CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger provides snapshot on consumer complaint process and credit reporting.
6/21/2020 9:00
Ninth Circuit Says No to Marks Revisit En Banc
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has declined a chance to revisit its 2018 decision in Marks v. Crunch San Diego, LLC that an automatic telephone dialing system (“ATDS”) under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) includes a device that “stores telephone numbers to be called, whether or not those numbers have been generated by a random or sequential number generator,” according to TCPAWorld.
The National Law Review also reported on this news.
Durbin, Duckworth Introduce Bill Expanding Student Loan Refinancing for Servicemembers
U.S. Sens. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., on Friday introduced the Servicemember Student Loan Affordability Act, legislation that would amend the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) to allow servicemembers to consolidate or refinance student loan debt they had when they entered the military and continue to benefit from the six percent interest rate cap to which they are entitled through the SCRA, according to a press release issued by Durbin’s office.
CFPB Director Kathy Kraninger Provides Snapshot on Consumer Complaint Process and Credit Reporting
In remarks to the Consumer Data Industry Association, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Kathy Kraninger provided a snapshot of consumer comments on the bureau’s consumer complaint process, and recent guidance on credit reporting under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Read more here.
FTC Submits Reports Requested in 2020 Spending Bill
The Federal Trade Commission submitted two reports that were requested by Congress as part of the fiscal year 2020 spending bill that funds the FTC and other agencies. The reports outline the agency’s work in the areas of consumer privacy and the use of potential additional resources, according to a news release. Read more here.