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Bankruptcy News Briefs 7/10

Settlement Bans Alleged Collection Scam

NY Regulators Shut Down Collection Agency

Department of Education Reaches Decision About Student Loans and Bankruptcy

Late Payments on Home Equity Loans Drop, Defying Warnings

Servicemembers Continue to Face Student Loan Servicing Issues

U.S. to halt legal steps vs Corinthian student loan defaults

House Lawmakers Study Adjustments to Bill for Bank Failures

The Real Victims of the Student Loan Debt Crisis

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 7/9

NY State’s Highest Court Rules on NY City’s Local Debt Collection Law

Time Warner Cable Slapped by Judge in Hard to Believe TCPA Case

Chase Debt Collection Enforcement Action: Breaking Down the Numbers, And Regulator Commentary

District Court Has Original Jurisdiction over 362(k) Claim

Loan Collections and Bankrupt Borrowers

Education Dept. Takes Steps to Ease Repayment for Student-Loan Borrowers

Late Payments on Home Equity Loans Drop, Defying Warnings

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 7/6

NY Regulators Closing Key High-Interest Loan Loophole

Federal Reserve Reviews Collection Laws

Bank Chief Risk Officers Play Good Offense, Too

Gains Experienced in Aged Foreclosures: Report

How soaring student debt threatens a vulnerable set: Americans over 60

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 7/2

Appeals Court Settles NYC Debt Collection Law Challenge

Credit Card Collection Case Resolved

Debtor Takes Road Less Traveled to POC Challenge and Hits Dead End

CFPB Files Complaints Against Companies for Unfair Billing of Credit Card Products

The Future of Personal Bankruptcy in a Post-Obamacare World

Debt Forgiveness and Liquidation

Bankruptcy filings in WNY continue long shift downward

Stripping Off Junior Mortgages Now Barred in Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Cases

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 7/1

Supreme Court’s Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Could Have Ripple Effect for Debt Collectors

FTC Sends $4 million in Settlement Payments to Consumers

State Law Licensing for Collection Agencies: Compliance in Focus

Maine Changes Its State Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

U.S. bankruptcy judge pushes debt relief for Corinthian students

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/30

Collection Agency Wins TCPA Case

Regulators Halt Credit Card Robocall Operation

Proceed with Caution on Credit Scoring with Alternative Data

IRA Exemption Lost Due to Prohibited Transaction

Debt Collection Communications: Protecting Consumers in the Digital Age

More Detail About CFPB’s Release of Public Debt Collection Complaint Narratives

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/24

CashPoint Settles Illegal Collections Complaint

Collection Litigation Proves Unstable

CFPB’s Latest Supervisory Highlights Outlines Observations From Debt Collection, Student Loans

A New Early Warning of Identity Theft Is Proposed

Why Municipal Bankruptcy Is ‘Riddled with Uncertainty’

Watch America’s student-loan debt grow $3,055 every second

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/23

Hospital Loses Loan Lawsuit

Medical Debt Collector Settles CFPB Enforcement Action

Caulkett Does Not Affect Lien-Stripping in Chapter 13

Madoff Trustee’s High Court Rebuff May Cut Victim Recoveries

As Corinthian Claim Deadline Approaches, Few Students Expected to File

Companies to Pay Restitution to Settle Charges of Illegal Activity

CFPB Wants Search Engines to Help Stop Student Debt Scams

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New NACBA State Chair Announced For Georgia

Atlanta Attorney Alex Dolhancyk Tackles New Role Leading Education Program for National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) announced that Atlanta bankruptcy attorney Alex Dolhancyk of The Dolhancyk Law Firm in Jonesboro, GA will serve as its new state chair representing Georgia.

As NACBA’s state chair in Georgia, Dolhancyk will serve as the official liaison between the group’s leadership in Washington, D.C. and its member attorneys, bankruptcy judges and other court officials in the state, as well as serving as a primary contact for local media regarding consumer bankruptcy issues.

Serving approximately 3,500 members in all 50 states and Puerto Rico, NACBA is the only national organization dedicated to serving the needs of consumer bankruptcy attorneys and protecting the rights of consumer debtors in bankruptcy.

Alex Dolhancyk said: “NACBA’s efforts in advocating debtor’s rights at the national level is unequaled.  I am honored to work with NACBA’s leadership and Georgia attorneys in continuing that effort.”

NACBA Executive Director Dan LaBert said: “Our leadership team is dedicated to continuing our mission in Georgia to help to protect the rights of families in financial distress at a grassroots level. Our national membership is supported by a strong network of state chairs appointees.  Alex is a longstanding NACBA member and will make an excellent state chair in Georgia.  We look forward to working closely with him to represent bankruptcy attorneys and their important policy objectives across a wide range of issues.”

Dolhancyk has represented consumer debtors in bankruptcy cases for over 27 years. He is licensed to practice in Georgia, Tennessee and New York, and has numerous reported cases in the Northern District of Georgia bankruptcy.  Dolhancyk is board certified in consumer bankruptcy law, and is an active member of the Bankruptcy Law section of the Georgia Bar Association and in the Metro Atlanta Consumer Bankruptcy Attorney Group. He holds an LLM in Business Law from Emory University.

Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/19

CFPB Takes Action Against Medical Debt Collector, Largely For Lack of Policies and Procedures

Banks Handed Defeat on Robo-Calling Rules

Federal Communications Commission Approves Ruling on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act

Elizabeth Warren Intervenes in Search for New York Financial Regulator

The Ayes Have It” — FCC Passes Declaratory Ruling on Portions of the TCPA

6/18/2015: FCC’s Post-TCPA Decision Press Release

CFPB Finds 90 Percent Rejection Rate For Student Loan co-Signers Seeking Release

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