptember 2, 2024 10:38 pm
NewDay USA Responds to Conclusion Of Extensive CFPB Investigation With No Consumer HarmAugust 29, 2024 11:58 pm
CFPB Releases Details On The Nonbank Registry (NBR) Portal And Public DatabaseAugust 25, 2024 11:59 pm
CFPB Takes Action Against Credit Repair Cloud And CEO Daniel Rosen For Enabling Credit Repair Companies That Harvest Illegal FeesAugust 8, 2024 11:45 pm
Credit Card Delinquencies Are Higher Than In 2019 Because Lenders Took On More RiskAugust 7, 2024 11:59 pm
Statement Of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, Member, FDIC Board Of Directors, On A Proposed Rule To Strengthen Oversight Of Large Asset Managers And Other InvestorsJuly 30, 2024 10:16 pm
Magistrate Judge stays further proceedings pending resolution of 10th Circuit appeal in Colorado litigation challenging Colorado opt-out statuteJuly 29, 2024 7:25 pm
CFPB Proposal Would Set Up Federal Exams For Nonbank Consumer Digital Payment PlayersJuly 24, 2024 9:15 pm
6th Cir. Holds EFTA Does Not Provide Indemnification Or Contribution Right For Financial InstitutionsJuly 22, 2024 9:59 pm
7th Cir. Upholds Rejection of Borrower’s FCRA and FDCPA Claims Arising from Collection and Reporting Post-BankruptcyJuly 15, 2024 8:36 pm
Former CFPB Economist’s Groundbreaking Research Shows Lack of Analysis in Bureau’s Proposed Medical Debt Credit Reporting RuleJuly 14, 2024 10:51 pm
Silvergate To Pay $63 Million In Combined Penalties Following Coordinated Investigations By DFPI, Federal PartnersJuly 1, 2024 10:29 pm
The CFPB Is Working To Reinforce The Foundation Of A Fair, Nondiscriminatory And Competitive Mortgage MarketJune 30, 2024 8:51 pm
CFPB Approves Rule To Ensure Accuracy And Accountability In The Use Of AI And Algorithms In Home AppraisalsJune 24, 2024 11:59 pm
Statement Of CFPB Director Rohit Chopra, Member, FDIC Board Of Directors, On The Final Rule To Avoid Costly MegamergersJune 20, 2024 9:40 pm
Colorado rate exportation litigation: Motion to dismiss complaint claims there is no claim thereJune 20, 2024 8:20 pm
New Protections For Payday And Installment Loans Slated To Take Effect Next YearJune 16, 2024 11:50 pm
FTC Staff Provides Annual Report To CFPB On 2023 Activities Regarding Financial ActsMay 28, 2024 11:20 pm
Indiana Appeals Court Rules That A Passive Debt Buyer Is A Debt Collector Under The FDCPA And State LawMay 27, 2024 11:38 pm
Second Circuit Upholds TCPA Case Dismissal: ATDS Must Generate Phone Numbers, Text Messages Don’t Qualify As Artificial VoicesMay 16, 2024 11:58 pm
Kabbage Agrees to Pay up to $120 Million to Resolve Allegations that it Defrauded the Paycheck Protection ProgramMay 14, 2024 10:11 pm
California DFPI’s Proposed EWA Legislation Rejected By Office Of Administrative LawMay 13, 2024 11:04 pm
Massachusetts Issues Advisory Opinion With Implications For Debt Collectors’ Use Of AIMay 7, 2024 11:59 pm
CFPB’s Spring Edition of Its Supervisory Highlights Focuses on Consumer ReportingApril 23, 2024 7:01 pm
OneMain Financial Facing Class Action Over Alleged Military Lending Act ViolationsApril 16, 2024 10:02 pm
CFPB Warns Remittance Transfer Providers That Marketing About Speed And Cost Could Violate The CFPAApril 9, 2024 8:00 pm
Attorney General James Secures More Than $650,000 From Debt Collection Law FirmFebruary 28, 2024 11:59 pm
Response To New York AG's Press Release Regarding Settlement With Tromberg, Morris, & PoulinFebruary 28, 2024 11:55 pm
DFPI, FTC Take Down Multimillion-Dollar Mortgage Assistance Scam That Preyed On Struggling HomeownersFebruary 13, 2024 11:59 pm
Nevada Federal Court Declines to Decide at Summary Judgment Stage Whether Pre-Dispute Investigation Was Sufficient to Satisfy FCRAFebruary 7, 2024 10:30 pm
California Secures $1.5 Million Multistate Securities Settlement Against Crypto Platform TradeStationFebruary 7, 2024 9:00 pm
Arizona, Kentucky, And Hawaii Become Latest States To Introduce Legislation To Regulate Earned Wage Access ProductsFebruary 1, 2024 7:45 pm
