insideARM Weekly Recap – Week of January 6th, 2025
News in the collections industry never stops; it can be tough to wade through what’s relevant, and what’s just noise. Our weekly recap of top stories will give you the...
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CFPB Finalizes Rule to Remove Medical Bills from Consumer Reports
On January 7, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) finalized its rule aimed at removing an estimated $49 billion in medical bills from the consumer reports of approximately 15 million...
insideARM Weekly Recap – Week of November 4th, 2024
News in the ARM industry moves at lightning speed; determining what's important and what’s just noise can be challenging. This is why the editorial team at insideARM sifts through all...
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Rulemaking by Advisory Opinion: Like Making Turducken without a Recipe, Part 2
In Part one, we examined three of the requirements the CFPB’s Advisory Opinion on the Deceptive and Unfair Collection of Medical Debt imposed on debt collectors. Since that article was published,...
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insideARM Weekly Recap – Week of October 28th, 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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CFPB Bites of the Month - September 2024 - Wake Me Up When September Ends, CFPB
In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" for the prior and current month covered during the September 2024 webinar. Bite 10: CFPB Publishes Report on Cash-Back...
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Rulemaking by Advisory Opinion: Like making turducken without a recipe
For anyone uninitiated to turducken, let me explain that this is a dish created by renowned chef Paul Prudomme. It consists of a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck,...
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insideARM Weekly Recap - Week of September 9th, 2024
The CFPB was heavy in the news last week, and our weekly recap reflects that. Let’s dive in. On Tuesday, we reported how a group of community, civil rights, consumer,...
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CFPB issues Annual Report on FDCPA: Blasts Medical and Rental Debt Collection Practices
Hospitals, insurance companies, and debt collectors need to step up their communication efforts to prevent the illegal collection of medical debts that have been previously paid or covered by providers’...
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Navigating FCRA and Debt Collection With Special Guest Bridgeforce’s Michelle Macartney [Podcast]
In this episode of FCRA Focus, host Kim Phan is joined by fellow Troutman Pepper partner Stefanie Jackman and Michelle Macartney, managing partner and chief compliance officer at Bridgeforce. Together,...