U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts has introduced new legislation that would require the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to regulate the debt collection industry....
We all know the drill. After receiving treatment at a hospital (whether an in-and-out affair, such as an MRI, or a multi-day stay in a...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has extended the comment period for its Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) before it implements the Fair Debt Collection...
More than a quarter of consumers have one debt in collections, according to data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. A large swath of that is...
A group of senators is urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to reconsider a recently proposed overhaul of debt collection practices that among other things...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said Friday (May 17) that it has filed a lawsuit in federal court against a debt-collection agency that, the agency...
At the end of another busy week, it can pay to look back at some of the biggest recent news in payments and commerce. And...
Unlimited texting? Perhaps. Nights and weekends – well, maybe not. The latest salvo of proposed rule-making that would change the debt collection landscape seeks to...
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced on Tuesday (May 7) that it has introduced a proposal to implement the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act....