Utah Court Of Appeals Reverses Dismissal Of Consumer Claims Based On Failure To Register Under Collection Agency ActJanuary 21, 2024 11:10 pm
Maryland is Latest State to Introduce Legislation Targeting Bank Partnership ProgramsJanuary 21, 2024 4:38 pm
CFPB Orders Atlantic Union Bank To Pay $6.2 Million For Illegal Overdraft Fee HarvestingDecember 7, 2023 10:59 pm
DFPI Joins Multiple States, Provinces In Taking Action Against GSPartners for Fraudulent Crypto Investment SchemeNovember 16, 2023 4:00 pm
7th Cir. Rejects CAFA Removal Under ‘Internal-Affairs’ and ‘Home-State Controversy’ ExceptionsOctober 10, 2023 7:06 pm
California DFPI and CFTC Unite to File $21 Million Lawsuit Against Regal Assets for Targeting Retirement SavingsOctober 1, 2023 3:31 pm
Congressional Republicans Receive Banking And Credit Union Trade Association Support For Legislation To Overturn The CFPB’s Section 1071 Final RuleSeptember 26, 2023 11:11 pm
DFPI Moves to Halt $11.8 Million Stockton-Based Securities Fraud Targeting Tongan CommunitySeptember 24, 2023 12:31 pm
Kentucky Federal District Court Issues Order Enjoining the CFPB From Enforcing the Small Business Data Collection Rule as to All Companies Effected by the RuleSeptember 19, 2023 9:18 pm
ACA International Advocates For Stakeholder Input, More Research In CFPB Review Of Medical Payment ProductsSeptember 13, 2023 11:45 pm
DFPI Awards Nearly $2 Million in Grants for Financial Education and Empowerment ProgramsAugust 17, 2023 5:01 pm
Rhode Island AG Settles with Dealerships over Allegedly Charging Fees Not Included in Advertised PricesAugust 15, 2023 6:48 pm
Financial Services Firm Pledges $1M Direct Donation To Hawaii Wildfire RecoveryAugust 14, 2023 11:07 pm
California Joins Multi-State $12.4 Million Settlement with Broker-Dealer Raymond JamesJuly 11, 2023 7:23 pm
DFPI Orders CryptoFX LLC to Halt Operations, Citing Violations of California Securities LawJune 27, 2023 7:38 pm
Evictions are roaring back as landlords raise rent and affordable housing supply stallsJune 18, 2023 9:00 pm
FDIC Demands Three Companies Cease Making False or Misleading Representations about Deposit InsuranceJune 15, 2023 6:30 pm
DFPI Reports Continuing Success in Implementation of California Consumer Financial Protection LawJune 8, 2023 8:55 pm
DFPI Issues Action Against Coinbase Citing Staking Rewards Program Violates Securities LawJune 6, 2023 8:14 pm
Bankers' Associations File Challenge To CFPB Small Business Data Collection RuleMay 24, 2023 10:44 pm
Congressional Committee, Regulators Question Cigna System That Lets Its Doctors Deny Claims Without Reading Patient FilesMay 21, 2023 10:08 pm
DFPI Charges Southern California-Based Precious Metals Dealer with More Than $60 Million Coin FraudMay 15, 2023 9:45 pm
California DFPI Announces Results From Review Of The Supervision And Closure Of Silicon Valley BankMay 8, 2023 8:24 pm
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, Columbus, Ohio Assumes All the Deposits of First Republic Bank, San Francisco, CaliforniaApril 30, 2023 9:00 pm
Coming To Capitol Hill: Credit Reporting Agency Oversight And CFPB Reform LegislationApril 25, 2023 9:33 pm
Federal District Court Dismisses Plaintiff’s FDCPA And FCCPA Action As Time-BarredApril 17, 2023 9:25 pm
New VISA Debt Repayment Rules Are Coming For Collection Agencies On April 15, 2023April 13, 2023 9:23 pm
Upcoming Visa Rules For Debt Repayment May Affect Collections And Receivables PaymentsApril 11, 2023 11:50 pm
Credit Acceptance And National Trade Associations Challenge The CFPB And NY AG’s Attempt To Disregard TILA And Regulate The Indirect Auto Finance Industry Through LitigationApril 9, 2023 10:21 pm
California Joins Multiple States In $10 Million Settlement With Robinhood For Failing InvestorsApril 6, 2023 11:45 pm
