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January

15
2024
Compliance

Debt Collection – Licensee

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) provides licensure, regulation, and oversight of California debt collection practices under the California Consumer Financial Protection Law, 2021 (CCFPL) and the Debt Collection Licensing Act, 2022 (DCLA). Both measures help to better protect consumers and create a level playing field for industry. The DFPI began accepting applications for licensure September 1, 2021.

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January

15
2024
Compliance

Operator? I’d like to Report a Data Breach—The FCC’s Updated Data Breach Rule

After waiting 16 years for a call, the FCC is finally back on the line. Last month the FCC updated their 16-year-old data breach notification rule. The updated rule makes drastic changes to the previous FCC notification requirements.

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January

15
2024
Compliance

Daily Decision Recap: Reg F, Validation Notice, 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 cases we’ve covered.

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January

15
2024
Trends

Flagging loan margins, one-off charges drag down profit at major US banks

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Major U.S. banks reported lower profits on Friday in a choppy fourth quarter clouded by special charges and job cuts, with signs an income boost from high interest rates is waning and some consumer loans are starting to sour.

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January

15
2024
Trends

US Banking Giants Shed Over 17,000 Employees in Turbulent Year

(Reuters) - Wells Fargo, Bank of America and Citigroup reduced their workforces by a combined 17,700 last year, the banking giants reported in their fourth-quarter earnings on Friday.

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