A&B Abstract: An Act to Provide Relief to Survivors of Economic Abuse (the “Economic Abuse Law”), effective September 19, 2019, is aimed at preventing “economic abuse” by providing certain protections to victims of such abuse, in part, by imposing additional obligations on debt collectors and consumer reporting agencies (“CRAs”). Debt collectors and CRAs should carefully review […]
Maine
Will Maine begin to regulate passive, secondary market investors in student loan debt?
A&B Abstract: Maine’s New Student Loan Bill of Rights requires the licensing of any person acting as “directly or indirectly” as a student loan servicer. What might that mean for passive, secondary market investors in student loan debt? Background On June 20, 2019, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law LD 995, Maine’s “Student Loan […]