On Friday evening, October 18, 2024, ACA International and Independent Recovery Resources Inc. filed suit against New York City for declaratory and injunctive relief from the debt collection rule promulgated by the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) on August 12, 2024. RMAI, the National Creditor’s Bar Association, and several other […]
RMAI extends its thoughts of support to all of those affected by Hurricane Milton. RMAI recommends all members temporarily suspend collection calls and communications to consumers in the portions of Florida who are directly affected by this emergency. Information on the impact of Hurricane Milton can be found on the Florida Division of Emergency Management website.
To find […]
On October 1st, 2024, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Director Rohit Chopra announced actions to reduce the burden of medical debt and address medical debt collection practices in a coordinated event with the White House. The video of the White House event can be found here. Director Chopra’s prepared remarks can be found
RMAI extends its thoughts of support to all of those affected by Hurricane Helene. RMAI recommends all members temporarily suspend collection calls and communications to consumers in the portions of southeast who are directly affected by this emergency. Information on the effect of Hurricane Helene from some of the states directly impacted are listed below. If you are […]
On September 24, 2024, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law three consumer protection bills aimed at medical debt, commercial debt, and enforcement of money judgments. RMAI actively lobbied and were able to achieve amendments on all three bills. In the case of Senate Bill 1061, we were able to significantly narrow the scope of the […]
On August 12, 2024, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) published its long-awaited amendments to the City’s Debt Collection Rule and an FAQ. DCWP has been working on revisions to this rule since November 2022. It was the subject of two public comment periods which RMAI […]
RMAI is an inclusive organization that fosters the participation of a diverse group of employees from all member companies in all RMAI networking activities, educational programming, and committee service. To that end, RMAI created the Diversity Equity Inclusion Belonging (DEIB) Annual Conference Scholarship.
The 2025 Annual Conference will be held at the Aria Resort & […]
RMAI extends its thoughts of support to all of those affected by Hurricane Beryl. RMAI recommends all members temporarily suspend collection calls and communications to consumers in the portions of Texas who are directly affected by this emergency. Information on the impact of Hurricane Beryl can be found on the Texas Division of Emergency Management website at
On June 28, 2024, Senate Bill 824 was enacted, amending Pennsylvania’s data breach notification law (73 Pa. Stat. Ann. § 2301, et seq.). The amendments go into effect September 26, 2024.
Among other things, the amendments:
On June 28, Senate Bill 2500, the “Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act,” was enacted without the governor’s signature. This makes Rhode Island the nineteenth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law following California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, Montana, Texas, Oregon, Delaware, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Kentucky, […]