# debt collection (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover debt collection. Page: Feed: --- ## [Credit repair network blocked](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/08/21/credit-repair-network-blocked/) _2026-08-21 · Ballard CFS Group · Consumer Finance Monitor_ A federal judge has issued a Temporary Restraining Order blocking the operation of a network of 16 related companies and their principals that operated a credit repair business. At the request of the FTC, Judge Steven Logan of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona has blocked Credit Glory from conducting business.... Continue Reading ## [FDIC Launches Office of Supervisory Appeals](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/08/21/fdic-launches-office-of-supervisory-appeals/) _2026-08-21 · Scott A. Coleman and John L. Culhane, Jr. · Consumer Finance Monitor_ The FDIC has announced the panel for its new Office of Supervisory Appeals. The panel is comprised of independent officials who will consider and resolve appeals of material supervisory determinations brought before the agency. The office is a standalone office inside the FDIC and replaces the Supervision Appeals Review Committee (SARC) as the last level of review of material supervisory… ## [Today’s Podcast Release: The “Confidence Advantage”: Why Privacy, Cybersecurity and AI Governance Are Becoming Business Imperatives](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/08/20/todays-podcast-release-the-confidence-advantage-why-privacy-cybersecurity-and-ai-governance-are-becoming-business-imperatives/) _2026-08-20 · Ballard CFS Group · Consumer Finance Monitor_ In the latest episode of the Consumer Finance Monitor podcast that we are releasing today, we explore a topic that is becoming increasingly important for financial services companies and virtually every other business operating in today’s digital economy: how privacy, cybersecurity, and AI governance can be transformed from compliance obligations into sources of customer confidence, resilience,… ## [DIDMCA’s Section 525 Opt-Out: Congress Allowed States to Reimpose Usury Limits on Their Own Banks, Not on Out-of-State Lenders](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/08/20/didmcas-section-525-opt-out-congress-allowed-states-to-reimpose-usury-limits-on-their-own-banks-not-on-out-of-state-lenders/) _2026-08-20 · Alan S. Kaplinsky and Ronald K. Vaske · Consumer Finance Monitor_ The purpose of this blog is to respond to questions we have received as to why a state like Colorado would ever use Section 525 of DIDMCA to opt out of Section 521 of DIDMCA if it would not preclude rate exportation by out-of-state, state-chartered banks. The question suggests that Congress would not have enacted Section 525 for any purpose other than to prevent rate exportation.... Continue… ## [FTC Proposes Enforcement Policy on Personalized Pricing as States and Congress Move Toward Broader Restrictions](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/08/20/ftc-proposes-enforcement-policy-on-personalized-pricing-as-states-and-congress-move-toward-broader-restrictions/) _2026-08-20 · Alan S. Kaplinsky · Consumer Finance Monitor_ The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken another important step in the rapidly developing debate over “surveillance pricing.” On August 19, the FTC issued for public comment a Proposed Enforcement Policy Statement Regarding Personalized Pricing, warning businesses that using consumers’ personal data to set individualized prices without adequate disclosure may violate Section 5 of the FTC Act.… ## [Ten States Take on the OCC Over National Bank Preemption of State Escrow-Interest Laws](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/08/18/ten-states-take-on-the-occ-over-national-bank-preemption-of-state-escrow-interest-laws/) _2026-08-18 · Alan S. Kaplinsky · Consumer Finance Monitor_ The battle over the scope of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency’s authority to preempt state consumer financial laws has entered a new phase. On August 11, 2026, Oregon and nine other states with “blue” attorneys general filed a lawsuit challenging two rules adopted by the OCC that purport to preempt state laws requiring mortgage lenders to pay interest on funds held in escrow… ## [CFPB Ends Publication of Consumer Complaint Narratives and Data Visualizations](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/08/18/cfpb-ends-publication-of-consumer-complaint-narratives-and-data-visualizations/) _2026-08-18 · Alan S. Kaplinsky, John L. Culhane, Jr. and Richard J. Andreano, Jr. · Consumer Finance Monitor_ The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced on August 14, 2026, that it will cease its discretionary publication of consumer complaint narratives and associated data visualizations in the Consumer Complaint Database which it is statutorily required to maintain under the Dodd-Frank Act. The CFPB’s announcement represents a significant change in the way the Bureau makes consumer complaint… ## [FDIC Considers Industry Standard-Setting Organization for Third-Party Service Providers](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/08/17/fdic-considers-industry-standard-setting-organization-for-third-party-service-providers/) _2026-08-17 · Alan S. Kaplinsky, Ronald K. Vaske and Adam Maarec · Consumer Finance Monitor_ According to an exclusive Bloomberg Law report , the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation is considering plans to work with banking and financial technology industry groups to establish a new standard-setting organization. The report is based on a term sheet that would establish a Banking Industry Standards Development Organization (BISDO) to develop standards and issue standard certifications to… ## [NYC’s SHIELD Debt Collection Rule: DCWP’s New FAQ Clarifies Key Compliance Questions](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/08/17/nycs-shield-debt-collection-rule-dcwps-new-faq-clarifies-key-compliance-questions/) _2026-08-17 · Alan S. Kaplinsky and John L. Culhane, Jr. · Consumer Finance Monitor_ In March, we re p orted on New York City’s new Stopping Harassment and Intimidation and Ensuring Lawful Debt Collection Rule (the “SHIELD Rule”), which substantially expands the Department of Consumer and Worker Protection’s (“DCWP”) regulation of debt collection in New York City and goes beyond the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (“FDCPA”) and Regulation F. ... Continue Reading ## [FTC Abandons Disparate Impact and “Unfair Discrimination” Theories: A Major Shift in Federal Consumer-Protection Law](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/08/14/ftc-abandons-disparate-impact-and-unfair-discrimination-theories-a-major-shift-in-federal-consumer-protection-law/) _2026-08-14 · Richard J. Andreano, Jr., John L. Culhane, Jr., Alan S. Kaplinsky and Ronald K. Vaske · Consumer Finance Monitor_ The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has taken a major step toward dismantling two theories of discrimination. In a new Policy Statement Regarding Disparate-Impact Claims and “Unfair Discrimination” Claims, the FTC announces that it will no longer pursue disparate-impact claims under the FTC Act or the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA). Just as significantly, although less prominently emphasized… ## [Every Channel. One Login. (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zoo81RzgTMdp) _2026-08-14 · **Sponsored**_ 17,000+ live channels, movies and sports on any device. Free trial, no IP lock. ## [Senate Judiciary Hearing Reveals Bipartisan Support for Federal Action on AI-Driven “Surveillance Pricing”](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/08/14/senate-judiciary-hearing-reveals-bipartisan-support-for-federal-action-on-ai-driven-surveillance-pricing/) _2026-08-14 · John L. Culhane, Jr. and Alan S. Kaplinsky · Consumer Finance Monitor_ The Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Crime and Counterterrorism held an unusually consequential hearing on August 4 entitled “ Your Data, Their Profit: The Consumer Cost of AI Surveillance Pricing .” The hearing produced something that has become increasingly rare in Washington: substantial bipartisan agreement that Congress should do something about the use of consumers’ personal data… ## [Illinois Enacts Disparate Impact Standard for Credit Decisions: What Lenders Need to Know](https://www.consumerfinancemonitor.com/2026/08/14/illinois-enacts-disparate-impact-standard-for-credit-decisions-what-lenders-need-to-know/) _2026-08-14 · Alan S. Kaplinsky, Richard J. Andreano, Jr. and John L. Culhane, Jr. · Consumer Finance Monitor_ Introduction Illinois has joined a growing number of states that are expanding fair lending obligations at the state level even as the federal government moves in the opposite direction. On July 31, 2026, SB 3777 became Public Act 104-0744 , amending the Illinois Human Rights Act (Act) to prohibit not only intentional discrimination in lending and credit card issuance, but also the use of facially… ## [New York passes SAFE for Kids Act to protect children from social media addiction](https://www.good.is/new-york-social-media-law/) _2026-07-31 · Erik Barnes · Good.is_ New York hopes to curb social media's access to young kids. The post New York passes SAFE for Kids Act to protect children from social media addiction appeared first on Good.is . ## [New Russian research suggests that the human lifespan could be up to 156 years](https://www.good.is/scientists-find-the-human-lifespan-can-be-156-years/) _2026-07-31 · Erik Barnes · Good.is_ Humans can live much longer if certain barriers are addressed. The post New Russian research suggests that the human lifespan could be up to 156 years appeared first on Good.is . ## [Woman documents her nephew’s late night culinary quests as the viral ‘Midnight Chef’](https://www.good.is/15-year-old-midnight-chef/) _2026-07-28 · Erik Barnes · Good.is_ A 15-year-old cooking late night snacks is inspiring the Internet. The post Woman documents her nephew’s late night culinary quests as the viral ‘Midnight Chef’ appeared first on Good.is . ## [Millions of Illinois residents wake up to find that $2.6 billion of their medical debt has been eliminated](https://www.good.is/illinois-medical-debt-erased/) _2026-07-28 · Erik Barnes · Good.is_ Illinois residents are getting relief from medical debt. The post Millions of Illinois residents wake up to find that $2.6 billion of their medical debt has been eliminated appeared first on Good.is . ## [Arizona firefighter donates her kidney to a fellow firefighter—her husband](https://www.good.is/husband-and-wife-firefighers-transplant-kidney-together/) _2026-07-28 · Erik Barnes · Good.is_ Husband and wife firefighters go through a kidney transplant together. The post Arizona firefighter donates her kidney to a fellow firefighter—her husband appeared first on Good.is . ## [After 40 years in a Portuguese circus, elephant retires to become the first resident of a new sanctuary](https://www.good.is/circus-elephant-retires-in-new-sanctuary/) _2026-07-28 · Erik Barnes · Good.is_ Julie the elephant starts a new life. The post After 40 years in a Portuguese circus, elephant retires to become the first resident of a new sanctuary appeared first on Good.is . ## [Oakland officials open ‘play-lending library’ to offset the cost of equipment for youth sports](https://www.good.is/oakland-sports-equipment-library/) _2026-07-24 · Erik Barnes · Good.is_ Oakland is equipping kids to enjoy sports and games this summer. The post Oakland officials open ‘play-lending library’ to offset the cost of equipment for youth sports appeared first on Good.is . ## [After a field trip for 100 low-income kids was canceled, police officer rents a whole movie theater for them](https://www.good.is/police-officer-rents-out-movie-theater-for-low-income-kids/) _2026-07-24 · Erik Barnes · Good.is_ He spent nearly $2,000 to give them a nice trip to the movies. 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