Industry stakeholders have 30 more days to submit their feedback on a proposed rule that would require debt collectors to make certain disclosures under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.
Before a district court in New York, the CFPB argued that its funding source, which falls outside the appropriations process, is constitutional. The case stems from a dispute arising out of a civil investigative demand.
CFPB-Education Department MOU; CFPB’s associate director for research, markets and regulation resigns; Puerto Rico reporting requirements; debt collection event.
The House Financial Services Committee passed eight bills on debt collection, including prohibiting the CFPB from issuing any rule that would allow collectors to contact borrowers with unlimited text messages and emails.
CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger has adopted a balanced approach in public enforcement actions in recent months, according to an analysis by one law firm.
A bipartisan coalition of more than two dozen state attorneys general have urged CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger to reconsider the proposed debt collection policy.