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Gov. Kate Brown, the governor of Oregon, has issued an Executive Order that prohibits funds deposited into the bank accounts of individuals from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) from being seized by an active garnishment, including those obtained by debt collectors. [EDITOR’S NOTE: Be sure …

I don’t really ask for much, so I hope you will indulge in this one favor. Consider, if you will, the following two headlines that I came across this morning: Headline #1: Debt collectors are going after Americans’ stimulus checks—and the CARES Act allows it This headline has appeared in …

I am very excited to announce that another Demo Day is coming to AccountsRecovery.net. Six companies will be opening up their doors and demonstrating their products and services on Tuesday, April 28, starting at 12:30pm ET. What makes this coming Demo Day even more exciting is the fact that all …

[UNIVERSITY PARK, FL] Consumers are faced with many challenges as they deal with the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic and the resulting state of emergency. In response, Congress enacted the CARES Act to “provide emergency assistance and health care response for individuals, families, and businesses affected by the 2020 coronavirus pandemic” and provides …

(Sacramento, CA): On Monday, April 13, 2020, the Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) delivered a letter to U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in support of recent efforts to ensure that direct funds distributed to households through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act are not subject to collection …

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced this morning that all four of its advisory boards will hold open conference calls on May 1 with one item on the agenda — discussing the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on consumers. The four boards — the Consumer Advisory Board, the Academic Research …

A consumer advocacy is calling on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to “step up” and stop debt collectors from “going after” consumers during the coronavirus pandemic. Frontier Group joins a growing number of advocacy organizations that are seeking to have debt collection prohibited while the country manages its respond to …

A growing number of people are becoming increasingly concerned that debt collectors are going to swoop in and snatch the economic stimulus checks that are being handed out to Americans across the country, and are using the federal government to do something about it. “Hawley, Brown Call on Mnuchin to …

A consumer advocacy group in New York City has collected more than 3,000 signatures on a petition that asks Gov. Andrew Cuomo to halt private debt collection in New York state. The group is also soliciting stories from individuals who have been contacted by debt collectors and is sharing those …

The organizers of Collector.Live! — a popular annual event for the credit and collection industry — have announced they are hosting a special “Home Edition” of the one-day conference on April 21, which will be free to anyone who wants to participate, while also seeking donations that will be used …