Member Alerts

RMAI extends its thoughts of support to all of those affected by Hurricane Laura and the California wildfires. RMAI recommends all members temporarily suspend collection calls and communications to consumers in the portions of the states of Arkansas, Louisiana, Texas, and California directly affected by the emergencies.

The RMAI Receivables Management Certification Program state of emergency standard provides […]

CONTENTS

• State Updates: Illinois, Nevada
• RMAI Legislative Fund: Virtual Silent Auction Closes August 28 – Bid Now!
• RMAI COVID-19 Resources

State Updates: Order Extended, Reopening Lookup Wizard

Illinois Executive Order Extended

On August 21, 2020, due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Governor reissued a number of Executive orders to protect the citizens of […]

Last week, the Administrator of the Colorado Consumer Credit Code (Administrator) announced a settlement with Avant, LLC (Avant) and Marlette Funding, LLC (Marlette). The suit alleged that the online lending programs operated by those two entities, where they partnered with a state chartered bank to originate closed end loans to consumers, violated the Colorado Consumer […]

CONTENTS

• State Updates: Idaho, New York
• RMAI Legislative Fund – Check out the Auction Catalog and Bid Today!
• RMAI COVID-19 Resources

State Updates: Order Extended, Reopening Lookup Wizard

Idaho Extends Temporary Suspension of Licensing Requirement Regarding Working from Home

On August 12, 2020, the Idaho Department of Finance announced it will extend its temporary suspension of requirements […]

State Updates: Colorado and Massachusetts

Colorado – New Law Requires Updating Validation Notices and Letters with New Website Address

On June 30, 2020, the Governor of Colorado signed a legislative cleanup bill amending Colorado Revised Statutes 5-16-105, section (3)(c) regarding communication in connection with debt collection. The amendment requires collection agencies to update the reference to the […]

CONTENTS:

• State Updates: Illinois, Nevada, New York
• RMAI Legislative Fund
• RMAI COVID-19 Resources

State Updates: Order Extended, Stay Lifted, Courts Reopened, Guidance Issued

Illinois Governor Extends Executive Order Through July 26, 2020

On June 26, 2020, the Governor of Illinois announced an extension of the state’s COVID-19 Emergency Declaration through July 26, 2020. For reasons too numerous […]

RMAI anticipates that any day now Colorado Governor Jared Polis will sign into law Senate Bill 211 which prohibits new “extraordinary collection actions” until November 1, 2020, when a consumer informs a judgment creditor that they have experienced a COVID-19 hardship. While the Governor has until July 19, 2020 to sign the bill, we […]

CONTENTS

• State Updates: New York
• RMAI Legislative Fund
• RMAI COVID-19 Resources

Holiday Notification: Due to the 4^th of July holiday, we will not publish a weekly COVID-19 Member Alert on July 2, 2020. We will resume weekly COVID-19 Member Alerts on July 9, 2020.

State Updates: NY Court Operations

New York

New York State Courts Electronic Filing System

Effective […]