Fact Check: Is Congress Exempt From Paying Off Student Loans?
Source: site The Biden administration announced changes on April 19, 2022 that would result in immediate student debt relief to some 40,000 borrowers. The Public Service Forgiveness Program eliminates the debts …
California Eyes $632 Million Plan to Help Students Attend State Colleges Debt Free
Source: site California is on track to remove any reason for its public university students to take out student loans. Known as Middle Class Scholarship 2.0, the “debt-free” program is slated …
No More Conferences/ For Now or Forever
We hope everyone is well and safe during these troubled times of change. The United States is the strongest country and have the most resilient people on earth, which is …
Who Is Seize Assets?
By: Robert Pinchuck SeizeAssets.com investigates debtors and companies and produces actionable data which is extremely desirable for many different groups of clientele looking to find assets. For example, debt buyers …

CFPB Releases Spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights
Source: site The CFPB recently issued its Spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights, discussing findings from its examinations in connection with auto servicing, consumer reporting, credit card account management, debt collection, deposits, mortgage origination, …
Illinois Will Stop Helping Cities Collect Some School Ticket Debt From Students
Source: site Illinois’ top financial official has banned local governments from using a state program to collect debt from students who have been ticketed for truancy, eliminating a burden for families …
Recession odds within next year now 30%, survey shows
Source: site The odds of a U.S. recession within the next year are steadily rising. The probability of a recession over the next 12 months is now 30%, the highest since …
Federal Student Loan Interest Rates Set To Rise In July
Source: site Borrowing federal student loans is about to get more expensive. Federal student loan interest rates are tied to the 10-year Treasury note and determined using a formula set by …
CFPB And FTC Continue To Take Action Against Debt Settlement Companies
Source: site On April 29, the CFPB filed a proposed order in federal court seeking final judgment against three California-based defendants for engaging in unlawful fee-charging practices and deceptive telemarketing. According to …
United States Settles Suit Against VoIP Service Providers for Facilitating Millions of Illegal Telemarketing Calls about COVID-19
Source: site Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers, VoIP Terminator Inc. and BLMarketing Inc., and their owner, Muhammed Usman Khan, agreed to a court order resolving Federal Trade Commission (FTC) …

Concerns over prohibition against debt collection service
Article 6 Investment Law 2020 stipulates that “Debt Collection Service” is one of the businesses that are prohibited from investment. This regulation will come into force on 1 January 2021, …
Amid coronavirus economic recovery, Ohio can help prevent a consumer debt crisis
As Ohio reopens with mounting uncertainty, we see promising signs of recovery from COVID-19. But the hope for economic recovery locally and nationwide will be tempered as millions of Americans …
Community group opposes Pine Bluff court debt collection proposal
In tough times, the Pine Bluff City Council is considering a proposal to sic a private debt collection agency on people with unpaid fines and fees. The Arkansas Community Organizations has written the mayor and city council …
TCPA’s 2015 Government-Debt Collection Exception Struck Down- Now What?
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants held the government-debt exception of the TCPA unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause. This means that going …

CFPB Releases Spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights
Source: site The CFPB recently issued its Spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights, discussing findings from its examinations in connection with auto servicing, consumer reporting, credit card account management, debt collection, deposits, mortgage origination, …
CFPB And FTC Continue To Take Action Against Debt Settlement Companies
Source: site On April 29, the CFPB filed a proposed order in federal court seeking final judgment against three California-based defendants for engaging in unlawful fee-charging practices and deceptive telemarketing. According to …
CFPB Sues TransUnion on Credit Reporting Violations
Source: site Although debt collection has been a longtime leading issue reported to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), during the COVID-19 pandemic, another issue emerged as the nation’s number one …
CFPB Supervisory Report Finds Issues in Several Financial Institution Practices
Source: site On May 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its Supervisory Highlights report on legal violations discovered during examinations in the second half of 2021. The …
California Filing Cross-Complaint Alleging FinTech Is “True Lender,” Seeks $100M Penalty
Source: site On April 8, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) filed a cross-complaint against a Chicago-based FinTech company alleging that as the “true lender” of consumer installment …

