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Bankruptcy News Briefs 7/13

TCPA Ruling Released by FCC

House Financial Services Committee Starts Series of Hearings on Dodd-Frank Act

CFPB Issues Guiding Principles for Faster Payment Networks

ACA International Files Lawsuit Against FCC Citing that a Recent Ruling on the Telephone Consumer Protection Act is at Odds with the Original Intent of the Law

New York Court of Appeals Reverses Lower Court Decision and Upholds Local Law 15

Must Read – Why Filing Stale Claims in Bankruptcy Violates the FDCPA

Student Loan Co-Signers Face a Tangled Path to a Release

Arizona bankruptcies down sharply

Student Loan Consolidation Could Be Next Growth Opportunity

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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 7/8

Loan Servicing Lacking for Military Borrowers: Report

Bankruptcy Filings Down 12% Through June

Can the Credit Bureaus Finally Be Tamed?

Prepaid Card Use Increases Among Consumers, Many of Whom Have Bank Accounts

J.P. Morgan to Settle Credit-Card Probes for $125 Million

Greece Given Until Sunday to Settle Debt Crisis or Face Disaster

Senate Bill Proposes to Make Robocalls a Federal Crime

Social Security Administration Spends Three Times More Than it Collects Trying to Recover Overpayments

FTC Bans Fraudulent Debt Collectors Who Targeted Spanish-Speaking Consumers

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 7/7

Big U.S. Banks Refile ‘Living Wills’ After Regulatory Rebuke

A US federal appeals court just shot down Puerto Rico’s Recovery Act

FTC, Florida Charge Defendants in Alleged Card Debt Relief Scam

Massive Payday Loan Fraud Scheme Halted

3rd Circuit: Hypertechnical Misstatements in Debt Collection Communications with Consumers Don’t Violate FDCPA

Implied Consent Supports Plan Confirmation

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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 7/3

Philadelphia Fed Examines Debt Collection Laws and Credit Availability

NCLC Publishes Report on Debt Collection Communications

Privacy Protections in Bankruptcy

Increased Focus on Student Loan Crisis Needed

Popping the education bubble: White House cracks down on for-profit colleges

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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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New NACBA State Chair Announced For Central California

Los Angeles Attorney Jenny Doling Tackles New Role Leading Education Program for National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys

The National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys (NACBA) announced that California attorney Jenny L. Doling of the Law Offices of Jenny L. Doling, A.P.L.C. in Palm Desert, California will serve as its new state chair representing the entire Central District of California, the largest district in the Country.

dolingAs NACBA’s state chair for the Central District of California, Doling 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.

Jenny L. Doling said: “I am honored to represent NACBA as the new State Chair for the Central District of California.  NACBA’s unparalleled efforts to advocate for consumer bankruptcy debtors nationwide has brought about clear and necessary changes in an unbalanced financial industry. I look forward to working with NACBA in its efforts to protect the rights of struggling families, to advocate for better laws, and to bring members together for a stronger debtors’ bar.”

NACBA Executive Director Dan LaBert said: “Our leadership team is dedicated to continuing our mission in California 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.  Jenny is a longstanding NACBA member and will make an excellent state chair in the Central District of California.  We look forward to working closely with her to represent bankruptcy attorneys and their important policy objectives across a wide range of issues.”

Jenny Doling has been working with consumer debtors for nearly 20 years, and is licensed to practice law in California and Nevada.  She has several reported cases in the Central District of California and the 9th Circuit BAP.  Doling is a Professor of Bankruptcy Law for the California Desert Trial Academy. In addition, she is an active member of NACBA, and the California Bar Association.  She also serves on the Board of the Inland Empire Bankruptcy Forum (IEBF).  Doling is a frequent panel speaker at continuing education conferences for IEBF, NACBA, NACTT, and NCBJ.

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 6/25

College Chain Fires Back at Former CFPB Watchdog

Year-Over-Year Consumer Litigation Cases Increase, Except TCPA

Plan May Include Vesting in Unwilling Creditor

CFPB update on student loan complaints continues to highlight co-signer release issues

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