CFPB Files Amicus Brief in FDCPA Appeal

This month, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) started the new year by filing an amicus brief in an ongoing appeal in the First Circuit focusing on an interpretation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), specifically 1692e. While FDCPA litigators await a decision on this issue, debt collectors can use this case as a reminder to understand how their technologies, like bankruptcy scrubs and letter logic, can prevent litigation like this case.Read the full article.About the authorJustin T. Bradley