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June

23
2023
Industry News

Ninth Circuit affirms district court’s denial of preliminary injunction to block enforcement of Nevada medical debt collection law

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, in a 2-1 decision, recently affirmed the district court’s decision denying the plaintiffs’ motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block enforcement of Nevada Senate Bill 248 (S.B. 248).

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June

23
2023
Industry News

Texas Joins the Consumer Privacy Parade

Texas became the tenth state to enact comprehensive consumer privacy legislation (and the fifth state to do so in 2023). This alert discusses certain key features of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act, including a high-level summary of the requirements for businesses that are subject to the law.

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June

23
2023
Industry News

CFPB’s Office of Servicemember Affairs Issues Annual Report Highlighting Complaints Related to Payment App Fraud

On June 20, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB or Bureau) Office of Servicemember Affairs published its Annual Report analyzing complaints submitted by servicemembers, veterans, and their families in 2022.

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June

22
2023
Industry News

FTC Files Amicus Brief in CFPB Action Opposing Efforts to Weaken Equal Credit Opportunity Act

The Federal Trade Commission filed a friend-of-the-court (amicus) brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit challenging a district court ruling that invalidated a key anti-discrimination rule in the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).

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June

22
2023
Industry News

New York lawmakers OK bill removing medical debt from credit reports

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Hospitals and other health care providers in New York would be banned from reporting medical debt to credit agencies under a bill passed this week by the state's legislature — a measure intended to limit the damage that illness and injury can do to someone's financial health.

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