NYC’s SHIELD Debt Collection Rule: DCWP’s New FAQ Clarifies Key Compliance Questions

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