Tag Archives: Massachusetts

A hearing was held yesterday before the Massachusetts state legislature on a bill that would require companies calling individuals in that state and using a Caller ID number displaying a Massachusetts area code to have a physical presence in the state or face fines of up to $10,000 per call. …

The Attorney General of Massachusetts has announced a $27 million settlement with an auto finance company that was sued back in 2020 for, among other alleged infractions, violating state law related to the number of phone call attempts that can be made when collecting on debts. A copy of the …

The Attorney General of Massachusetts has announced a consent order with a debt settlement company that will pay $1 million to settle claims it took advantage of consumers by charging them “significant” fees for negotiating settlements with creditors and enrolling consumers in “unaffordable” programs that left consumers “in worse financial …

Like Summer follows Spring and Fall follows Summer, so too does another round of reminders to debt collectors that stimulus funds are protected from garnishment follow the latest round of stimulus payments now being sent to individuals across the country in the form of the child tax credit. The child …

The Massachusetts Division of Banks — which regulates debt collectors in the Commonwealth — has formally authorized guidance that will allow for the “continued operation for personnel to operate remotely from non-licensed locations,” meaning that companies can have employees working remotely, including from their homes. The guidance was originally put …

A new law went into effect last week requiring anyone servicing student loans in Massachusetts to be licensed, and the definition of student loans as well as the types of companies required to be licensed are broader than one might expect. Under the law, which was enacted earlier this year, …

The Attorney General of Massachusetts has announced a settlement with a healthcare provider that will see the company pay $260,000 — including a civil penalty of $185,000 — after it was accused of failing to disclose to patients that it was not part of their insurance network and seeking to …

A medical devices company in Massachusetts has caught the attention of the state’s attorney general for filing more than 12,000 debt collection lawsuits during the past 10 years, most of them in the same court, forcing some individuals to travel up to 250 miles to defend themselves in the suits, …

A group of 17 state Attorneys General have written a letter to Congress endorsing a plan that would cancel $50,000 of student loan debt for all federal student loan borrowers. The letter, written by the AGs of Massachusetts, New York, Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, …

A big bill is coming due soon for a lot of people across the country who are likely to end up hearing from debt collectors but are probably not going to be able to repay the debt, according to a report from the National Consumer Law Center. The NCLC’s report …