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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued a final rule to implement Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) requirements regarding certain disclosures for consumers. The rule requires …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a lawsuit against BounceBack, Inc. for allegedly engaging in deceptive and otherwise unlawful debt collection acts or practices. BounceBack, based …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) recently issued a consent order against RAB Performance Recoveries, LLC (RAB) for threatening to sue and suing consumers to collect debts …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against a debt collection company that allegedly placed bogus or highly questionable debts onto consumers’ credit reports to coerce them to …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued a final rule to restate and clarify prohibitions on harassment and abuse, false or misleading representations, and unfair practices by debt …
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A federal court has shut down an Atlanta-based debt collector in response to a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging that its agents threatened consumers with arrest and imprisonment and tried to collect …
Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a proposed stipulated final judgment and order to settle its lawsuit against Encore Capital Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries, Midland …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), along with the Federal Trade Commission and more than 50 federal and state law enforcement partners, this week announced a nationwide …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) released the annual report to Congress on the administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) this week issued a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Supplemental NPRM) regarding the collection of time-barred debt.
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