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CFPB issues proposal to prohibit use of medical debt information in credit decisions

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The steady drumbeat of steps during Rohit Chopra’s tenure as CFPB Director to call into question the reliability and predictability of medical debt information in credit underwriting reached a crescendo last week with the...more

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CFPB Launches FCRA Rulemaking to Eliminate Creditor Use of Medical Debt

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On September 21, 2023, with limited time to digest the comments received by September 11, 2023 from the request for information regarding medical payment products, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) started the...more

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FCRA Claim for “Misleading” Double-Reporting of Debt by Original Creditor and Collection Agency Survives Motion to Dismiss

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In Hansen v. Mountain America Federal Credit Union, the plaintiff became delinquent on a credit card account with her credit union. The credit union then assigned the debt to a third-party collection agency. Following the...more

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Colorado establishes medical debt collection requirements

On May 4, the Colorado governor signed SB 23-093 to cap the interest rate on medical debt at three percent per year. The Act outlines numerous provisions, including that entities collecting on a medical debt must provide a...more

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Third Circuit Hands Down Decision in FCRA Pay Status Cases - FCRA Focus Podcast

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Please join Consumer Financial Services Partner Dave Gettings and his colleagues Ethan Ostroff, Brooke Conkle, and Jon Kenney as they discuss the Third Circuit’s recent decision in the Bibbs case, particularly the Third...more

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CFPB Announces Expanded Anti-Discrimination Efforts Through UDAAP

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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra warned consumer finance companies that he will be expanding the bureau’s anti-discrimination efforts “to combat discriminatory practices across the board in...more

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CRAs, but Not Creditor, Granted Summary Judgment on Voluntary Surrender Reporting Claims

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Furnishers and consumer reporting agencies must both reinvestigate a consumer's dispute under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. What each of them must do to satisfy their dispute investigation obligations, however, is a...more

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When Is It A Firm Offer Of Credit?

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Creditors often ask when the Fair Credit Reporting Act’s (FCRA) rules relating to firm offers of credit apply. Do they apply when the creditor makes a prequalified offer? Does that change if the creditor makes a prescreened...more

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Servicing Customers Affected by Natural Disasters: Tips for Unsecured and Personal Property Secured Creditors to Prepare for the...

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Over the past six months or so, creditors, servicers, and debt collectors alike have been forced to revisit disaster management policies in light of the unique and far-reaching impact of COVID-19: it is at once a nationwide...more

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What's the Deal with Prequalification Anyway?

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Everyone wants to find ‘good’ customers, and as a result, customer acquisition strategies are always front of mind. One popular tool is to allow a consumer to determine if they can be “pre-qualified” for credit. What is a...more

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