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JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER COLLOQUIAL REFERENCE TO CREDITOR IN LETTER
- A District Court judge in Connecticut has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for allegedly violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by referring to the current creditor as “our client” in a collection letter.
EQUIFAX TO STOP REPORTING CIVIL JUDGMENTS, TAX LIENS FOLLOWING SETTLEMENT IN CLASS ACTION FCRA CASE
- In a move that will settle as many as 18 different lawsuits, Equifax has agreed to stop reporting civil judgments and tax liens on individuals’ credit reports for up to five years and pay each eligible consumer $1,500 to settle a case in which the credit bureau was accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to accurately report information on credit reports.
CFPB ANNOUNCES SYMPOSIA SERIES, FIRST EVENT TO DISCUSS ‘ABUSIVE’ DEFINITION UNDER UDAAP
- Perhaps getting lost in Wednesday’s speech that outlined her view of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s mission and an overview of what is likely to be included in the forthcoming proposed debt collection rule, agency Director Kathy Kraninger announced that the CFPB would be holding a series of events “exploring consumer protections in today’s dynamic financial services marketplace.”
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