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The CFPB took action to resolve its case against the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts for unlawfully filing defective debt collection lawsuits to collect on private student loan debt.
Joint letter from the CFPB and IHS to medical providers, suppliers, billers, and debt collectors re: improper bills.
The CFPB took action to address unlawful student loan debt collection practices by Performant Recovery, Inc. against defaulted borrowers.
Director Chopra delivered remarks about medical debt at a White House convening.
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Rohit Chopra
Getting a call from a debt collector about medical costs can feel like it’s making a painful situation worse. Don’t pay just to make it go away. Know your rights and check the facts.
La llamada de un cobrador sobre costos médicos puede parecer que empeora una situación que ya es mala. No pague porque no quiere recibir más llamadas. Conozca sus derechos y revise los datos.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Rohit Chopra participated in a White House event to announce new actions by the CFPB to reduce the burden of medical debt on American families and address illegal medical debt collection practices.
CFPB emite orientación para prevenir que las familias sean blanco de tácticas ilegales de cobro de deudas médicas por facturas inexactas o sin soporte.
The CFPB today issued guidance to prevent families from being targeted by illegal medical debt collection tactics for inaccurate or unsubstantiated bills.
The CFPB today issued its annual report on debt collection, which highlights aggressive and illegal practices in the collection of medical debt and rental debt.
The CFPB published an edition of Supervisory Highlights sharing findings from examinations of auto and student loan servicers, debt collectors, medical payment products, and deposit and prepaid accounts.
La CFPB publica edición de su Reporte de Supervisión, compartiendo hallazgos de su evaluación sobre compañías de administración de préstamos automotrices y estudiantiles, de cobradores de deudas, de productos de pago médico y cuentas de depósito y prepagadas.
The CFPB sued student loan servicer Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency for illegally collecting on student loans that have been discharged in bankruptcy and sending false information about consumers to credit reporting companies.
CFPB demanda a Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency por cobrar préstamos que habían sido descargados por bancarrotas y por enviar información falsa.
The CFPB took action against Western Benefits Group for charging illegal advance fees for student loan debt relief services and misrepresenting to consumers that advance fees would go toward paying down their loans.
La CFPB tomó acciones contra Western Benefits Group por cobrar tarifas por adelantado ilegales y por mentirles a los consumidores diciéndoles que esas tarifas irían hacia el pago de sus préstamos.
The CFPB today released research showing that 15 million Americans still have medical bills on their credit reports despite changes by Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion.
CFPB publica reporte mostrando que hay 15 millones de personas que todavía tienen facturas médicas en sus informes de crédito, a pesar de cambios efectuados en sus procesos por Equifax, Experian y TransUnion.
The CFPB issued an order against BloomTech and its CEO for deceiving students about the cost of loans and making false claims about graduates’ hiring rates.
CFPB demanda al centro de entrenamiento intensivo BloomTech y a su gerente general Austen Allred, por ocultar costos de préstamos y engañar a sus estudiantes sobre índices de empleo.
General Counsel of the CFPB Seth Frotman provided a statement regarding the National Consumer Law Center / National Association of Consumer Advocates Spring training.
CFPB Director Rohit Chopra provided remarks at Rutgers Law Center School Center for Corporate Law and Governance on student-loan securitization.
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Rohit Chopra
CFPB y Siete Fiscales Generales Estatales demandan a la Empresa Strategic Financial Solutions por Estafar por más de $100 Millones a Familias en Dificultades Financieras
The CFPB and state attorneys general sued Strategic Financial Solutions and its web of shell companies for running an illegal debt-relief enterprise.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau took action against Commonwealth Financial Systems for illegally trying to collect unverified medical debts.
