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U.S. States With The Most People Behind On Their Rent Payments

Source-site Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, growing rent debt and the possibility of widespread evictions have been a major worry for many households and for the economy as a whole. Renters are more likely to work in the sorts of lower-wage occupations that…
Legal News

Court Finds Text Messages Do Not Qualify As Artificial Or Prerecorded Voice Messages Under The TCPA

Source-site In Eggleston v. Reward Zone USA LLC, No. 2:20-cv-01027-SVW-KS (C.D. Cal. Jan. 28, 2022), the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California rejected the argument that text messages are “artificial or prerecorded voice messages” under the Telephone Consumer…
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CFPB Weighs Ban On Medical Debts In Credit Reports

Source-site More than half of the debt that appears on credit reports as being in collection stems from medical bills, the agency found. Unpaid medical bills became a bigger concern during the pandemic, and now, a federal consumer agency is…
Educational News

Student loans will now take 40 years to repay

Source-site A stealth tax on students in England, said Labour of the government’s planned reforms of student financing, and that is indeed what it amounts to. A complicated one, for sure, with some sugar to help the medicine go down. Annual fees will…
Educational News

CFPB Updates Exam Procedures for Remittance Transfers

Source-site On February 14, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) updated its Supervision and Examinations Manual to reflect changes it made to the Remittance Transfer Rule (Rule) in a final rule published on June 5, 2020. The changes made to Subpart B of Regulation…
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FCC Announces Growth in State-Federal Robocall Enforcement

Source-site Partnerships with state attorneys general will expand collaborative information-sharing agreements and illegal robocall enforcement between the FCC and agencies across the U.S.   Federal Communications Commission Chair Jessica Rosenworcel recently welcomed new state law enforcement leaders to the agency’s…
Educational News

CFPB Zeroes In On Auto Lending Market

Source-site In a new blog post today, the CFPB signaled that it intends to increase its focus on the auto lending market. The bureau noted that prices for new and used cars have increased significantly over the last year, and that “we…
Legal News

Al Lawson Brings Back Small Business Debt Collection Protection Bill

Source-site U.S. Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., brought back his “Small Business Fair Debt Collection Protection Act” which he has championed in recent years. The bill extends protections under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) to small businesses with loans or obligations that…
Legal News

8th Cir. Holds FDCPA Plaintiff Lacked Article III Standing In Garnishment Communication Case

Source-site The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit recently reversed a trial court’s judgment in favor of a consumer for claims of alleged violation of the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, finding that the consumer lacked Article…
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Credit card debt is surging at a record-high rate

Source-site If you’re just making the minimum payments on your credit cards, it may be worthwhile to consider one of these debt repayment strategies. (iStock) Americans are racking up credit card debt at a record-setting pace, according to the Federal Reserve…