Guest Blog by Andrew E. Hoke, Sessoms & Rogers, P.A. The North Carolina legislature passed the Consumer Economic Protection Act (CEPA) in 2009. It was one of the first laws in the U.S. to impose requirements on debt buyers. One of… Read More ›
Debt Buyers
What You Need to Know about CFPB Sharing Consumers’ Complaint Narratives
On June 25, 2015, The CFPB announced that they are making consumers’ complaint narratives public. In their blog published that same day, they say they are doing it because (see the blog for more detail): • Making these consumer narratives public… Read More ›
FDCPA knowledgeable? How confident are you? Training Can Help!
If you were asked today to take an 80 question test on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), how confident are you that you would pass? What about other members of your firm or agency who talk or write… Read More ›
“Going for the Gold” at 17th Annual DBA Conference
The theme “Going for the Gold” was perfect for this pre-2014 Winter Olympics event—the 17th Annual DBA International Conference. It was held at the Aria in Las Vegas, with the keynote address provided by Mark Spitz, one of the most… Read More ›
New California Debt Buying Practices Act (FDBPA) Could Affect You!
I read on InsideARM.com on July 3rd about the following change to the CA Debt Collection Law: The California General Assembly Monday unanimously passed a bill that requires debt buyers in the state to have in their possession a long list… Read More ›
Washington State Bill Requires Licensing of Debt Buyers as Collection Agencies
By Marti Lythgoe, NL Editor, with Stephen A. Bernheim, Attorney at Law In the May 7 DBA International Member Alert, a change to the WA State Debt Collection Law was announced: “Earlier today, Governor Jay Inslee of Washington State signed… Read More ›
Dramatic Change in TN Debt Collection Law from passage of SB 224 / HB 443
By Marti Lythgoe, NL Editor; and Kelly Dicken, FKSC Attorney “There is currently some unique legislation that is before the General Assembly of TN that will benefit debt buyers and banks in TN if it is passed in the next… Read More ›
“Fields of Opportunity” in Iowa & 4 Other States: NL’s 4th group of 5 white papers
“Fields of Opportunity,” is the state slogan for Iowa. We think you will find that there are “fields of opportunity” in each of the five states whose white papers were published last week on The National List’s website. Read below… Read More ›
Coming Monday, Feb. 4th, “50 White Papers in 50 Days”
We are excited to announce that beginning Monday, Feb. 4th, NL will publish on our website the first of our “50 White Papers in 50 Days.” It will cover debt collection laws in Alabama and will be followed in alphabetical… Read More ›
Are you losing money over the lack of a comprehensive Legal Forwarding Agreement?
If you forward debt collection matters to law firms, it is critical to have a well-documented Legal Forwarding Agreement. There have been several reports in which clients have had experiences where they lost a significant amount of money due to… Read More ›