Mulvaney Testimony to Congress Makes Zero Mention of Debt Collection

Mick Mulvaney, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, testified today before the House Financial Services Committee. Rather than highlight the prepared remarks, the following are statements, questions and responses from many of the Committee members and the Acting Director, which I think provide a detailed picture of the hearing, and Mulvaney's approach to his job. 

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E.D.N.Y.: FDCPA Does Not Extend to Communications with Credit Counselors

Baiting calls involving a customer’s representative asking whether the customer can dispute the account over the phone or whether the dispute must be in writing are nothing new to agencies. The Eastern District of New York (E.D.N.Y.) reviewed the issue of whether information discussed during such calls violates the FDCPA. In Sandoval v. I.C. Systems, 17-CV-3755, 2018 WL 1582218 (E.D.N.Y. Mar. 29, 2018), the court found no violation. 

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