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Bankruptcy News Briefs 6/1

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Headlines Making News on This 1st Day of June…

New Jersey Senators Introduce Legislation Revising Court Filing Fees

Debt Collection Lawsuits Revisited: Seventh Circuit Rules Collectors Not Required To Go To Trial

House Financial Services Committee Chairman to Unveil Details on Plan to Replace Dodd-Frank

Wells Fargo Exec Singled Out by CFPB Says He Accepted Settlement Because He Couldn’t Afford to Fight the Agency

Post-Discharge Settlement Not Estate Property

Objecting to the Dischargeability of Debt: How a Creditor May Protect its Debt in Bankruptcy

Uniform Voidable Transactions Act Signed Into Law by Iowa Governor

U.S. consumer spending increase strongest in over six years

Bankruptcy Code Doesn’t Conflict With Debt Collection Statute

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/27

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Headlines Going Into The Weekend…

CFPB Data on Auto Title Loans Is Flawed, Academics Say

Federal Reserve Survey Shows Mixed Results on Financial Well-Being

Tax Scammers Arrested in Miami

‘CFPB Bullied Me’ into $85K Settlement: Former Wells Fargo Officer

Rep. Watson Coleman Urges Expansion on CFPB Rule Preventing Mandatory Arbitration

Mortgage Lenders Entitled to the Benefit of Their Bargain: Fourth Circuit Applies Default Interest Rate to Mortgage Payments Made Under Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Plan

Court Grants Student Loan Debt Relief to a Graduate of a Non-Accredited Medical School

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NACBA is pleased and excited to announce the return of our Members-Only Fall Event!  Mark your calendars, save the dates, and prepare to set sail on NACBA’s maiden voyage at sea!Registration is now OPEN! 

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/26

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This Evening’s Headlines…

Lawsuit Targets Collection System Used by Toll Roads

Mortgage Applicants More Likely to Open New Card Accounts, Auto Loans

Philadelphia Owed $70M in Business Taxes

Credit Card Spending, Accounts Increase Among Consumers with New Mortgages

Credit Reporting Complaints Highlighted in CFPB’s Report

FTC, Florida Regulators Target Debt Relief Schemes

No Conflict Between FDCPA and Code

FTC Announces Suits Against Student Loan Debt Relief Scams

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GET READY TO SET SAIL FOR NACBA’S SUMMIT AT SEA, OCTOBER 7th-10th 

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NACBA is pleased and excited to announce the return of our Members-Only Fall Event!  Mark your calendars, save the dates, and prepare to set sail on NACBA’s maiden voyage at sea!Registration is now OPEN! 

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/25

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Mid Week Headlines…

Collection Agency Hit with $38M Judgment

Bankers Cry Foul Over CFPB Overdraft Data Collection

Nondischargeability Based on Collateral Estoppel

U.S. Household Debt Increases While Consumers’ Repayment Improves

Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals Determines that a “Debt Collector” filing a Bankruptcy Court Proof of Claim on a Time-Barred Account is an FDCPA Violation

Maryland Debt Collection Litigation Bill Signed Into Law

State Court Opinion in TCPA Class Action Lawsuit Takes TCPA to Task; And Includes Interesting Insurance Sub-plot

How Much are Young Americans Paying a Month on Student Debt? Less than You Think

First Impressions and Prohibited Mortgage Modifications in Bankruptcy

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GET READY TO SET SAIL FOR NACBA’S SUMMIT AT SEA, OCTOBER 7th-10th 

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NACBA is pleased and excited to announce the return of our Members-Only Fall Event!  Mark your calendars, save the dates, and prepare to set sail on NACBA’s maiden voyage at sea!Registration is now OPEN! 

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/13

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Illinois Spends Nearly $1B on Payment Penalties

Mortgage Write-Offs at Nine-Year Low: Equifax

Home Loan Originations Down in Q1

Survey: Borrowing for College Increases Parents’ Likelihood to Help Children with Loans

ACA International Denounces CFPB’s Proposed Rule to Limit Arbitration as Evidence of Unbalanced Regulation

U.S. District Court in New York Grants Debt Collector Motion to Certify Important FDCPA Issue for Interlocutory Appeal

Estate Property Encompasses Post-Discharge Consent Decree

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/11

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Mid Week Headlines…

CFPB’s Lawsuit Challenged by Defunct Lender

Credit Protection Association Pays $72k, Adopts New Policies over FCRA Violations

FDCPA Case Law Review for April 2016

Second Circuit tells debt collectors to notify debtors of interest, late fees

Teacher Can’t Discharge Student Loans in Bankruptcy

Ch. 7 Debtor Wins Partial Discharge of Student Loans

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Bob Shrum, Famed Political Consultant. Shrum has advised practically every major Democratic candidate from Edmund Muskie and Ted Kennedy to All Gore and John Kerry, and understands how political campaigns are fought and won. Shrum is the author of No Excuses: Concessions of a Serial Campaigner.

