Alerts and Updates
The rule becomes effective one year after it is published in the Federal Register.
On October 30, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a final rule revising Regulation F, 12 CFR part 1006, which implements the federal Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. 1692, et seq. (FDCPA).
USA, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Duane Morris LLP, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (USA), Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 1977 (USA)
In a recent decision by the influential Third Circuit Court of Appeals, In re KB Toys Inc., 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 23083 at *17 (3d Cir. Nov. 15, 2013), the Court decided that “the cloud on the claim” stemming from a preferential payment made to the original claimant continues with the claim, which then could be disallowed.