Midland Funding, LLC v. Johnson
The government filed a brief in the Supreme Court supporting application of the FDCPA to debt collectors that file proofs of claim on time-barred debt in consumers’ bankruptcy proceedings.
Amicus briefs filed by the CFPB are available on this page, including amicus briefs concerning federal consumer financial protection law filed in the U.S. Supreme Court by the Office of the Solicitor General.
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The government filed a brief in the Supreme Court supporting application of the FDCPA to debt collectors that file proofs of claim on time-barred debt in consumers’ bankruptcy proceedings.
The Bureau filed an amicus brief supporting application of the FDCPA to an alleged attempt to collect protected Social Security Funds.
The Bureau filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiff’s Article III standing.
The Bureau filed a supplemental brief in support of the plaintiff's Article III standing.
The Bureau filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs' Article III standing.
The Bureau and the FTC jointly filed an amicus brief arguing that plaintiff’s FCRA claim was timely filed.
The Bureau filed a supplemental brief in support of the plaintiff's Article III standing.
The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) excludes from the definition of “debt collector” an “officer or employee of the United States or any State to the extent that collecting or attempting to collect any debt is in the performance of his official duties.”
The Equal Credit Opportunity Act prohibits a creditor from, among other things, discriminating against an applicant for a mortgage loan because all or part of the applicant’s income derives from public assistance income.
This case presents the question of a private plaintiff’s standing under the Truth in Lending Act to bring an action for statutory damages for the alleged failure of a creditor to provide the account-opening disclosures required under 15 U.S.C. § 1637(a)(7) and its implementing regulation.