United States Settles Suit Against VoIP Service Providers for Facilitating Millions of Illegal Telemarketing Calls about COVID-19
Source: site Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers, VoIP Terminator Inc. and BLMarketing Inc., and their owner, Muhammed Usman Khan, agreed to a court order resolving Federal Trade Commission (FTC) …
80% of US shoppers use buy now, pay later to avoid credit card debt
Source: site Dive Brief: Following previous reports of increased digital payment adoption, the Experian Global Insights Report found that 62% of respondents said they use mobile wallets, and 63% use traditional …
Biden picks Barr as Fed bank czar
Source-site QUICK FIX It’s Barr — As MM foreshadowed earlier this week, former Treasury official Michael Barr is the pick for Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision, a surprisingly fast turnaround after …
70% of Americans Admit to Bad Spending Habits
Source-site Is saving money a big goal of yours? You might really struggle to achieve it if you don’t manage to keep your spending in check. And if you’ve struggled in that …

United States Settles Suit Against VoIP Service Providers for Facilitating Millions of Illegal Telemarketing Calls about COVID-19
Source: site Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers, VoIP Terminator Inc. and BLMarketing Inc., and their owner, Muhammed Usman Khan, agreed to a court order resolving Federal Trade Commission (FTC) …
80% of US shoppers use buy now, pay later to avoid credit card debt
Source: site Dive Brief: Following previous reports of increased digital payment adoption, the Experian Global Insights Report found that 62% of respondents said they use mobile wallets, and 63% use traditional …
Biden picks Barr as Fed bank czar
Source-site QUICK FIX It’s Barr — As MM foreshadowed earlier this week, former Treasury official Michael Barr is the pick for Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision, a surprisingly fast turnaround after …
70% of Americans Admit to Bad Spending Habits
Source-site Is saving money a big goal of yours? You might really struggle to achieve it if you don’t manage to keep your spending in check. And if you’ve struggled in that …
Lt. Gov Kounalakis Signs Eviction Moratorium Extension Bill Into Law
Source-site First passed in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, statewide eviction moratoriums have been extended numerous times in 2020, in 2021, and, due to the …
FTC gains court order to stop ‘deceptive’ credit repair firm
Source-site The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action against a firm that used a government website as part of its scheme connected with consumer credit reports. This week, the FTC …
CFPB Ramps Up Hunt For Unfair Discrimination In Consumer Finance
Source: site Already with a heightened interest in vehicle repossessions, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced changes last week to its supervisory operations involving what it deems to be illegal …
Connecticut regulators launch probe of utilities over payment demands during COVID-19
Source-site Connecticut regulators have opened an investigation into wage garnishment and payment demands by United Illuminating and Eversource of their customers during the pandemic despite a shut-off moratorium for nonpayment. …
SEC Joins FTC in Voicing Concerns Over AI as Risk of Regulation Looms
Source-site Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler delivered his remarks on Thursday March 10 before the Investor Advisory Committee that was devoted to the use of artificial intelligence in …

Recession odds within next year now 30%, survey shows
Source: site The odds of a U.S. recession within the next year are steadily rising. The probability of a recession over the next 12 months is now 30%, the highest since …
Consumer Debt Soared By $52 Billion In March
Source: site San Francisco CNN Business — Americans are racking up debt at record rates. Consumer debt levels for March 2022 climbed by $52.4 billion, an annual increase of 14%, seasonally …
Tennis legend Boris Becker sentenced to more than 2 years in jail over bankruptcy ordeal
Source: site NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tennis legend Boris Becker was sentenced to more than two years in prison over bankruptcy offenses on Friday. Earlier this month, …
Lawsuit claims USAA Bank benefitted from ‘excessive premiums’ amid pandemic
Source: site A lawsuit from a USAA Bank member in California claims the insurer profited off “excessive premiums” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what you need to know. USAA member Philip …
CFPB Releases Blog Post on the Dischargeability of Private Student Loans in Bankruptcy
Source-site On April 12, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a blog post titled “Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans.” In the blog post, the CFPB argues …

