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JUDGE DENIES TRO AGAINST MULVANEY RUNNING CFPB AS SENATOR RAISES QUESTIONS
- Leandra English’s attempts to prove she is the rightful interim director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took a hit yesterday when a federal judge declined to grant a temporary restraining order that would have blocked Mick Mulvaney from running the agency until a permanent director is named and confirmed. Until the motion for a temporary restraining order is appealed or until the lawsuit is resolved, there will continue to be dueling directors of the CFPB. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, meanwhile, has sent the White House a letter raising a number of ethical and logistical questions about Mulvaney’s appointment as interim director of the CFPB.
CFPB STAFFERS OVERWHELMINGLY FAVOR DEMOCRATS WITH POLITICAL DONATIONS
- Workers at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have made 593 donations to Democratic Party causes and candidates and only one donation to a Republican, according to a published report.
PAYMENT SAVVY, SIMPLICITY COLLECTION ANNOUNCE PARTNERSHIP, DISCOUNTS
- Payment Savvy and Simplicity Collection Software have announced a partnership between the two companies. Interested customers can save up to $1,000 on setup and maintenance fees by signing up for both services by the end of December.
CONSUMER PROTECTION FIRM FILES MOTION TO DISMISS AGENCT DEFAMATION SUIT
- A law firm that represents consumers in cases against collection agencies has filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit after it was accused by a collection agency of making false and defamatory statements.
NY AG REACHES SETTLEMENT AFTER UNPAID FEES FOR FORENSIC RAPE EXAMS SENT OUT FOR COLLECTIONS
- An investigation by the Attorney General of New York has uncovered that a hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., billed patients or their health insurance providers in 85 of 86 instances where a forensic rape exam was conducted. Collection agencies were involved in attempting to recover the cost of administering the exams at hospitals, even though they were supposed to be free of charge.
UNSOLICITED FAX SUIT STAYED PENDING RULING FROM FCC
- A lawsuit against a company that allegedly sent unsolicited faxes to healthcare professionals has been stayed pending a ruling from the Federal Communications Commission whether “research survey invitations” violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
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