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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/15

Free Debt Repository Service to Bring “Permanent Closure” to Settled Debts

Short-Term Lending Battle Brews in South Dakota

Private Student-Loan Market Shows Declining Delinquencies

Now in the CFPB’s Sights: Collectors Hired by State & Local Government Agencies

Corinthian Colleges Grilled Over How It Failed

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/12

Taking On Student Debt, and Refusing to Pay

Bankruptcy abuse act, a decade later

Wells Fargo Wants Los Angeles Lawsuit Tossed

Department of Education Offers Debt Relief to Former Corinthian Students

NII restructuring helps all creditors, even objectors – adviser

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/10

Mortgage Lender Ordered to Pay Civil Penalty

FTC Report Outlines 2014 Enforcement Actions

Firm, Owner Sued Over Medical Debt Collections

Consumers Start 2015 With More Credit Card Debt

FTC Outlines Enforcement Actions in Report to CFPB

CFPB Director Richard Cordray Increases Mortgage Lender’s Fine in Administrative Ruling

Former Corinthian Students Seek Shield From Debt Collectors

Court Rejects Bank’s “Devil Made Me Do It” Defense

Student-Loan Refinancing Boom Could Cost Taxpayers Billions

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/9

NY AG Wants More Teller Safeguards

College Test Prep Firm, Collection Agency Named in NY Lawsuit

Consumers Paid Off $35B In Card Debt In Q1

FTC Closes Bogus Mortgage Relief Case from 2012

Company Fined $20M for Alleged Loan Scheme

Firm, Owner Sued Over Medical Debt Collections

Senators Urge CFPB to Issue Strong Rules Against Payday Lending

Credit Card Purchases Continue Surge in Consumer Borrowing

Obama Administration Opens Door for More Student-Debt Forgiveness

Student loan debt exceeds $31,000 per student in Pennsylvania

Sen. Dave Hansen: We must provide relief for crushing student debt

Chase Gets Off the Hook, ABI Gets $7.5m, Debtors Get $20

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/5

College Test Prep Firm, Collection Agency Named in NY Lawsuit

Senate Democrats Push for Strict Predatory Lending Rules

The Impact of Student Loan Debt on the Economy and Borrowers

ACA International Supports the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Accountability Act of 2015

Quick Bankruptcy Exit May Lead to Return Trip, Professionals Say

Bank of America’s Supreme Court Win May Boost Lending

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/4

TCPA Rulings Expected to Have Substantial Impact on Financial Services Industry

UPDATE 1-Madoff trustee largely prevails in 233 lawsuits

CFPB Exams: A Glimpse into the Great Unknown

Banks See Stronger Loan Demand: Fed’s Beige Book

This 34-Year-Old Congressman Wants To Help You With Your Student Loans

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/28

Breaking News: FCC Releases Fact Sheet on Chairman Wheeler’s TCPA Proposal

U.S. Senator Introduces Legislation to Provide Congressional Oversight of CFPB

FCC Announces Proposed Ruling Protecting Consumers from Unwanted Robocalls and Texts to Cell Phones

Borrowing to Replenish Depleted Pensions

Georgia Collection Agency Shut Down; Owner Banned for Five Years

 Bankruptcy isn’t the only last resort, creditors say

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/27

CFPB Pushes Back Expected Timeframe for Debt Collection Rulemaking

Supreme Court Gives Bankruptcy Judges Power to Make Final Decisions

FTC Reaffirms Consumer Right to Enforce Warranty Protections in Court

State AG Sues Florida-Based Collection Agency

Steady Course for Auto Loan Delinquencies

CFPB’s Strike Against ‘Abusive’ Conduct No Longer Academic

Healthcare Affordability Concerns Continue for Consumers

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/22

CFPB Says Student Loan Servicers Lie About Bankruptcy Discharge

NCLC and 57 Other Groups Oppose Sweeping Effort to Gut Housing Protections

Benjamin Lawsky to Step Down as New York’s Top Financial Regulator

FHA Proposal Aims to Clarify Loan Rules

FTC Joins NY and GA in Action Against 3 Collection Agencies

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/19

Federal Proposes Tighter Bank Rules for Student Loans

Case Involving Collection Calls from India Resolved

First Set of Comments of NCLC in response to CFPB Request for Information Regarding the Credit Card Market, May 2015

Banks Cry Foul Over Education Dept.’s Plan for Student Loans

U.S. Supreme Court to Review Whether a Declined Complete Individual Offer of Judgment Moots TCPA Class Action

Optional, Early Compliance is a Common Regulatory Tool: Early Adopters Can Choose Phase-In Date, May 2015

Advocates Oppose Bill that Would Let Lenders Off the Hook, May 2015

U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz Requests Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to Disavow Operation Choke Point

78,000 Individuals and 50 Organizations Urge the U.S. Department of Education to Grant Debt Relief to Corinthian Colleges’ Students, May 2015

High Court Awards Leftover Bankruptcy Funds to Texas Man

NCLC’s Saunders Testifies on Operation Choke Point

Mortgage Delinquency Rate Falls to Pre-Recession Levels

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