Illinois Will Stop Helping Cities Collect Some School Ticket Debt From Students
Source: site Illinois’ top financial official has banned local governments from using a state program to collect debt from students who have been ticketed for truancy, eliminating a burden for families …
Federal Student Loan Interest Rates Set To Rise In July
Source: site Borrowing federal student loans is about to get more expensive. Federal student loan interest rates are tied to the 10-year Treasury note and determined using a formula set by …
NY Bars Transcript Withholding Over Student Bills
Source: site Colleges in New York State are now barred from withholding transcripts as a means of collecting student debt. Democratic governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation Wednesday prohibiting the practice known as “transcript …
Student Loan Debt Climbs Higher as Biden Weighs Debt Forgiveness
Source: site As President Joe Biden considers using executive action to cancel some federal student loan debt, the financial burden on today’s students continues to rise. According to the College Board, which tracks trends in college …
Student Loan Forgiveness Plans Enrage Boomers: ‘Unfair’
Source: site A number of people in the so-called “boomer” generation have hit out at President Joe Biden‘s reported plans to forgive some student loan debt for millions of people. The suggestion …
Maryland’s Attorney General Seeks To Cancel Student Debt
Source: site MARYLAND — Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has joined five other attorneys general to call on the U.S. Department of Education to cancel the federal student loan debt …
Fact Check: Is Congress Exempt From Paying Off Student Loans?
Source: site The Biden administration announced changes on April 19, 2022 that would result in immediate student debt relief to some 40,000 borrowers. The Public Service Forgiveness Program eliminates the debts …
California Eyes $632 Million Plan to Help Students Attend State Colleges Debt Free
Source: site California is on track to remove any reason for its public university students to take out student loans. Known as Middle Class Scholarship 2.0, the “debt-free” program is slated …

Industry Interviews
An Interview With Mark Rubenstein – Co-founder of Pagus.io, LLC
Robert: So Pagus has a unique business model for a print vendor. Why do you focus on low volume mailers while all your competitors are driven by high volume? Mark: …
An Interview With Craig M. Geisler
An Interview With Craig M. Geisler; President of Cherrywood Enterprises, LLC Robert: Being the fact that you are the President of Cherrywood Enterprises, and you are a …

PRESS RELEASES
DebtNext Software Adds Industry Veteran to Leadership Team
3 January 2022, COPLEY, Ohio — DebtNext Software is pleased to welcome Kristin Dougherty as its new National Sales Director. In her new role, Kristin will be responsible for continuing to grow …
Commercial Collection Agencies of America Announces Board of Directors 2022
January 5, 2022-Chicago-Commercial Collection Agencies of America has elected its new Board of Directors and has announced the slate of officers of the organization. Board members include Pete Roth of …
Commercial Collection Agencies of America Gives Back
December 15, 2021-Chicago-Commercial Collection Agencies of America announced that through its initiative, Commercial Collection Agencies of America Gives Back, a portion of the proceeds of its annual conference in Delray …
National Service Bureau Earns Certificate of Accreditation and Compliance
Tuesday, October 21, 2021-Chicago-Commercial Collection Agencies of America is proud to announce that National Service Bureau-Commercial Division has recently earned the industryrespected Certificate of Accreditation and Compliance. National Service Bureau, …

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CFPB Releases Spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights
Source: site The CFPB recently issued its Spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights, discussing findings from its examinations in connection with auto servicing, consumer reporting, credit card account management, debt collection, deposits, mortgage origination, …
Illinois Will Stop Helping Cities Collect Some School Ticket Debt From Students
Source: site Illinois’ top financial official has banned local governments from using a state program to collect debt from students who have been ticketed for truancy, eliminating a burden for families …
Recession odds within next year now 30%, survey shows
Source: site The odds of a U.S. recession within the next year are steadily rising. The probability of a recession over the next 12 months is now 30%, the highest since …
Federal Student Loan Interest Rates Set To Rise In July
Source: site Borrowing federal student loans is about to get more expensive. Federal student loan interest rates are tied to the 10-year Treasury note and determined using a formula set by …
CFPB And FTC Continue To Take Action Against Debt Settlement Companies
Source: site On April 29, the CFPB filed a proposed order in federal court seeking final judgment against three California-based defendants for engaging in unlawful fee-charging practices and deceptive telemarketing. According to …
United States Settles Suit Against VoIP Service Providers for Facilitating Millions of Illegal Telemarketing Calls about COVID-19
Source: site Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers, VoIP Terminator Inc. and BLMarketing Inc., and their owner, Muhammed Usman Khan, agreed to a court order resolving Federal Trade Commission (FTC) …

