OAKLAND – California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that he joined a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), wholly endorsing its recently issued policy statement on abusive conduct in consumer financial markets.
This month, more than 7,100 people who were charged illegal advance fees by Timemark, Inc. to renegotiate, settle, reduce, or alter the terms of their federal student loans will receive a check in the mail.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (July 5, 2023) – Minority depository institution credit unions experienced growth in membership, assets, and loans in 2022, expanding access to financial services for their members and communities.
Quick analysis: After a slowdown in April, everything jumped up in May. How high? FDCPA was up +14.1%, FCRA was up +20% and TCPA was up a whopping 98.2%. YTD cases are still down in two out of three of those, with FDCPA down -28.5% and FCRA down -8.5% over 2022, while TCPA’s big month propelled it to a YTD gain of +17.6%.
Nearly half of products or apps used by families are not in compliance with new California privacy rules that will be enforced beginning July, according to a report released Wednesday by Common Sense Media, a nonprofit group that advocates for more safeguards for youth in the tech space.