Compliance

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. Calling the measures it recommended “reasonable”, the guidance was …

The economic toll of the coronavirus pandemic is not just being felt by individuals. Branches of government at all levels are now starting to feel the impact of lost revenue and increased expenses that have resulted from the crisis and are starting to scale back previously announced plans to make …

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A plaintiff in New Jersey has filed a class-action lawsuit against a debt collector, alleging that it violated the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by not reporting to the credit reporting agencies that debts had been disputed. A copy of the complaint in the case of Hernandez v. Penn Credit …

The number of debt collection lawsuits have grown to “dominate” state court dockets across the country, and represent the most common type of case in nine of 12 states for which data is available, according to a report issued yesterday by the Pew Charitable Trusts, a non-profit public policy organization. …

Could the entire Telephone Consumer Protection Act be on the chopping block following yesterday’s hearing before the Supreme Court? The idea may be less far-fetched today than it seemed yesterday, before the Justices heard arguments via telephone and before the flush heard around the world. One thing does appear certain …

A District Court judge in Massachusetts has granted a request from ACA International for a temporary restraining order, enjoining the attorney general of that state from enacting emergency regulations that barred collectors from, among other things, being able to initiate phone conversations with individuals who have unpaid debts. A copy …

Every state attorney general, along with the AGs from Puerto Rico and American Samoa are “contemplat[ing]” issuing more subpoenas and civil investigative demand letters to help trace the origins of illegal robocallers, according to a letter that was sent yesterday to an association representing wireless phone carriers. The letter summarizes …

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 …