The CFPB and Credit Repair Cloud, have reached agreement over allegations that the firm helped other credit repair businesses charge illegal fees to consumers....more
8/22/2024
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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Credit Repair Services ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Hidden Fees ,
Settlement ,
Telemarketing ,
Telemarketing Sales Rule ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
A Pennsylvania federal judge has imposed sanctions and lambasted a law firm and its attorneys for having employees write falsified letters on behalf of clients involved in debt collection disputes....more
8/21/2024
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Debt ,
Debt Collection ,
Debt Collectors ,
Employees ,
FDCPA ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Sanctions ,
Written Communications
Unsigned Terms and Conditions found in a preprinted car rental jacket are part of the contract between the parties under Florida, Arizona and Colorado law because they were properly incorporated by reference into the signed...more
New Federal Communications Commission TCPA rules will mean big changes for businesses, particularly comparison shopping websites, lead generators, and other companies that regularly contact consumers via phone or text...more
On September 19, 2018, the Georgia based Cooperative Baptist Fellowship (the “Fellowship”) filed a motion to intervene as a defendant in a case filed by the Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd. and the...more
10/2/2018
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Article III ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Consumer Lenders ,
Fair Lending ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Internet Lenders ,
Motion To Intervene ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Payday Lending Rule ,
Payday Loans ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Standing
U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner (D-VA) and Mike Rounds (R-SD) introduced federal legislation on August 28, 2018, that would expand access to mortgages to the self-employed, gig workers, and other creditworthy individuals with...more