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October 6, 2021 by Missy Meggison in Company News

IRS Awards New Contracts to Private Collection Agencies

On September 22, 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued a press release announcing it awarded new contracts to three private-sector collection agencies to collect overdue tax debts. The previous contracts with...

January 28, 2021 by Joann Needleman in Department of Education Collections

An Honest Discussion on the Impact of Cancelling Student Loan Debt

Show Notes: Addressing the student loan debt has taken on even greater urgency since the advent of the COVID crisis. Several stimulus proposals call for the cancelation of...

September 1, 2020 by Stephanie Eidelman in CFPB

CFPB Study of Consumer Finances Following Early Pandemic is Positive. Will Coming Months Paint a Different Story?

Yesterday the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a report examining the early effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on consumer credit. Based on credit record data, the Bureau’s research found...

July 21, 2020 by Eric Troutman in Collection Laws and Regulations

Here’s Everything You Need to Know About This Year's 8 Big TCPA Stories

Editor's note: This article is provided through a partnership between insideARM and Squire Patton Boggs LLP, which provides a steady stream of timely, insightful and entertaining takes on TCPAWorld.com of the ever-evolving, never-a-dull-moment Telephone...

July 13, 2020 by Rozanne Andersen in Collection Laws and Regulations

Constitutional Law and Third-Party Collections: Assessing the Supreme Court’s New Ruling on Federal Debt

Editor's Note: This article previously appeared on the Ontario Systems Blog and is republished here with permission. When I was a law student, I would never have guessed the reason I needed to...

July 6, 2020 by Katie Grzechnik Neill in Collection Laws and Regulations

U.S. Supreme Court Strikes Down Government Debt Exemption of TCPA

The long-awaited Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) decision from the U.S. Supreme Court related to the TCPA’s government debt exemption is finally here. Bottom line up front: arguing free speech principles,...

March 18, 2020 by Katie Grzechnik Neill in Collection Laws and Regulations

New York Temporarily Halts Collection on Medical, Student Debt Owed to the State

Amid the uncertainty of the coronavirus, states are acting fast to form some sort of continuity in business and life for both industry and consumers. insideARM reported earlier this week...

February 13, 2020 by Katie Grzechnik Neill in CFPB

Whitepaper on Debt Collection Released by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors (CSBS), a nationwide organization of financial regulators, released the newest chapter of its whitepaper titled "Reengineering Nonbank Supervision," and the new chapter is all about...

September 25, 2019 by Katie Grzechnik Neill in CFPB

Lively Debt Collection Debate Likely in House Fin. Servs. Committee Hearing Tomorrow

Tomorrow, the House Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Examining Legislation to Protect Consumers and Small Business Owners from Abusive Debt Collection Practices.” The Committee originally scheduled the...

July 2, 2019 by Stephanie Eidelman in Government Debt

Freshly Signed Taxpayer First Act of 2019 Affects Private Debt Collectors

Yesterday President Trump signed into law the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 which, among other things, amends provisions related to income eligible for collection by private debt collectors. In summary,...

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