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February

6
2024
Industry News

Republican lawmakers ask CFPB to reopen comment period on proposal to supervise nonbank providers of digital wallets and payment apps

Patrick McHenry, the Republican Chair of the House Financial Services Committee, and two other Republican Committee members have sent a letter to Director Chopra regarding the CFPB’s proposed rule to supervise nonbank companies that qualify as larger participants in a market for “general-use digital consumer payment applications.”

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February

6
2024
Trends

Some Americans have become saddled with credit card debt as rent and everyday prices remain high

NEW YORK (AP) — While the U.S. economy is broadly healthy, pockets of Americans have run through their savings and run up their credit card balances after battling inflation for more than two years.

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February

5
2024
Compliance

Daily Decision Recap: Debt Purchasers, Letter Vendor Claims, and More

Each week, ACA International’s compliance team covers relevant case summaries for ACA members. Here’s a rundown of recent top FCRA, TCPA and FDCPA case

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February

5
2024
Industry News

Declined: CFPB Proposes Rule to Limit Non-Sufficient Funds Fees

One week after the CFPB published its proposed rule restricting overdraft fees, the CFPB proposed yet another rule prohibiting nonsufficient funds fees (NSF fees) on transactions like declined debit card purchases and attempted ATM withdrawals, among others.

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February

5
2024
Industry News

Providence agrees to $158M of refunds, debt erasure to settle charity care billing investigation

Renton, Washington-based Providence has cut a deal to refund or erase $157.7 million in medical care payments following allegations and a lawsuit from its home state’s attorney general that the large nonprofit had failed to inform tens of thousands of patients of charity care eligibility.

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