Crypto Lender BlockFi Agrees To Provide More Than $100,000 In Refunds To CaliforniansMarch 27, 2023 10:51 pm
4th Cir. Holds Alleged Violation of State Common Law, Statutory Privacy Law Not Enough for Article III StandingMarch 13, 2023 10:18 pm
Second Circuit Affirms Judgment in Favor of Law Firm in Meaningful-Attorney-Involvement FDCPA Class ActionMarch 7, 2023 11:15 pm
Court Rejects Debt Collector’s Statutory Interpretation Of FDCPA Debt Validation ProvisionMarch 1, 2023 10:25 pm
Car Debt Is Piling Up As More Americans Owe Thousands More Than Vehicles Are WorthMarch 1, 2023 10:21 pm
ACA International Responds To CFPB Analysis On Third-Party Debt Collection Credit ReportingFebruary 19, 2023 9:10 pm
California Joins $22.5 Million Multistate Securities Settlement Against Crypto Platform Nexo CapitalJanuary 26, 2023 11:11 pm
FTC Suit Requires Investment Advice Company WealthPress to Pay $1.7 Million for Deceiving ConsumersJanuary 16, 2023 8:00 pm
Massachusetts AG Reaches $600K Settlement With Debt Settlement Payment ProcessorJanuary 2, 2023 9:45 pm
Illinois App. Court Rejects Challenge To Foreclosure Affidavit Based On Reliance On Prior Servicer’s RecordsDecember 21, 2022 10:42 pm
CFPB Files Cert Petition Requesting Expedited Review Of Fifth Circuit Decision Finding Funding Structure UnconstitutionalNovember 16, 2022 10:28 pm
DFPI Moves To Revoke BlockFi’s Lending License, Confirms BlockFi No Longer Lending In CaliforniaNovember 13, 2022 8:09 pm
Permanent Version Of DC’s Protecting Consumers From Unjust Debt Collection Practices Amendment Act Takes Effect January 1, 2023November 10, 2022 11:59 pm
ACA Midterm Election Watch: Will the Senate Flip? Election Outlook Coming to ACA’s Fall ForumOctober 26, 2022 6:00 pm
Attorney General Josh Stein Wins More Than $23 Million In Financial Relief From Debt CollectorOctober 11, 2022 11:59 pm
DFPI Joins Other State Securities Regulators To Bring Actions Against Another Crypto Interest Account ProviderSeptember 26, 2022 8:06 pm
Arizona Supreme Court Rules Recording A Notice Of Sale Does Not Trigger Final Statute Of Limitations Period To Collect DebtSeptember 19, 2022 9:16 pm
FTC Sends More Than $822,000 To Students Deceived By Student Advocates’ Debt Relief ScamAugust 18, 2022 11:20 pm
CFPB Sues ACE Cash Express For Concealing No-Cost Repayment Plans And Improperly Withdrawing Consumers’ FundsJuly 12, 2022 11:59 pm
Student-loan borrowers 'shouldn't have to act as a labor economist' to prove a college misled them on job prospects and loaded them up with debt, Biden's Education Department saysJuly 12, 2022 12:33 pm
Vodafone ‘appoints debt recovery agency' to chase payment for dead woman’s billJuly 12, 2022 10:27 am
Polish, American credit unions purchase Ukrainian relief ambulances through support fundJuly 12, 2022 12:42 am
FTC Action Results In Ban And Return For Richmond Capital And Owner From Merchant Cash Advance And Debt Collection Industries And Returns More Than $2.7M To ConsumersJune 6, 2022 9:59 pm
En Bank Fifth Circuit Rules CFPB Enforcement Action Can Proceed Against All American Check CashingMay 9, 2022 9:49 pm
Remaining Defendants Banned From Providing Student Loan Debt Relief Services In Settlements With FTCJanuary 26, 2022 9:05 pm
Collections Industry Increases Hiring And Technology Investments While Preparing For The “Next Normal”November 14, 2021 10:58 pm
Household debt jumps by the most in 14 years to nearly $15 trillion in the second quarterOctober 13, 2021 3:01 pm
Bogus Debt Collectors Permanently Banned From Collections In FTC SettlementSeptember 27, 2021 7:20 pm
California DFPI Requires Student Loan Debt-Relief Company To Pay More Than $1 Million In Penalties, RestitutionAugust 9, 2021 10:44 pm
Court Holds that Reference To The Possibility Of Reviewing Legal Options Is Not An Empty Threat Under The FDCPAJune 24, 2021 10:00 pm
California Supreme Court Confirms Call-Recording Statute Applies To Parties And Nonparties AlikeApril 12, 2021 8:57 pm