Wednesday, July 10, 2013

Consumer Regulatory Agency Takes On Debt Collectors

Consumer Regulatory Agency Takes On Debt Collectors: The consumer agency created by the Dodd-Frank financial reform law is asserting authority over debt collection actions by large banks. A post on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) blog Wednesday laid out the agency’s new effort to guard against abusive and deceptive practices involving consumer debt. In addition to opening their consumer complaints hotline [...]/p