JD Supra

Debtors Lose? Third Circuit Rejects “Discovery Rule,” Restricts Period to Assert Federal Debt Collection Actions in Break With Fourth and Ninth Circuits

In an en banc decision issued last Tuesday, the Third Circuit held that civil actions alleging violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) must be filed within one year from the date ...
JD Supra

CFPB Extends Comment Period For Supplemental Debt Collection Proposal; States Take Emergency SOL Actions

Comment period extension. Yesterday, the CFPB announced a second 60-day extension of the comment period for its supplemental proposal that would require debt collectors to make specified disclosures ...
American Banker

CFPB extends comment period on debt collection plan

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is extending the comment period for its debt collection proposal by 30 days to Sept. 18 to give consumer groups more time to respond. In July, consumer groups ...
ConsumerAffairs

Debt collection laws in Ohio

Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. Find my match Could your debt be reduced or forgiven? Take our financial relief quiz. If you live in Ohio and debt collectors ...