Compliance

The governor of Minnesota has issued an executive order that protects the economic stimulus funds received by individuals from being garnished except as part of a Domestic Support obligation, but also going a step further and prohibiting the service of a garnishment summons on individuals and suspending the permission of …

The Democrats on the House Financial Services Committee are once again pushing their proposed package of bills aimed at responding to the coronavirus pandemic, except this time, they are touting the bill that would place a moratorium on debt collection activities for the duration of the pandemic. While there appears …

As the Supreme Court gets ready to hear arguments remotely tomorrow in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act case that could re-shape the law, a plaintiff in a separate action related to calls made to collect on a debt is urging a federal judge not to wait to hear what the …

Hospitals and healthcare providers in Tennessee must comply with the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, the state’s Supreme Court ruled on Friday, overturning decisions at two levels of the state’s judicial system. The Tennessee Consumer Protection Act allows a person who has lost money or property because of an unfair or …

A federal judge in Massachusetts has set a deadline of this afternoon for the parties in a lawsuit challenging the Attorney General’s enactment of emergency regulations governing the collection industry to submit their materials, and said he would likely have an answer soon on a request for a temporary restraining …

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One of the great unknowns about the coronavirus pandemic has been wondering what impact it would have on the credit and collection industry. We have seen a lot of the fallout, in terms of states that have enacted emergency regulations that have impacted operations and companies that have been forced …

The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a ruling in favor of a defendant that was sued for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act because it contacted the plaintiff after she had revoked consent to be contacted, but the consent was part of a contract, which means it can …

As part of its compliance with the Telephone Robocall Abuse Criminal Enforcement and Deterrence (TRACED) Act, the Federal Communications Commission announced on Friday that entities suspected of making robocalls will no longer receive a warning from the agency prior to a penalty being issued. Prior to the enactment of the …

In advance of a hearing today to determine whether a judge will grant a request for a temporary restraining order undoing regulation put into place by the Attorney General of Massachusetts, the AG defended her action in a court brief, painting the industry with a very negative brush. A copy …