Industry News & Announcements
Timely updates on major developments, regulatory shifts, partnerships, and events impacting the debt collection and financial services landscape.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a draft order that would change how businesses handle some consumer requests
South Korea is moving to expand the Financial Supervisory Service’s role in combating illegal private lending and unlawful debt
Case Snapshot Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina Case: Card v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
A former executive director of a publicly funded charter school in Tucson, Arizona, has been charged with 22 felony
South Dakota’s Obligation Recovery Center requests an average of 249 driver’s license suspensions each month to collect debts owed
Washington, D.C., has enacted a new law that will place broad restrictions on how medical debt can be collected
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released an updated version of its Your Home Loan Toolkit, giving mortgage lenders, brokers,
Case Snapshot Plaintiff: Andrea Velazquez Defendant: Telescents Inc., doing business as FragranceNet Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District
South Korea’s debt collection industry is raising concerns as personal rehabilitation filings and debt adjustment applications climb. Credit information
The United Kingdom’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has begun engaging with the market as it considers the future
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has released a draft order that would change how businesses handle some consumer requests
South Korea is moving to expand the Financial Supervisory Service’s role in combating illegal private lending and unlawful debt
Case Snapshot Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina Case: Card v. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
A former executive director of a publicly funded charter school in Tucson, Arizona, has been charged with 22 felony
South Dakota’s Obligation Recovery Center requests an average of 249 driver’s license suspensions each month to collect debts owed
Washington, D.C., has enacted a new law that will place broad restrictions on how medical debt can be collected
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has released an updated version of its Your Home Loan Toolkit, giving mortgage lenders, brokers,
Case Snapshot Plaintiff: Andrea Velazquez Defendant: Telescents Inc., doing business as FragranceNet Court: U.S. District Court for the Central District
South Korea’s debt collection industry is raising concerns as personal rehabilitation filings and debt adjustment applications climb. Credit information
The United Kingdom’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has begun engaging with the market as it considers the future
The Federal Communications Commission is taking a two-pronged approach to its ongoing fight against illegal robocalls, removing 14 voice
Legislative Snapshot Bill: Consumer Financial Protection Accountability and Reform Act of 2026 Jurisdiction: Federal Status: Introduced following release of
Norwegian authorities have seized a Russian vessel at the request of Ukrainian state-owned energy company Naftogaz as the company
A proposed Massachusetts settlement could eliminate thousands of alleged consumer debts and permanently end the defendants’ debt collection operations
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is defending the operational changes it made in early 2025 after an Inspector General
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