Tag Archives: Consumer Advocates

Now that Part II of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s debt collection rule has been released, consumer advocates can finally get a fuller sense of what protections are being put in place for consumers, and they are having no problem sharing how they really feel about the provisions of the …

As the deadline to submit comments about the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed debt collection rule inches closer, a new crop of comments have been published that oppose the provisions proposed by the CFPB, more than likely stemming from the efforts of a consumer advocacy group. More than 450 identical …

A handful of consumer advocacy groups and unions filed their comments criticizing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposed debt collection rule yesterday, and one hand-written note from a consumer illustrated how advocacy groups are raising awareness to get consumers to file comments opposing the proposed rule. The Service Employees International …

More than 3,000 comments opposing the proposed debt collection rule were published yesterday, filed by consumers who voiced their concerns and dislike for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s proposal, while not necessarily getting into specifics and containing some rhetoric that even the director of the CFPB has sought to quash. …

There has been a significant spike in the number of comments filed sharing opinions in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to debt collection practices from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. About 800 new comments have come in during the past 24 hours, bringing the total number of comments to …