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Bankruptcy News Briefs 7/21

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Predatory Lending Lawsuits Dismissed

Regulator Launches Monthly Complaint Report

Fixing errors on Ohioans’ credit reports

An Emerging Trend: Bankruptcy Trustees Seeking to Claw Back Tuition Payments Made by Unsuspecting Parents

California Supreme Court Grants Review of Homeowner’s Wrongful Foreclosure Claims

Reform the CFPB to Better Protect Consumers

Five Years Ago Congress Tried to Fix Wall Street. How is That Going?

Credit Reporting Companies Top CFPB List of Consumer Complaints

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 7/20

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Presidential candidates ducking student loan problem

Eighth Circuit BAP Gets it Wrong in FDCPA Case

Judges Rebuke Limits on Wiping Out Student Loan Debt

The Zombie Lurking in Your Last Debt Payment

North Dakota Announces Debt Collection License Changes

CFPB’s First Monthly Complaints Report Could Use More Context

Lawsuits Against the Industry Up Across the Board

FDCPA and FCRA Year-to-Date Consumer Litigation Statistics Continue to Increase

USA Funds Sues U.S. Department of Education Over Requirements for Student Loan Guarantors

Washington State Medical Lien Requirements Take Effect This Month

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Register for Tomorrow’s Webinar Security Clearances & Bankruptcy at 3 PM ET/12PST.  Hear Featured Presenters: Michael Jones Esq., Judge Advocate, U.S. Army,U.S. Army, Ron Sykstus Esq., and Tara Twomey Esq. review different types of security clearances, the impact of bankruptcy, and how the client might mitigate potential effects.

Register for the Effective (And Ethical) Online Marketing  For Law Firms on Wednesday, August 26, 2015  at 2:00 PM EST/11:00 AM PST. Join Fred J. Cohen, JD, is the founder and CEO of Amicus Creative Media as he discusses how to establish a comprehensive online presence that will increase your exposure, enhance your credibility and foster referrals while following the Rules of Professional Conduct. Free to All NACBA Members!

Save the Date for the 24th Annual NACBA Convention in San Francisco, May 19-22, 2016!

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Check Out The Latest Edition of the Consumer Bankruptcy Journal

Fred J. Cohen, JD shares his  strategies on creating an effective newsletter in “The Science Behind Effective E-Newsletters,” featured in the Consumer Bankruptcy Journal.

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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 6/29

CFPB Publishes Over 7,700 Complaint Narratives About Companies, 29% Are About Debt Collection

NABCA Weighs in on Intersection between Bankruptcy Code and FDCPA

Use of federal parents-only loans skyrockets

Call It a Comeback for Risky Home Buyers

Debt Collection Complaints Continue, But An Overwhelming Majority Are Solved Amicably

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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

Access Playback NACBA to Listen to the Session from the 23rd Annual Convention 

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/17

New York DFS Releases New Clarifications on Debt Collection Requirements

FTC Debt Collection Dialogue Focuses on Enforcement, Rules in the Industry

Advocates Applaud HUD on New Reverse Mortgage Policy that Could Reduce Foreclosures on Surviving Spouses

First Circuit Opinion Heavy on Vocabulary, Light on Logic

U.S. Senators Propose Military Consumer Protection Act

Collection Agency Settles Five-Year-Old Lawsuit

Vital Signs for Mortgage Market; Credit Scores Rebound

New Debt Collection Guidance from New York

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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 6/1

Bank of America Fined $30 Million by OCC, Related to SCRA and Debt Collection Litigation

Credit Access Bill Would Shore Up Financial Literacy

Changing U.S. Bankruptcy Law Will Not Help Puerto Rico

Bankruptcy judge ‘deeply concerned’ about unfunded pensions

FCC Releases Tentative Open Meeting Agenda Including Proposal on TCPA Clarifications

‘Underwater’ Homeowners Can’t Void Second Mortgages

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