A&B Abstract This blog post is part five of a five-part series examining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (the “CFPB” or “Bureau”) proposed rule amending Regulation F (the “Proposed Rule”), which implements the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) to prescribe rules governing the activities of debt collectors. The idiom “the devil is in the […]
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A Closer Look at the CFPB’s Proposed Debt Collection Rules – Part Four: Other Conduct Provisions
A&B Abstract This blog post is part four of a five-part series examining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (the “CFPB” or “Bureau”) proposed rule amending Regulation F (“Proposed Rule”), which implements the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) to prescribe rules governing the activities of debt collectors. In part one of this series, we provided […]
A Closer Look at the CFPB’s Proposed Debt Collection Rules – Part Three: Important Details Relating to Disclosures and Debt Validation Notices
A&B Abstract This blog post is part three of a five-part series examining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (the “CFPB” or “Bureau”) proposed rule amending Regulation F (“Proposed Rule”), which implements the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) to prescribe rules governing the activities of debt collectors. In part one of this series, we provided […]
A Closer Look at the CFPB’s Proposed Debt Collection Rules – Part Two: Communications
A&B Abstract: This blog post is part two of a five-part series examining the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (the “CFPB” or “Bureau”) proposed rule amending Regulation F (the “Proposed Rule”), which implements the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) to prescribe rules governing the activities of debt collectors. This post summarizes the key provisions of the […]
QM Patch Update: CFPB Proposes to Let Patch Expire
A&B Abstract The CFPB has issued an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the fate of the “QM Patch,” indicating that it will not extend the “QM Patch” permanently. Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking In a surprise development, on July 25, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking […]