You Wanted a Rule; You Got a Rul‪e‬ Mike Gibb

So far, John Bedard has covered the harassing, oppressive, abuse abusive, false, deceptive, misleading, unfair, and unconscionable conduct that is prohibited under Regulation F, the CFPB's Debt Collection Rule. In this episode of "You Wanted a Rule, You...

For the first time, "You Wanted a Rule, You Got a Rule" looks at Part II of Regulation F, which the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released last December. This particular section of the debt collection rule may be somewhat straightforward -- debt...

While working through the sections of the rule that essentially mimic what was originally in the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, John Bedard does discuss some nuances of the rule that were not originally in the FDCPA, as well as enjoy a stroll down...

When it was written, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act laid out a number of things that collectors are not allowed to do. In order to maintain consistency, and because there are still collectors today doing those things they are not allowed to do,...

When it released its debt collection rule, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau did not make a lot of changes to how the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act restricts the use of harassing, oppressive, and abusive behavior, but it did make some subtle...

In this episode, John talks about what a legal presumption is and why that is important in the context of complying with the debt collection rule, and breaks down the call frequency caps limiting the number of communication attempts and communications...