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California SB 1286 – This bill would expand the scope of the Rosenthal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act to prohibit debt collectors from engaging in unfair or deceptive acts or practices in the collection of commercial debts owed by a natural person of $500,000 or less that were entered into, renewed, sold, or assigned on or after July 1, 2025.
In This Update Earlier this month, the CFPB issued an Advisory Opinion reminding debt collectors of their obligation to comply with the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Reg F’s prohibitions on false, deceptive, or misleading representations in the collection of medical debt (see RMAI’s October 4, 2024 Member Alert ).
The credit score of an individual with otherwise good credit will typically decline somewhere in the range of 100 points after the unpaid collection debt becomes formally factored in by the creditreportingagency. Multiple negative creditreport entries might appear pertaining to the same debt.
The consumer didnt pay the providers bills, and eventually the provider retained a collection agency which reported the debts to creditreportingagencies. Several years later, the consumer discovered the negative creditreporting and disputed the debts. In an unpublished opinion, the U.S.
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Ensure your bank or creditunion insures deposits through the NCUSIF or FDIC. Develop a strategy to reestablish good credit Rebuilding credit is crucial to getting back to financial health. There are faster ways to improve your credit , but each requires discipline, determination, and focus.
However, federal courts in Wisconsin have held that consumers can seek damages under the FDCPA against debt collectors that file collection actions when no right-to-cure notice was provided. Credit Servs., 2025) A consumer defaulted on a debt which was reported to a creditreportingagency (CRA) by the creditor.
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