It is no secret that credit reporting and furnishing practices remain a high priority of regulators. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) issued its disclosure portion of the Debt Collection Rule last week.
It is the holiday season, and Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, 136 S. Ct. 1540 (2016), and its progeny keep giving back to the collections industry.
Having the "prior express consent" of the party receiving the call remains the best defense in cases filed under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).
1/14/2021, 8:00-9:30 am: Roundup of Recent Tax Developments, Presented by William E. Sigler
Apparently to show that there is still someone working in Washington, the IRS on November 18, 2020, issued Revenue Ruling 2020-27
A lot has been written recently about Regulation F or the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Final Debt Collection Practices Rule (the ”Rule”) issued on October 30, 2020