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Technical Violations of State Collection Practices Laws Can Lead to Class Action Liability

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If you are reading this article, you are likely aware that a creditor collecting its own debts in its own name is not a "debt collector" under the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA") or its implementing rule,...more

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Massachusetts AG Settles With Major Student Loan Servicer for $1.8M Over Faulty Notices

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On January 11, Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell announced a $1.8 million settlement with Nelnet, Inc. (Nelnet), one of the largest federal student loan servicers in the U.S., for allegedly sending...more

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Colorado Attorney General fines debt collector $500,000 for collecting on illegal loans

On January 16, the Colorado State Attorney General (AG) reached a settlement agreement with a third-party debt collection company that is ordered to pay $500,000 to the State. The company previously contracted to collect debt...more

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Colorado AG Settles With Debt Management Company Over Failure to Provide Customers With Signed Agreements

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On November 3, Colorado Attorney General (AG) Phil Weiser announced that his office reached a settlement with Touchstone Partners, Inc. (Touchstone), a noted debt management company. The AG’s allegations were that Touchstone...more

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CFPB and New York AG Announce Settlement that Includes Permanent Industry Bans Against Debt Collection Companies and Employees

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HIGHLIGHTS: CFPB and the New York Attorney General ("NY AG") announced a proposed settlement of a lawsuit—originally filed in September 2020—against six interrelated companies and five individual defendants. The various...more

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New York AG Recovers $1.2 Million from Debt Collection Company

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On November 23, 2021, New York Attorney General Letitia James (“New York AG”) announced that her office entered into an agreement with a debt collection company to resolve allegations that the company violated the Fair Debt...more

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The State AG Report - Volume 7, Issue 33 | August 2021

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Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: Expensive Pets: Scammer Sells Badly Behaved...more

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COVID-19 Debt Collection in Massachusetts: A Story in Three Parts

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We are living in and through unprecedented times. The coronavirus pandemic sweeping across the globe has had a number of crippling effects on the nation - pushing its healthcare system to the brink, driving many out of the...more

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Consumer Law Hinsights – May 2020

Consumer Law Hinsights is a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies....more

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Massachusetts Attorney General's COVID-19 Debt Collection Regulation Faces Legal Challenge

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ACA International (ACA), the Association of Credit and Collection Professionals, filed a complaint on April 20, 2020, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts challenging the validity of the recently...more

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Massachusetts Attorney General Issues Guidance Clarifying the COVID-19 Emergency Debt Collection Regulations

On the heels of codifying 940 CMR 35.00, the “Unfair and Deceptive Debt Collection Practices During the State of Emergency Caused by COVID-19” (the “Emergency Regulations”), Attorney General Maura Healey issued guidance on...more

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Massachusetts AG Emergency Regulation Prohibits Certain Collection Activity By Both Creditors And Debt Collectors

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On March 27, 2020, the Massachusetts Attorney General filed an emergency regulation interpreting the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, M.G.L. Chapter 93A, to address certain practices by creditors and debt collectors...more

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CFPB announces proposed consent order with companies alleged to have collected loans void under state law

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The CFPB announced that it has entered into a proposed consent order with Think Finance and six subsidiaries (collectively, the “Think Entities’) to settle the Bureau’s lawsuit filed in November 2017 that alleged the Think...more

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