APPEALS COURT UPHOLDS RULING IN FCRA CASE OVER ALLEGED ILLEGAL DEBT
- The Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s ruling in a class-action Fair Credit Reporting Act suit, affirming that a credit reporting agency does not have to determine the legal validity of a debt when investigating a dispute.
OREGON ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR COLLECTORS, DEBT BUYERS
- Late last month, the Oregon Department of Financial Regulation issued guidance for all collection agencies and debt buyers regulated by the state, “encourag[ing]” them to take a more active role in helping individuals who have been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
FORMER CFPB DIRECTOR ISSUES WARNING, SAYING COLLECTORS ARE ‘DANGEROUS’ INDUSTRY FOR CONSUMERS
- The former director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is warning about the potential for debt collectors who are “going to become increasingly insistent and increasingly vehement” in their efforts to collect as the coronavirus pandemic continues to wreak economic havoc on the country.
ENCORE REPORTS HIGHER COLLECTION TOTALS, ESPECIALLY IN U.S.
- Encore Capital Group reported a net loss of $10.4 million for the first quarter of 2020, compared with profits of $49 million for the same period a year ago, and revised its collection forecast downward for the rest of the year because of the expected impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial situations of individuals worldwide.
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