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December

12
2022
Industry News

Attorney General Cameron Urges FCC to Reduce Unwanted Text Messages from Fraudulent Numbers

FRANKFORT, Ky. (December 12, 2022) – Attorney General Cameron today joined a bipartisan coalition of 51 attorneys general in urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to continue its efforts to reduce unwanted text messages from fraudulent numbers.

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December

9
2022
Compliance

Reg F Question of the Week: How Long is a Consumer’s Direct Prior Consent Valid?

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has published Debt Collection Rule FAQs for Regulation F, containing questions and answers that pertain to compliance with the rule. The FAQs cover limited-content messages, call frequency issues and more.

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December

9
2022
Industry News

Arizona State Court Issues Show Cause Order: Will Review Constitutionality of Arizona Protection from Predatory Debt Collection Act

On December 5, an Arizona Superior Court for Maricopa County issued an Order to Show Cause to the state of Arizona and scheduled an expedited evidentiary hearing in a suit challenging the newly passed Arizona Protection from Predatory Debt Collection Act (the Act), also known as Proposition 209. Arizona voters passed the Act in the November midterm elections and it became effective on December 5, the same day the suit and show cause order were filed.

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December

9
2022
Industry News

Kinecta Federal Credit Union Recognized by the 2022 Rochester Choice Awards

ROCHESTER, N.Y., Dec. 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Democrat & Chronicle, hosts of the annual Rochester Choice Awards, asked the Rochester community to vote for the best businesses and organizations in the area. Kinecta Federal Credit Union was selected as a finalist for Best Credit Union, meaning many Rochester residents made Kinecta their first choice for their banking needs.

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December

9
2022
Industry News

Wing Financial Files Notice of Data Breach Affecting Over 240k Clients

On December 1, 2022, Wing Financial (an independently owned franchise of Jackson Hewitt) reported a data breach with the Maine Attorney General after confirming that an unauthorized party was able to access confidential consumer information that had been entrusted to the company.

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