Concerns over prohibition against debt collection service
Article 6 Investment Law 2020 stipulates that “Debt Collection Service” is one of the businesses that are prohibited from investment. This regulation will come into force on 1 January 2021, …
Amid coronavirus economic recovery, Ohio can help prevent a consumer debt crisis
As Ohio reopens with mounting uncertainty, we see promising signs of recovery from COVID-19. But the hope for economic recovery locally and nationwide will be tempered as millions of Americans …
Community group opposes Pine Bluff court debt collection proposal
In tough times, the Pine Bluff City Council is considering a proposal to sic a private debt collection agency on people with unpaid fines and fees. The Arkansas Community Organizations has written the mayor and city council …
TCPA’s 2015 Government-Debt Collection Exception Struck Down- Now What?
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in Barr v. American Association of Political Consultants held the government-debt exception of the TCPA unconstitutional under the First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause. This means that going …

CFPB Releases Spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights
Source: site The CFPB recently issued its Spring 2022 Supervisory Highlights, discussing findings from its examinations in connection with auto servicing, consumer reporting, credit card account management, debt collection, deposits, mortgage origination, …
CFPB And FTC Continue To Take Action Against Debt Settlement Companies
Source: site On April 29, the CFPB filed a proposed order in federal court seeking final judgment against three California-based defendants for engaging in unlawful fee-charging practices and deceptive telemarketing. According to …
CFPB Sues TransUnion on Credit Reporting Violations
Source: site Although debt collection has been a longtime leading issue reported to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), during the COVID-19 pandemic, another issue emerged as the nation’s number one …
CFPB Supervisory Report Finds Issues in Several Financial Institution Practices
Source: site On May 2, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) released its Supervisory Highlights report on legal violations discovered during examinations in the second half of 2021. The …
California Filing Cross-Complaint Alleging FinTech Is “True Lender,” Seeks $100M Penalty
Source: site On April 8, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) filed a cross-complaint against a Chicago-based FinTech company alleging that as the “true lender” of consumer installment …

United States Settles Suit Against VoIP Service Providers for Facilitating Millions of Illegal Telemarketing Calls about COVID-19
Source: site Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers, VoIP Terminator Inc. and BLMarketing Inc., and their owner, Muhammed Usman Khan, agreed to a court order resolving Federal Trade Commission (FTC) …
80% of US shoppers use buy now, pay later to avoid credit card debt
Source: site Dive Brief: Following previous reports of increased digital payment adoption, the Experian Global Insights Report found that 62% of respondents said they use mobile wallets, and 63% use traditional …
Biden picks Barr as Fed bank czar
Source-site QUICK FIX It’s Barr — As MM foreshadowed earlier this week, former Treasury official Michael Barr is the pick for Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision, a surprisingly fast turnaround after …
70% of Americans Admit to Bad Spending Habits
Source-site Is saving money a big goal of yours? You might really struggle to achieve it if you don’t manage to keep your spending in check. And if you’ve struggled in that …

United States Settles Suit Against VoIP Service Providers for Facilitating Millions of Illegal Telemarketing Calls about COVID-19
Source: site Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers, VoIP Terminator Inc. and BLMarketing Inc., and their owner, Muhammed Usman Khan, agreed to a court order resolving Federal Trade Commission (FTC) …
80% of US shoppers use buy now, pay later to avoid credit card debt
Source: site Dive Brief: Following previous reports of increased digital payment adoption, the Experian Global Insights Report found that 62% of respondents said they use mobile wallets, and 63% use traditional …
Biden picks Barr as Fed bank czar
Source-site QUICK FIX It’s Barr — As MM foreshadowed earlier this week, former Treasury official Michael Barr is the pick for Federal Reserve vice chair for supervision, a surprisingly fast turnaround after …
70% of Americans Admit to Bad Spending Habits
Source-site Is saving money a big goal of yours? You might really struggle to achieve it if you don’t manage to keep your spending in check. And if you’ve struggled in that …
Lt. Gov Kounalakis Signs Eviction Moratorium Extension Bill Into Law
Source-site First passed in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020, statewide eviction moratoriums have been extended numerous times in 2020, in 2021, and, due to the …
FTC gains court order to stop ‘deceptive’ credit repair firm
Source-site The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) took action against a firm that used a government website as part of its scheme connected with consumer credit reports. This week, the FTC …
CFPB Ramps Up Hunt For Unfair Discrimination In Consumer Finance
Source: site Already with a heightened interest in vehicle repossessions, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced changes last week to its supervisory operations involving what it deems to be illegal …
Connecticut regulators launch probe of utilities over payment demands during COVID-19
Source-site Connecticut regulators have opened an investigation into wage garnishment and payment demands by United Illuminating and Eversource of their customers during the pandemic despite a shut-off moratorium for nonpayment. …
SEC Joins FTC in Voicing Concerns Over AI as Risk of Regulation Looms
Source-site Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler delivered his remarks on Thursday March 10 before the Investor Advisory Committee that was devoted to the use of artificial intelligence in …

