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Bankruptcy News Briefs 7/22

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Consumer Advocates Applaud DOD Move to Protect Troops from Predatory Lending,

Funds from Consent Order Not Estate Property

Dodd-Frank Anniversary Celebrated with More Fighting

Consumer Credit Default Rates Increase

Regulators Fine Citigroup $770M Over Credit Card Add-On Products

LifeLock Allegedly Violated FTC Settlement

CFPB Issues Consent Order and Penalty Against CitiBank for Credit Card Practices

U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling Speaks Out Against Dodd-Frank Act

Department Stores National Bank To Pay $23.8M For Charging Fees on Collection Accounts

Taxpayers Could Lose Billions If Students Walk Away From Loans

Medicare Jurisdictional Bar Limits Bankruptcy Court Authority in Health Care Bankruptcy

Reversing the Trend: Will Congress Act to Except College Tuition Payments from Clawback in Bankruptcy? – Congress Weighs Legislation that May Preclude Suit by Bankruptcy Trustees Against Colleges and Universities to Recover a Bankrupt Parent’s Tuition Payments for a Student

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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 5/1

Collection Complaints, Lawsuits Both Grow: Report

Overall Consumer Credit Defaults Down Slightly

Courts Dismiss Two Lawsuits Against Collection Agencies

Court Halts Operation that Targeted Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

Patients and Healthcare Providers Feel Burden of Increased Medical Costs

Debate Over North Carolina Debt Buyer Bill Gets Personal, and Nasty

Regulator Sets New Rules on Credit-Union Membership

Objection to Discharge Should Have Been Dismissed as Untimely

Wage garnishment bill would cripple North Carolina families

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