Missy Meggison

D.C. Council Passes Comprehensive Debt Collection Bill; Sends to Mayor for Signature

Eastern District of New York Dismisses Six Hunstein Copy-Cat Cases; Questions Hunstein’s Viability After TransUnion

CFPB Fines GreenSky $2.5 Million and Requires Cancellation of $9 Million in Loans

Consumer Relations Consortium Receives Responses from Nevada Regarding New Medical Collections Law

Connecticut and Minnesota Approve Work From Home; MN Requires Debt Buyers to be Licensed

Nevada Federal Court Won't Weigh in on Medical Collection Law Until Late July

Multiple Parties File Lawsuit to Stop Nevada Medical Collections Law From Going Into Effect

Per SCOTUS: “No Concrete Harm, No Standing”

Debt Collector in Hunstein Tells 11th Circuit that New SCOTUS Opinion Supports Request for Rehearing

Frustrated with “Cookie-Cutter” Complaints and Sloppy Pleadings Court Requires Consumer Attorneys to Pay Sanctions to ERC, other Defendants

California Updates: Privacy Protection Agency Holds First Meeting; DFPI issues FAQs regarding State Licensing; and DFPI Commissioner Steps Down

Nevada Enacts New Law Regarding Medical Collections, Effective July 1, 2021

CFPB to Look at Racial Issues; Examines County Level Demographic Data

Two Judges Question whether the 7th Circuit has Gone Too Far in Standing Decisions

Hunstein: Defendant files Petition for Rehearing En Banc

CFPB and FTC Each Issue Fines/Penalties Against Debt Settlement Companies

Southern District of California Says Unanswered Calls are Not a Communication

Maryland Alleges Partnership Program Between Missouri Bank and Fintech Partners Violates State Licensing Laws

House Passes Debt Collection Improvement Act

Court Finds FDCPA SOL Accrues on Date Debt is Reported to CRA; FCRA Does Not Require Adherence to Metro 2 Guidelines