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October 10, 2022 by Stefanie H Jackman in Legislative Updates

Proposed Legislation Would Allow Furnishing Utility and Phone Bills to Credit Reporting Agencies

On September 26, Representative French Hill (R-AR) introduced new legislation, H.R. 8985, also known as the Credit Access and Inclusion Act of 2022, to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act...

April 26, 2022 by Missy Meggison in CFPB

CFPB Claims Oversight Over More Entities Including Fintechs; Says it Will Publish Supervisory Determinations

On April 25, 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it plans to use its supervisory authority to examine any nonbank financial company that poses a risk to...

May 17, 2021 by Missy Meggison in Collection Laws and Regulations

House Passes Debt Collection Improvement Act

Last week, we explained the Comprehensive Debt Collection Improvement Act (CDCIA). To recap, the CDCIA is actually 8 separate bills relative to debt collection and covers the following topics: Amends TILA to restrict...

October 19, 2017 by Stephanie Eidelman in CFPB

Could CFPB’s Data Sharing Principles Make Debt Collection Better Too?

Yesterday the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced principles for protecting financial data that consumers choose to share with third party companies that provide services like personal financial management tools,...

June 29, 2017 by Tim Bauer in iA Research Assistant

Court Says Calls to VoIP Number Did Not Violate TCPA

Last week a United States district court judge ruled that a company did not violate the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by making calls to a number that was assigned to...

December 7, 2016 by Lewis Wiener in Collection Laws and Regulations

Off the Grid: TCPA Class Action Settlement for Energy Utility Company

This post originally appeared as a Sutherland Legal Alert, and is re-published here with permission. Utility companies continue to face ongoing litigation under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) that can...

September 9, 2016 in Debt Collection

CBE Leaders Highlight TRMA Speaker Schedule

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – A pair of CBE Companies (CBE) executives will deliver timely, important presentations at the TRMA fall conference Sept. 14 in Miami. TRMA is an industry forum for risk management...

April 6, 2016 in Auto Finance Receivables

New Accounts Receivable Management Provider Combines a History of Strong Revenue Performance with a Meticulous Focus on Compliance and Consumer Relationships

ROUND ROCK, Texas ― Waypoint Resource Group, an outsourcing provider of key accounts receivable management (ARM) services, today announced its official launch, along with a suite of solutions focused on improving credit...

March 21, 2016 by Kaulkin Ginsberg in Utility Debt

Kaulkin Ginsberg Offers Executive Summary on the Utilities Industry

As part of its information service, KG Prime, Kaulkin Ginsberg has published a three-part market intelligence series, the 2015 Utilities Market Intelligence Series. This series provides accounts receivable management business...

November 16, 2015 by Kaulkin Ginsberg in Accounts Receivable Management

Getting to Know the Utilities Industry

The utilities industry is a highly-regulated market with tremendous regional fragmentation despite its maturity. However, it presents excellent opportunities for ARM companies. Utilities collections accounted for $550 billion in revenue...

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