On April 2, the California Senate Judicial Committee passed Senate Bill 1061. The bill seeks to prevent health care providers and contracted collection agencies from providing information about patients’ medical debt to credit reporting agencies. The bill would also prevent credit reporting agencies from accepting, storing, or sharing information related to medical debt.
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Last week our editorial team picked out the most relevant news for ARM industry professionals trying to stay on top of the ever-changing debt collection landscape. This included an article warning nonbanks to plan for CFPB oversight, a breakdown of the impacts of the CFPB’s late fee rule, and a notice to compliance professionals regarding consumer complaints. Read on to see a synopsis of everything we highlighted during the week and why our editorial team thinks you should know about it.
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Did you know that a consumer’s credit score isn’t the most indicative measure of their capacity to pay? Credit scores lag, they don’t provide a full picture, and they can’t be monitored daily. By focusing on capacity to pay instead of a credit score, many in the collections industry are seeing an uptick in their paying accounts. But what is capacity to pay, and why does it matter?
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