Recession odds within next year now 30%, survey shows
Source: site The odds of a U.S. recession within the next year are steadily rising. The probability of a recession over the next 12 months is now 30%, the highest since …
Consumer Debt Soared By $52 Billion In March
Source: site San Francisco CNN Business — Americans are racking up debt at record rates. Consumer debt levels for March 2022 climbed by $52.4 billion, an annual increase of 14%, seasonally …
Tennis legend Boris Becker sentenced to more than 2 years in jail over bankruptcy ordeal
Source: site NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Tennis legend Boris Becker was sentenced to more than two years in prison over bankruptcy offenses on Friday. Earlier this month, …
Lawsuit claims USAA Bank benefitted from ‘excessive premiums’ amid pandemic
Source: site A lawsuit from a USAA Bank member in California claims the insurer profited off “excessive premiums” during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here’s what you need to know. USAA member Philip …
CFPB Releases Blog Post on the Dischargeability of Private Student Loans in Bankruptcy
Source-site On April 12, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released a blog post titled “Busting myths about bankruptcy and private student loans.” In the blog post, the CFPB argues …

Illinois Will Stop Helping Cities Collect Some School Ticket Debt From Students
Source: site Illinois’ top financial official has banned local governments from using a state program to collect debt from students who have been ticketed for truancy, eliminating a burden for families …
Federal Student Loan Interest Rates Set To Rise In July
Source: site Borrowing federal student loans is about to get more expensive. Federal student loan interest rates are tied to the 10-year Treasury note and determined using a formula set by …
NY Bars Transcript Withholding Over Student Bills
Source: site Colleges in New York State are now barred from withholding transcripts as a means of collecting student debt. Democratic governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation Wednesday prohibiting the practice known as “transcript …
Student Loan Debt Climbs Higher as Biden Weighs Debt Forgiveness
Source: site As President Joe Biden considers using executive action to cancel some federal student loan debt, the financial burden on today’s students continues to rise. According to the College Board, which tracks trends in college …
Student Loan Forgiveness Plans Enrage Boomers: ‘Unfair’
Source: site A number of people in the so-called “boomer” generation have hit out at President Joe Biden‘s reported plans to forgive some student loan debt for millions of people. The suggestion …
Maryland’s Attorney General Seeks To Cancel Student Debt
Source: site MARYLAND — Maryland Attorney General Brian E. Frosh has joined five other attorneys general to call on the U.S. Department of Education to cancel the federal student loan debt …
Fact Check: Is Congress Exempt From Paying Off Student Loans?
Source: site The Biden administration announced changes on April 19, 2022 that would result in immediate student debt relief to some 40,000 borrowers. The Public Service Forgiveness Program eliminates the debts …
California Eyes $632 Million Plan to Help Students Attend State Colleges Debt Free
Source: site California is on track to remove any reason for its public university students to take out student loans. Known as Middle Class Scholarship 2.0, the “debt-free” program is slated …

Fact Check: Is Congress Exempt From Paying Off Student Loans?
Source: site The Biden administration announced changes on April 19, 2022 that would result in immediate student debt relief to some 40,000 borrowers. The Public Service Forgiveness Program eliminates the debts …
California Eyes $632 Million Plan to Help Students Attend State Colleges Debt Free
Source: site California is on track to remove any reason for its public university students to take out student loans. Known as Middle Class Scholarship 2.0, the “debt-free” program is slated …
No More Conferences/ For Now or Forever
We hope everyone is well and safe during these troubled times of change. The United States is the strongest country and have the most resilient people on earth, which is …
Who Is Seize Assets?
By: Robert Pinchuck SeizeAssets.com investigates debtors and companies and produces actionable data which is extremely desirable for many different groups of clientele looking to find assets. For example, debt buyers …