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January 12, 2017 by Jessica Hartmann in Association News

IACC: 2017 Could Bring Some Change With New Administration

Trends and predictions for 2017 in the commercial credit, collection and related industries will be marked by uncertainty and continued speculation regarding a new President and administration assuming the White...

January 9, 2017 by Thomas Pahl in CFPB

The CFPB and the FTC Should Divide Up Debt Collection Enforcement

With the election of Donald Trump, new leadership will soon be in place at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Both of these agencies...

December 22, 2016 by Stephanie Eidelman in CFPB

Former Regulator Offers Extensive and Scathing Details of Life Inside the CFPB

The National Review has just published another article written by attorney and former regulator Ronald L. Rubin. [article_ad] In this latest article, which is really more of a novel, Rubin...

December 21, 2016 by Barbara Mishkin in CFPB

Trump Nominee to Head OMB Could Create Hurdles for CFPB Regulations

This article previously appeared on Ballard Spahr’s CFPB Monitor and is re-published here with permission. It has been reported that President-elect Donald Trump has nominated South Carolina Republican Congressman Mick Mulvaney to...

December 5, 2016 by Stephanie Eidelman in CFPB

Panelists at Consumer Advocacy Conference Offer Perspectives on Election Implications for Financial Services

Last week the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) held its annual Financial Services Conference in Washington, D.C. It was attended by more than 150 consumer advocates, regulators, industry representatives, researchers,...

November 17, 2016 by Eric Troutman in Opinion

Can Trump Make the TCPA Great Again? A Highly-Speculative Look at the Future of the TCPA under a Trump Presidency

This article originally appeared on the Consumer Financial Services Legal Update. It is republished with permission from the author (Eric Troutman). So the person that won the second-most votes in...

November 9, 2016 by Stephanie Eidelman in Accounts Receivable Management

What Could Trump’s Presidency Mean for the Debt Collection Industry?

Donald Trump pulled off a surprising win yesterday. And defying some expectations, both Houses of Congress will remain in Republican control. While many Republicans in Congress many not like Trump...

October 24, 2016 by Casey Stanley in CFPB

The U.S. Chamber is Resetting the Consumer Finance Discussion (So Keep Talking!)

This article appeared today on the Ontario Systems blog and is republished here with permission.The ARM and revenue cycle management industries are critical pieces of the U.S. economic puzzle. We...

September 22, 2016 by Richard Payne in Opinion

3rd Cir. Holds No TCPA Coverage Under Business Owners Insurance Policy

This article was originally published on the Maurice Wutscher blog and is republished here with permission. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently held that a business-owners...

September 20, 2016 by John Rossman in Accounts Receivable Management

Podcast: Should Debt Collectors Email Consumers?

The issue of whether debt collectors may email consumers is finally being given serious consideration by regulators. A prescient article written by Rozanne Andersen in 2011 is the most comprehensive...

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