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June

19
2023
Industry News

CFPB Action Dismissed for Bureau Going Out of Bounds on Discovery in District Court Case

The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court’s decision that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau did not follow the discovery process in a civil case.

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June

19
2023
Industry News

Seventh Circuit rules $3.95 in postage spent by plaintiff to respond to second validation notice sufficient to establish FDCPA standing

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has ruled that a plaintiff in a putative class action had standing to assert FDCPA claims against the purchaser of her debt and the purchaser’s servicer based on the $3.95 she paid in postage to respond to a second validation letter after she had already responded to the first validation notice.

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June

19
2023
Industry News

Text Carriers Announce New Requirements

Several text message carriers will require companies using 10-digit telephone numbers (10 DLC) for SMS and MMS messages to U.S. consumers to register to an approved campaign under their brand effective July 5, 2023.

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June

19
2023
Industry News

CFPB and Federal Banking Agencies Propose Quality Control Standards on Automated Valuation Models Used in Underwriting Mortgage Loans

On June 1, 2023, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau along with Federal Reserve, OCC, FDIC, NCUA and FHFA (collectively, the “Agencies”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking comment on rules to implement quality control standards for automated valuation models (AVMs) used by residential mortgage originators and secondary market issuers in determining the collateral worth of a mortgage loan that is secured by a consumer’s principal dwelling.

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June

19
2023
Trends

OCC Report Identifies Key Risks Facing Federal Banking System

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today reported the key issues facing the federal banking system in its Semiannual Risk Perspective for Spring 2023.

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