Third Circuit Finds Pennsylvania Lending Law Does not Regulate Collection of Charged-off Debt

On February 7, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit affirmed a lower court’s decision to grant a debt collector’s (the defendant) motion for judgment. The defendant argued that its efforts to collect plaintiff’s charged-off debt via a proof of claim in a bankruptcy proceeding was not limited by, or in violation of, the Pennsylvania Consumer Discount Company Act (CDCA). The plaintiff, who obtained a loan from a third-party small-dollar lender licensed under the CDCA, defaulted on the loan and the licensed lender subsequently charged off and sold plaintiff’s debt to a company that was not licensed under the CDCA.

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California DFPI Proposes New Regulations Under the Debt Collection Licensing Act

On February 9, 2024, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) published a proposed rule to adopt new regulations under the Debt Collection Licensing Act (DCLA). Under the DCLA, a debt collector licensee is required to pay the DFPI Commissioner its “pro rata share of all costs and expenses incurred in the administration” of the DCLA, which is calculated in part based on the licensee’s “net proceeds generated by California debtor accounts,” but the term “net proceeds” was not defined in the statute.

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Pedaling for a Purpose: Team VeriFacts Raises Funds for Local YMCA Youth Programs

STERLING, Il. -- Traci Oltmans and the VeriFacts team are at it again with the annual Spinathon fundraiser in support of their local Sterling-Rock Falls Family YMCA. Now in their fifth consecutive year of participating, the donations raised will support thousands of area children through financial support for swim lessons, gym memberships, camp attendance, and other summer childcare programs and activities.

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Fintech Trade Group Sends Letter to Director Chopra Urging CFPB to Develop Regulatory Approach for Earned Wage Access Products

The American Fintech Council (AFC), a trade group whose members include providers of earned wage access (EWA) products, has sent a letter to Director Chopra urging the CFPB to take steps towards development of a “pragmatic regulatory approach” for regulating EWA products.

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CFPB Reports on Student Borrowers’ Experiences During Return to Loan Repayment

As federal student loan repayments resume after a three-year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) published an Issue Spotlight on student borrowers’ experiences, using consumer complaints to identify emerging problems.

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Saket Sahoo Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Cascade Receivables Management, LLC

PETALUMA, Calif. -- The Cascade365 Family of Companies is excited to announce that Saket Sahoo has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (“COO”) of Cascade Receivables Management, LLC (“CRM”). As COO, Mr. Sahoo will oversee CRM’s operations and information technology teams while leading mission-critical initiatives for CRM and its affiliate companies, such as diversifying and growing revenue, implementing key technologies and efficiencies, and cultivating CRM’s workforce offshore.

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RA Compliance Corner: How to Effectively Communicate with Executive Leadership

27 March 2024 at 02:00 p.m.

Compliance and operations professionals sometimes speak a different language and have differing priorities. This can make it difficult to solve common problems and enhance organizational structure. Effective communication is the key to solving this problem and there are steps compliance professionals can take to improve communication with executive leadership teams.

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