Tag Archives: California

The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) came out swinging yesterday with its first major action, issuing subpoenas to a dozen companies in the accounts receivable management industry, investigating consumer complaints about alleged unlawful, unfair, deceptive, or abusive collection practices. The companies that were issued subpoenas are: Portfolio …

As many of you know, there is a lot going on in California right now. The state is getting ready to release a new licensing application, one that companies will need to understanding and complete before the state’s new licensing law goes into effect next January. The state is also …

A group of eight state attorneys general filed suit yesterday in federal court in New York to block a rule that was issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency that aimed to close a gap in the process of banks selling loans to third parties, such as …

A District Court judge in California has denied a defendant’s motion to stay a case accusing it of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act in order to wait for a new definition of automated telephone dialing system from the Federal Communications Commission, ruling that the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals …

A state Appeals Court in California has ruled that the state is violating the civil rights of low-income defendants by attaching court fees to misdemeanor criminal convictions without determining the defendants’ ability to repay the debts. A homeless woman had been charged $220 after she was convicted of driving with …

The new attorney general of New York is picking up the consumer protection battle right where her predecessor left off, and is planning on taking on the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. Barbara Underwood, who took over from Eric Schneiderman last month when he resigned abruptly, said she is leading …

The Court of Appeal for the State of California has ruled that a man who sued on an out-of-statute debt is entitled to $140,550.51 in attorney’s fees and costs after it was ruled that the collection agency used the wrong state law in attempting to collect on the debt. The …