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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/11

CFPB Issues Final Rule for Nonbank Auto Finance Companies

National Study Shows Long-Term Decline in Consumers’ Trouble With Medical Bills

Elizabeth Warren Calls Out Education Department Over Student Loans

FTC Testifies to Congress About Fighting Robocalls

Credit Card Accounts and Spending Continue to Grow

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/3

May Commercial Chapter 11 Bankruptcies Increase 16%

New Credit Score Models Hold Promise for Credit Access

Debt Collection Bill Passes Both Houses in Illinois

Federal Reserve Board’s Survey Reveals State of Economic Recovery

Consumer Spending Lagging in 2015 Despite Greater Access to Credit

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/2

SEC Charges Prompt New Scrutiny for College Chain

New Debt in Collections Research Previewed at NCCR

Madoff trustee to recoup $35.4 million from Merkin funds         

U.S. Supreme Court Holds Chapter 7 Debtor Cannot ‘Strip Off’ Wholly Unsecured Junior Mortgage

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/20

Lenders Agree to Help Fight Zombie Properties

U.S. Bank, Bank of America Win Dismissal of Mortgage Suits

Consumer Litigation is on the Upswing in 2015

House Communications and Technology Subcommittee to Review Several Bills on FCC Transparency

FDCPA/FCRA Litigation Trending Upward, TCPA & CFPB Complaints Down Slightly

PayPal Agrees to $25M Settlement Over Online Credit Claims

Opinion: Tie Goes to the Debtor in Consumer Bankruptcy Dispute About Funds Paid to Trustee

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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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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/14

Household Debt Remains Flat in First Quarter

Study: Student Loan Debt Isn’t Harming Consumers’ Access to Credit and Repayment Rates

House Subcommittee Reviews Cause of Financial Crisis in Dodd-Frank Hearing

Major Banks to Delete Records for Some Borrowers Who Filed for Bankruptcy

Bankruptcy Can Help Seniors Protect Assets

CFPB Begins Probe Of Student Loan Servicers, Signaling Stronger Rules

The Examiners: Bankruptcy Reform Could Actually Aggravate Student Loan Issue

CFPB Launches Public Inquiry Into Student Loan Servicing Practices

Rozanne Andersen on Regulation – Medical Debt Trends

The Examiners: Helping Over-Burdened Borrowers is the Goal of Bankruptcy

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

The Examiners: Everyone Suffers Without Bankruptcy Reform for Student Debt

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/12

The Examiners: Student Debt Could Be Next Bubble, But Shouldn’t be Addressed by Bankruptcy Reform

Lawsuit Accuses Retailer of Illegal Collections

House Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Sets Hearing on Regulatory Overreach

The Examiners: Discharge Private Student Loans, But Federal Loans Have Safety Net

Judge’s Ruling Against 2 Banks Finds Misconduct in ’08 Crash

CFPB sues Nationwide Biweekly for Deceptive Mortgage Practices

Former Students Seek to Shape Corinthian Colleges Bankruptcy

Judge Rejects Bond Suit Over Pension Debt

The Examiners: Student Loan Debate is More Complex Than Bankruptcy Question

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/8

Letter to Education Secretary Duncan: Do Not Impose Unfair Hurdles to Debt Relief for Corinthian Students

Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase Agree to Erase Debts From Credit Reports After Bankruptcies

Bank of America’s Relief for Mortgage Borrowers Is Questioned

San Bernardino to Slash Retiree Health Care in Bankruptcy Plan

New York Fed Details Community Credit Conditions in U.S.

Increased Credit Card Debt Causes Surge in Consumer Borrowing

What’s Behind Bankruptcy Lawsuits Over College Tuition?

Should Bankruptcy Address Student Debt?

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/5

Debt Relief Operation Files for Bankruptcy; CFPB Challenge Tossed

Business Groups Back Debt Buying Bill

FDCPA Lawsuits Still Rising in Early Part of 2015 as TCPA Claims Decline

April Bankruptcy Filings Decrease 12 Percent From Previous Year

Supreme Court rules denial of proposed bankruptcy repayment plan not final action

Supreme Court Finds Denial of Confirmation not Appealable Order

Child Support Payment Bill Gets Endorsement from Equifax

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/4

Corinthian Colleges Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy

How Hillary Clinton might solve the student debt crisis

Consumer Lawsuits and CFPB Complaints Against Debt Collectors Increase in March

Supreme Court Rejects Homeowner’s Bankruptcy Appeal

National Association of Consumer Advocates and the National Consumer Law Center Support Reintroduction of Landmark Legislation to Restore Consumers, Workers, and Small Businesses’ Access to Justice

Chase Sanctioned for Failure to Comply with Loan Modification in Bankruptcy Case Handled by White Plains Attorney Michael H.Schwartz

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