NEW GUIDE OFFERS INSIGHTS INTO COMPLYING WITH CFPB’S DEBT COLLECTION RULE
- I am excited to announce the launch of a new section of AccountsRecovery.net, which aims to help the ARM industry better understand the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s debt collection rule and to help make the decisions and changes needed to comply with it. Called the CFPB Debt Collection Rule Resource Guide and sponsored by Arbeit, it combines both parts of the rule into one easy-to-read document while also offering insights, analysis, and perspectives from 21 different legal and compliance experts about different aspects of the rule.
MASS. LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL REQUIRING STUDENT LOAN SERVICER LICENSING
- In the closing hours of its legislative session, the Massachusetts legislature this week passed a bill that, among other things, will require servicers of student loans to now obtain a license while also establishing a student loan ombudsman office that will be charged with identifying trends, including unfair and deceptive acts or practices.
ADMINISTRATION MEMBERS WITH TIES TO ARM INDUSTRY RESIGN IN RESPONSE TO CAPITOL RIOT
- A pair of officials in the Trump administration with ties to the accounts receivable management industry announced their resignations yesterday in response to what happened in Washington, D.C., earlier this week.
STATE DONATES $8800 TO HOLIDAY ADOPT-A-FAMILY
- In the spirit of the season, State continued its holiday tradition of Adopt-a-Family by donating $8,800 to provide gifts and other holiday trimmings to area families.
CENTRAL PORTFOLIO CONTROL SUPPORTS METRO MEALS ON WHEELS
- Central Portfolio Control (CPC), a full-service and nationally licensed collection agency located in Minnetonka, MN, is proud to make a donation to Metro Meals on Wheels this holiday season and help provide nourishing meals and human connections to seniors and individuals with disabilities throughout the communities that surround the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, MN.
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