Nomi Prins, Renowned Author & Commentator from Wall Street to Washington. Prins’ latest acclaimed book All the Presidents’ Bankers is a groundbreaking narrative on how an elite group of men transformed the American economy & government, dictated policy & shaped world history. Nomi has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, CSPAN, PBS, FOX and other TV stations.

Adam Carroll, 2x Tedx Speaker. Founder of National Financial Educators, author of Winning the Money Game, director of Broke, Busted & Disgusted, host of Build a Bigger Life podcast and creator of Scholarship Mastery.

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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/10

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What’s making Headlines?

Nearly Half of Millennials Have Bad Credit: TransUnion

Debt Relief Scam Victims to Receive $1.87M

Online Lenders Queried by Regulators on Referral Fees, Bank Deals

Collection Agency Settles FTC’s Charges

Proposed Rule on Government Collection Calls Released

Consumers’ Perceived Credit Availability Falters, While Income and Spending Confidence Rebound

Pace of Total U.S. Consumer Borrowing Surges Since 2001

FCC Proposes to Protect Student Loan Borrowers and Other Consumers from a Tidal Wave of Robocalls and Texts from Collectors of Federal Debts

Report: HUD’s Sales of FHA-Defaulted Mortgage Loans Benefit the Big Mortgage Servicers and Hedge Funds While Homeowners Lose

Credit Protection Association Pays $72k, Adopts New Policies over FCRA Violations

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May 19th-22nd, 2016
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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/5

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Headlines Making News…

Debtor Benefits from 108(b)’s Extension of Time to Redeem

$5.2M Settlement in Phone Bill Cramming Contempt Case

Survey: Consumers Increase Personal Savings, But Credit Card Balances Remain

CFPB Publishes Proposed Arbitration Rule; Coins a New Phrase

Harvard Study Finds New Regulations Are Affecting Consumer Access to Credit

N.C. Fed. Court Rejects Defendant’s TCPA Arguments as to ‘Revocation of Consent,’ ‘ATDS’

Bankruptcy Filings Reverse Upward Course

Bankruptcy Forms Invite New Questions Nationwide

CFPB Proposes Amendments to Mortgage Servicing Rules Under RESPA and TILA

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May 19th-22nd, 2016
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Bankruptcy News Briefs 5/4

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Midweek Headlines…

Scammers Charged Over Alleged Fake Subscription Operation

ID Theft Pioneer Rebuilding After $100M Contempt Settlement

Reverse Mortgage May Be Modified

ACA Releases New White Paper Countering the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Servicemember Complaint Report

Currently Pending FCC Petitions in TCPA Matters

Receivables Secondary Market Restrictions Will Shrink Consumer Credit, DBA Study Argues

The CFPB’s Tough Month of April

Problems With the CFPB’s Argument: An Analysis of the D.C. Circuit Oral Arguments on Statute of Limitations

7 Things To Know About Why So Many Debt Collection Lawsuits Are Filed In Nebraska

MARK YOUR SCHEDULE FOR THESE UPCOMING NACBA EVENTS

May 19th-22nd, 2016
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Bankruptcy News Briefs 4/28

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Have You Read…

Latest CFPB Monthly Complaint Report Highlights Mortgages

Consumer Spending Shows Moderate Increase in February

CFPB Complaints Continue to Decline from 2015

Court Finds Amazon Liable for Unauthorized Billing

White House, ED, and CFPB Announce Major Student Loan Initiative; Don’t Address Post-Default Issues

Portfolio Recovery Associates to Pay $18 Million to Settle TCPA Class Action

Bleak House Comes to the Bankruptcy Court

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Building a 7-Figure Lifestyle Law Firm:
Upscaling from a Job, to a Practice, to a Business
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