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Mixed Results For Lawsuits Against Collection Agencies, Creditors
Collections & Credit Risk | January 27, 2012A review of lawsuits filed against collection agencies and creditors in the first two-week reporting period for 2012 shows that Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuits are down from the same two-week period a year ago.
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Card Debt Falls Last Year, Credit Scores Too
Collections & Credit Risk | January 27, 2012Despite an end-of-year slowdown, consumers in all 50 states ended the year with less credit card debt than when the year began, according to a report issued by CreditKarma.com.
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Women Proprietors Lead In Small To Mid-Size Business Results
Collections & Credit Risk | January 27, 2012The overall success of the small to mid-sized business (SMB) market remains pivotal to the full economic recovery.
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Banks to Use Social Media Data For Loans And Pricing
Collections & Credit Risk | January 27, 2012There are plenty of reasons to call MovenBank Corp. Ltd. a bank of the future. Perhaps most intriguing, it will use social media information to inform its credit decisions.
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North Carolina AG Bans Law Firm From Debt-Relief Work
Collections & Credit Risk | January 26, 2012A Florida law firm that claimed it would reduce consumers' debts has been banned from doing debt relief work in North Carolina, according to North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper's office.
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Foreclosure Properties Fall To 20% Of U.S. Home Purchases
Collections & Credit Risk | January 26, 2012Foreclosure properties fell to 20% of U.S. home purchases in the third quarter ended Sept. 30 as ongoing legal scrutiny of property seizures cut the number of deals.
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Arkansas AG Sues Online Payday Loan Operations
Collections & Credit Risk | January 24, 2012Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel filed a consumer protection lawsuit Monday against a Missouri man and two companies that control six Internet payday loan Web sites.
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FICO Releases Mortgage Delinquency Predictions
Collections & Credit Risk | January 25, 2012Mortgage and home equity lines of credit delinquencies are predicted to rise, according to bank risk executives polled by the Professional Risk Managers' International Association, in a survey sponsored by FICO.
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FTC, CFPB Sign Agreement To Coordinate Consumer Protection Efforts
Collections & Credit Risk | January 24, 2012The Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have signed a deal to coordinate consumer protection efforts and help avoid duplicating federal law enforcement and regulatory efforts.
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State Launches Local Government Collections Program
Collections & Credit Risk | January 25, 2012Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine's office has launched the Local Government Collections Services Program to help municipal and county governments collect debts.
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AG Sues Medical Collector For Breaking Patient Privacy Laws
Collections & Credit Risk | January 20, 2012Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson's office on Thursday sued a collection agency that works with two hospitals in the state, saying it did not keep health care records for tens of thousands of patients confidential.
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Credit Risk Analysis That Drives Profitable Retail Banking Behavior
Collections & Credit Risk | January 16, 2012Good customers are good customers right up until they’re not. This is the fundamental paradox of credit risk analysis. The most profitable customers are often the ones that are closest to being unprofitable.
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CFPB Acts As If It's Doing Banks A Favor
Collections & Credit Risk | November 22, 2011This month the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau held an invitation-only teleconference and issued a press release announcing its "Early Warning Notice."
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- North Carolina AG Bans Law Firm From Debt-Relief Work
- Credit Card Issuers Said To Be Testing New Fees
- Banks to Use Social Media Data For Loans And Pricing
- Mixed Results For Lawsuits Against Collection Agencies, Creditors
- Online Fraud Costs Rose In 2011, Visa Unit Says
- FICO Releases Mortgage Delinquency Predictions
- Card Debt Falls Last Year, Credit Scores Too
- Foreclosure Properties Fall To 20% Of U.S. Home Purchases
- State Launches Local Government Collections Program
- Arkansas AG Sues Online Payday Loan Operations