SANTANDER REACHES $550M SETTLEMENT WITH STATE AGs OVER ALLEGED DECEPTIVE LENDING, COLLECTION PRACTICES
- A group of nearly three dozen state attorneys general, led by Kwame Raoul, the attorney general of Illinois, yesterday announced a $550 million settlement with Santander Consumer USA to resolve allegations that the nation’s largest subprime auto lender engaged in deceptive collection practices and misled borrowers about their rights and the risks of partial payments, among other claims.
ONTARIO SYSTEMS BUYS PAYMENT PROCESSING COMPANY
- Looking to expand its suite of products and services offered to the credit and collection industry, Ontario Systems announced yesterday that it had purchased SwervePay, a payment processing platform that specializes in the accounts receivable management and healthcare sectors.
JUDGE GRANTS MTD IN FDCPA CASE OVER ALLEGED DISCREPANCY
- A District Court judge in Illinois has granted a defendant’s motion to dismiss after it was sued for violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by allegedly misrepresenting that it was not seeking to collect court costs in a separate collection lawsuit, ruling that even an unsophisticated consumer would know the difference between court costs and trying to collect additional amounts after the debt has been charged off.
CFPB EXTENDS COMMENT PERIOD WINDOW ON PROPOSED TIME-BARRED DISCLOSURE RULE; ONLY 18 COMMENTS FILED SO FAR
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday extended the comment period for its Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM) on time-barred debt disclosures by an additional 60 days, citing the coronavirus pandemic as the reason for the extension.
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