DFPI Continues Enforcement Sweep Against Collection Agencies
June 5, 2023 11:59 pmSACRAMENTO – The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced today that it has issued enforcement actions... View Article
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6th Circuit Rules Single Voicemail Enough To Violate Telephone Consumer Protection Act
June 5, 2023 11:45 pmA single voicemail message left on a cellphone without permission is enough to allow an individual to proceed with a... View Article
California Moves To Regulate Cash Advance Apps
June 5, 2023 9:27 pmIn May, a video featuring a young woman named Brooklyn in heart-shaped glasses implored viewers to tell the California Department... View Article
FTC Deleted Documents On Controversial Rule With ‘Severe Consequences’ To Economy
June 5, 2023 9:00 pmFIRST ON FOX – The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has deleted key documents related to the agency’s implementation of a... View Article
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Issues “Zombie Mortgage” Advisory Opinion
June 5, 2023 8:56 pmThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion last month to affirm that the Fair Debt Collection Practices... View Article
Credit Repairer Progrexion Goes Bankrupt After CFPB Lawsuit Loss
June 5, 2023 7:13 pmCredit repair firm Progrexion, accused by regulators of deceiving clients, filed bankruptcy after losing a key court ruling and facing... View Article
Proposed Rules to Limit Unwanted Calls Will Not Protect Consumers
June 5, 2023 7:08 pmWASHINGTON, May 23, 2023 – Sens. Ben Lujan, D-N.M., and John Thune, R-S.D., announced a bipartisan Senate working group earlier... View Article
Predatory Lending’s Prey of Color
June 5, 2023 6:42 pmThis article appears in the June 2023 issue of The American Prospect magazine. Subscribe here. As a Black woman in... View Article
State Legislature Passes Texas Data Privacy and Security Act
June 5, 2023 6:11 pmPosted By Steve Alder on Jun 5, 2023 The Texas legislature has passed the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act,... View Article
Credit card balances continue to creep up as consumers keep buying despite inflation
June 5, 2023 5:56 pmWASHINGTON (TND) — Americans are increasingly relying on credit to support their spending habits, leading to record highs in credit... View Article