Latest Updates for the Debt Relief Industry

December 1, 2022

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Grants FTC’s Motion to Temporarily Shut Down Alleged Credit Card Debt Relief Scheme

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November 30, 2022

FCC Rules Ringless Voicemails Fall Under TCPA and Require Consumer Consent

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November 28, 2022

California’s Northern District Court Holds Text Messages are Not Pre-Recorded or Artificial Voices Under the Federal TCPA

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Federal Regulators

FTC

November 30, 2022

FTC Halts Debt Relief Scheme that Bilked Millions from Consumers While Leaving Many Deeper in Debt

CFPB

September 8, 2022

CFPB and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Take Action to Protect Caregivers and Families from Illegal Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices

CFPB

September 8, 2022

Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the CFPB Field Hearing on Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices

CFPB

September 1, 2022

CFPB Report Details Family Finances and Debt in Rural Appalachia

CFPB

July 27, 2022

CFPB Publishes Analysis of Potential Impacts of Medical Debt Credit Reporting Changes

CFPB, Top News

July 13, 2022

CFPB to Increase Use of Advisory Opinions as Rulemaking Alternative

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May 9, 2022

WEBINAR: Overview Of Debt Settlement Industry Criminal Cases Webinar

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May 9, 2022

WEBINAR: 2021 Debt Relief Industry Regulatory Recap

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May 9, 2022

WEBINAR: The Role Of Legal Plans In The Debt Settlement Space

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

CFPB

September 8, 2022

CFPB and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Take Action to Protect Caregivers and Families from Illegal Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices

CFPB

September 8, 2022

Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the CFPB Field Hearing on Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices

CFPB

September 1, 2022

CFPB Report Details Family Finances and Debt in Rural Appalachia

CFPB

July 27, 2022

CFPB Publishes Analysis of Potential Impacts of Medical Debt Credit Reporting Changes

CFPB, Top News

July 13, 2022

CFPB to Increase Use of Advisory Opinions as Rulemaking Alternative

CFPB, Top News

July 8, 2022

CFPB Issues Advisory to Protect Privacy When Companies Compile Personal Data

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

FTC

November 30, 2022

FTC Halts Debt Relief Scheme that Bilked Millions from Consumers While Leaving Many Deeper in Debt

FTC

April 12, 2022

FTC Takes Action to Ban Payment Processor From Debt Relief Processing

FTC, Top News

March 23, 2022

Injunctions issued upon Credit Repair Service Company using Deceptive Tactics following FTC and DOJ Allegations

FTC

October 22, 2021

Funder and Servicer of Online Trading Academy Payment Plans Will Forgive Debt in Settlement with FTC

FTC

October 8, 2021

FTC Returns Money to Consumers Harmed By Phantom Debt Collector

FTC

September 28, 2021

Bogus Debt Collectors Permanently Banned from Collections in FTC Settlement

State Regulators

State, Top News

September 27, 2022

New Jersey Proposed Legislation Seeks to Expand Debt Adjustment Licensing to For-Profit Entities

State, Top News

August 29, 2022

California Assembly Bill No. 2424 Seeks to Amend the CA Credit Services Act

State, Top News

June 6, 2022

Maryland Proposed Student Education Loan Debt Relief Disclosure

State, Top News

April 26, 2022

Maryland H.B. 128: What You Should Know

State, Top News

April 25, 2022

California’s Proposed Legislation AB 1904: What You Should Know

State, Top News

October 15, 2020

Study: Alabama consumers pay down millions in credit card debt in first half of 2020

Latest Updates for the Debt Relief Industry

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Grants FTC’s Motion to Temporarily Shut Down Alleged Credit Card Debt Relief Scheme

FCC Rules Ringless Voicemails Fall Under TCPA and Require Consumer Consent

California’s Northern District Court Holds Text Messages are Not Pre-Recorded or Artificial Voices Under the Federal TCPA

GET IMPORTANT UPDATES IN THE DEBT RELIEF INDUSTRY

Federal Regulators

FTC Halts Debt Relief Scheme that Bilked Millions from Consumers While Leaving Many Deeper in Debt

CFPB and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Take Action to Protect Caregivers and Families from Illegal Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices

Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the CFPB Field Hearing on Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices

CFPB Report Details Family Finances and Debt in Rural Appalachia

CFPB Publishes Analysis of Potential Impacts of Medical Debt Credit Reporting Changes

CFPB to Increase Use of Advisory Opinions as Rulemaking Alternative

download webinars

WEBINAR: Overview Of Debt Settlement Industry Criminal Cases Webinar

WEBINAR: 2021 Debt Relief Industry Regulatory Recap

WEBINAR: The Role Of Legal Plans In The Debt Settlement Space

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

CFPB and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Take Action to Protect Caregivers and Families from Illegal Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices

Director Chopra’s Prepared Remarks at the CFPB Field Hearing on Nursing Home Debt Collection Practices

CFPB Report Details Family Finances and Debt in Rural Appalachia

CFPB Publishes Analysis of Potential Impacts of Medical Debt Credit Reporting Changes

CFPB to Increase Use of Advisory Opinions as Rulemaking Alternative

CFPB Issues Advisory to Protect Privacy When Companies Compile Personal Data

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

FTC Halts Debt Relief Scheme that Bilked Millions from Consumers While Leaving Many Deeper in Debt

FTC Takes Action to Ban Payment Processor From Debt Relief Processing

Injunctions issued upon Credit Repair Service Company using Deceptive Tactics following FTC and DOJ Allegations

Funder and Servicer of Online Trading Academy Payment Plans Will Forgive Debt in Settlement with FTC

FTC Returns Money to Consumers Harmed By Phantom Debt Collector

Bogus Debt Collectors Permanently Banned from Collections in FTC Settlement

State Regulators

New Jersey Proposed Legislation Seeks to Expand Debt Adjustment Licensing to For-Profit Entities

California Assembly Bill No. 2424 Seeks to Amend the CA Credit Services Act

Maryland Proposed Student Education Loan Debt Relief Disclosure

Maryland H.B. 128: What You Should Know

California’s Proposed Legislation AB 1904: What You Should Know

Study: Alabama consumers pay down millions in credit card debt in first half of 2020

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