PHOENIX (3TV/CBS 5) - Unexpected, large medical bills are the number one reason why some people are forced to file for bankruptcy. But it turns out some collection agencies are becoming more lenient when it comes to asking you to pay a medical debt.
It's been a tumultuous few days for banks since the now-shuttered Silicon Valley Bank announced Wednesday it had suffered a $1.8 billion after-tax loss and urgently needed to raise more capital to quell depositors' concerns.
Regulators across the country are working to ensure that new technologies meaningfully help consumers in their financial lives. Large-scale technology companies often produce new technologies that want to reshape the consumer financial marketplace to benefit their growth and market share instead of to benefit consumers.
On March 9, the U.S. House Financial Institutions and Monetary Policy Subcommittee held a hearing entitled “Consumer Financial Protection Bureau [CFPB]: Ripe for Reform.” The memorandum released in advance stated the hearing would “examine the leadership structure, funding, budget, and operations of the CFPB and areas in which reforms are needed.”
The Litigation Practice Group, PC (LPG) has violated the federal Credit Repair Organizations Act (CROA) and the Georgia Debt Adjustment Act (GDAA) in the course of providing credit repair services, a proposed class action alleges.
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