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July

7
2023
Industry News

Federal student loan repayment is about to change in a big way. What borrowers need to know

When federal student loan borrowers resume their payments in the fall, they’ll find another repayment option available to them. The U.S. Department of Education said borrowers can enroll in “the most affordable repayment plan ever created” later this summer, and before the over three-year-long pause on federal student loan payments concludes.

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July

7
2023
Industry News

Nevada Significantly Amends Its Collection Agency Licensing Act

On June 16, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed into law Senate Bill 276, which significantly amended Nevada Revised Statute 649, otherwise known as the Nevada Collection Agencies Licensing Act (the Act). The Act regulates the activities of “collection agencies,” or any person “engaging, directly or indirectly, and as a primary or a secondary object business or pursuit, in the collection of or in soliciting or obtaining in any manner the payment of a claim owed or due or asserted to be owed or due to another.”

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July

7
2023
Industry News

CFPB, FDIC, NCUA, OCC, and FRB Issue Proposed Guidance on Reconsiderations of Value of Residential Real Estate Transactions

Consistent with concerns surrounding bias in property valuations, on June 8, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “board”), the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA), and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued proposed guidance on reconsiderations of value (ROV) for residential real estate valuations.

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July

7
2023
Industry News

Reed, Colleagues Urge CFPB to Step Up to Protect Consumers from Scams Using AI

WASHINGTON, DC Amid a reported uptick in new financial scams using artificial intelligence (AI) to trick victims, a group of leading U.S. Senators is urging a consumer watchdog to re-double efforts to keep people safe and crack down on offenders.

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July

7
2023
Trends

Millennials Face Record $4 Trillion Debt Crisis — They're Struggling to Build Wealth, Homeownership And Retirement Savings

A Wall Street Journal analysis of Federal Reserve data reveals a concerning financial situation for people ages 30 to 39, which constitute the majority of the millennial generation.

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