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 […]
Debt Collection
A Closer Look at the CFPB’s Proposed Debt Collection Rules – Part One
A&B Abstract: On May 7, 2019, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (the “CFPB” or “Bureau”) issued a proposed rule that would significantly amend Regulation F (the “Proposed Rule”), which implements the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”), to prescribe rules governing the activities of debt collectors that are subject to the FDCPA. The Bureau recently […]
Alston & Bird Issues Client Alert on a Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court Decision Relating to the Massachusetts Attorney General Debt Collection Regulations and Its Corresponding Debt Collection Guidance On What Constitutes an Attempt to Contact a Massachusetts Debtor By Telephone
On March 28, Alston & Bird Partner Nanci Weissgold and Senior Associate Anoush Garakani issued a Client Alert summarizing a Massachusetts court case relating to debt collection activities and communication efforts with a debtor in the collection of consumer debt, specifically when contacting a debtor by telephone in accordance with 940 CMR 7.04(1)(f). The Client […]