Katie Grzechnik Neill

FDCPA Caselaw Review for October 2018

Rep. Maxine Waters Indicates BCFP Will Be Her Focus if Named Chair of House Financial Services Committee

Sending Second Validation Notice Within 30-Day Validation Window May Confuse Consumers, According to Eastern District of Wisconsin

2018 Midterm Election Results Could Mean Some Changes for Financial Services Industry

iQor, Allied Interstate Settle with CA District Attorneys for $9M in Call Volume Case

Mass. AG Quietly Adds Third-Party Debt Collectors As Regulated Entities on Website Despite Prior Guidance to the Contrary

FTC and NY AG Sue Debt Collectors for Impersonating Law Enforcement, Inflating Amounts Owed

Second Circuit Sides with CAC Financial on Reverse Avila Issue, Unpersuaded By Argument that Previous Accrual of Interest is Confusing to Consumer

IRS PDC Program Quarterly Report Shows Increase in Overall Net Gain

N.D. Illinois Cuts Attorney Fees Award Due to Rejection of Settlement Offer Earlier in Litigation

BCFP Revisits Payday Rule, Expected January 2019

BCFP Releases Complaints Snapshot, Debt Collection No Longer No. 1

7th Circuit: Bring Possible Arbitration Agreement to Court’s Attention Early to Prevent Waiver

Court Finds BCFP's Claims Were Not Meritless, Denies Weltman's Request for Attorneys' Fees, Partially Grants Requests for Costs

N.D. Illinois: “Competent Attorney” Standard Applies to Letter Sent to Consumer’s Attorney Even if Debt Discharged in Bankruptcy

Debt Collector Requirement to Authenticate Consumer Comes to a Head

Mulvaney: BCFP Intends to Define "Abusive" of UDAAP

E.D. Wisconsin: FDCPA Does Not Require Specific Labels for Creditor, Identifying Both Comenity and PayPal is Not Misleading

Four Amicus Briefs Filed in BCFP Constitutionality Supreme Court Case, Argue Congress Violated Separation of Powers

Another Representative Sends Letter to FCC Chairman Pai Addressing the Need for TCPA Clarity