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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Medical Expenses Debt Collection

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Issues Guidelines for Medical Debt Collection

On October 1, the CFPB issued an advisory opinion highlighting that debt collectors engaging in certain practices with respect to the collection of medical debts are strictly liable under the FDCPA and Regulation F....more

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CFPB Releases Report on Medical Debt and Consumer Credit Scores

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The CFPB’s Office of Research released a report showing findings that medical debt that goes into collections and shows up on credit reports may result in over-penalization with regard to consumer credit scores. The study...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Senate hearing on debt industry focuses on documentation and medical debts

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Collection documentation and medical debts proved to be the focus of much of yesterday’s Senate Banking Committee hearing on the debt industry. The witnesses were Corey Stone, CFPB Assistant Director, Office of Deposits,...more

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