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October 14, 2024 by Don Hoegg Jr. in Artificial Intelligence

insideARM Weekly Recap - Week of October 7th, 2024

The world of debt collection is never at a loss for updates, but separating the important stuff from the background noise isn't always easy. At insideARM, our goal is to...

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October 10, 2024 by Jay Harris in Compliance

FTC's Invitation Homes Settlement: Federal Consumer Protection Laws In Rental Property Management

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a groundbreaking settlement with Invitation Homes, a large single-family rental home owner/operator, on September 24. The settlement, which includes a $48 million monetary judgment...

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October 8, 2024 by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Artificial Intelligence

CFPB’s Chopra discusses privacy concerns and floats FCRA proposal

On September 19, CFPB Director Rohit Chopra delivered prepared remarks highlighting national security concerns related to the abuse and misuse of personal data. As previously covered by InfoBytes, Chopra emphasized President Biden’s recent...

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May 8, 2024 by Justin B. Hosie in CFPB

CFPB Bites of the Month - April 2024 - Won't Get Fooled Again, CFPB

April was another month with no shortage of action from the CFPB. In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" of the month so you can stay...

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May 6, 2024 by Bryce Noel in CFPB

insideARM Weekly Recap- Week of April 29th, 2024

Keeping up with all the goings on in the ARM Industry can feel like a full-time job. That’s why we at insideARM try to bring you the biggest news that...

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April 30, 2024 by John L. Culhane, Jr. in Collection Laws and Regulations

FTC Issues Report on Collaboration with State Attorneys General

The FTC recently issued a report to Congress on its collaboration with state attorneys general. Titled “Working Together to Protect Consumers: A Study and Recommendations on FTC Collaboration with the...

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March 28, 2024 by Sam Bragg in CFPB

CFPB and FTC Amicus Brief Signals Stance on “Pay-to-Pay” Fees Under FDCPA

On February 27, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an amicus brief in the 11th Circuit case Glover and Booze v. Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC...

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February 29, 2024 by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in CFPB

FTC Provides its 2023 ECOA Activities to CFPB

On February 12, the FTC provided the CFPB with an annual summary of its 2023 enforcement, research and policy development, and educational-related initiatives on ECOA, as Dodd-Frank allows the Commission to...

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February 13, 2024 by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Debt Settlement

FTC Bans Student Loan “Scammers” From Debt Relief Industry

On February 6, the FTC announced two orders (here and here) that will ban a group of student loan debt relief “scammers” (defendants) from the debt relief industry. As previously...

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February 7, 2024 by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP in Artificial Intelligence

FTC Hosts Tech Summit on Artificial Intelligence; CFPB Weighs In

On January 25, the FTC hosted a virtual tech summit focused on artificial intelligence (AI). The summit featured speakers from the FTC––including all three commissioners––software engineers, lawyers, technologists, entrepreneurs, journalists,...

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