Bankruptcy News Briefs- 2/28

Take a look at the headlines below…

Millennials face $1 trillion in debt, but here’s how they can manage their loans

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Student-Loan Shakedown

CFPB Proposes Amendments to Payday Rule and Its Compliance Date

Young Americans Owe $1 Trillion Of Debt

“Now Due” Does Not Mean “Past Due” Under FDCPA

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Announces System for Prepaid Issuers to Submit Account Agreements

Democrats and Republicans in Congress agree: The system that determines credit scores is ‘broken’

More Debt, Less Problems

CFPB Publishes its Fall 2018 Semi-Annual Report: Credit Invisibility, Mortgage Shopping, Consumer Complaints, and a Laundry List of Enforcement Actions

How Debt Makes the Market Volatile

Third Circuit’s Holding on Discovery Rule in Debt Collection Cases Heading to SCOTUS

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Chapter 13 Attorney Fees
Date: March 7, 2019
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How to get paid prior to secured creditors and for work performed at the end of the case.

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3002.1 A Mortgage Odyssey Workshop
Date: Thursday, March 21 AND Friday March 22, 2019
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The Panel will discuss:

1) Introduction to 3002.1
a. Requirements for lenders
b. Forms that must be used
c. Information that must be disclosed
d. Changes to 3002.1 effective December 1, 2018

2) Use of 3002.1 in bankruptcy court to challenge fees and payment changes
a. Example cases and briefs
b. Results for clients and
c. Attorneys fees for debtor’s counsel

3) Use of 3002.1 along with other rules (e.g. Reg X) to bring suits against mortgage companies outside of bankruptcy court.
a. FDCPA
b. FCRA
c. TILA
d. RESPA

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Practice Pitfall Jeopardy: Practice Pitfalls and How to Avoid Them
Date: April 18, 2019
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