The Center for Responsible Lending has sent out the following press release on the California Debt Settlement Bill that has been proposed by Majority Leader Ellen Corbett. Here is a copy of the current version of SB 708 as introduced. The history of SB 708 can be found here. OAKLAND, Calif., March 7, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ …
On November 18, 2010 a meeting was held with the New York City Council and testimony was presented. As part of that testimony it was reveled that the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs is still pushing for the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act. We are also pushing for strong federal legislation, the Debt …
David sent in the following question: Hello Steve, What do you think the chances are of the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act S.3264 passing? I was thinking since all up front fees are now banned, maybe that will clean up the industry and S.3264 might not be needed as much now. For those not familiar …
In one of the more commendable moves that The Association of Settlement Companies has undertaken they have issued the press release below publicly stating they will abide by the new FTC rules. Guys, you did the right thing. It was the only move to make. Except for the last minute whinging in the release, you …
Shenanigans and actions of the debt settlement industry members and their trade associations will do more to further limit the activities of the debt settlement industry. Rather than embrace the FTC rules and come out in support of fair and reasonable directives from the Federal Trade Commission to protect consumers from debt relief, debt settlement, …
Mike Croxson, the president of CareOne, a provider of debt settlement and debt management plans, and I chat about current events in the debt relief world. Some of the issues Mike and I talk about: Where are the loopholes from the Federal Trade Commission telemarketing sales rules. What is the endgame to chasing loopholes. The …
In an article on CreditCards.com, Dave Leuthold, the executive director of The Association of Settlement Companies (TASC) and the CEO of Century Negotiations, Inc. (CNI) is quoted as making the following statement. “We’re disappointed that the FTC came out with this ruling, especially with regards to the advance fee ban,” Leuthold said in a telephone …
There were some recent interesting meetings over at the Federal Trade Commission. These involved the proposed telemarketing sales rules the Federal Trade Commission is going to put forward. The first meeting was with representatives of The Association of Settlement Companies (TASC) and the United States Bankruptcy Alternatives (USOBA) in attendance. At the June 3, 2010 …
Here is a press release that was sent out yesterday by the National Consumer Law Center, Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition, National Consumer League, Consumer Action, Consumers Union and the Consumer Federation of America. It appears to ask Congress to get moving on passing the Debt Settlement Consumer Protection Act of 2010. Consumers Need Relief from …
On the phone today and had some very enlightening conversations with inside sources on the Hill who must not have received the memo that S.3264 the Schumer-McCaskil Debt Settlement Protection Act is dead and forgotten, killed by TASC and USOBA lobbying. Members on the Hill are preparing to continue pushing S.3264 and are very confident …