Today, RMAI issued a press release regarding a very concerning development where social media influencers have been promoting a step-by-step video on how to use the Better Business Bureau (BBB) to erase negative items on credit bureau reports, regardless of the veracity of the communication. The content of the press release is provided below:
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 (DEI) Annual Conference Scholarship.
The 2024 Annual Conference will be held at the Aria […]
On June 18, 2023, Governor Greg Abbott signed into law House Bill 4, the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act. This makes Texas the tenth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, following California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, Tennessee, and Montana. The Act will go into effect July 1, 2024, […]
On Friday, June 16th, Governor Joseph Lombardo signed into law Senate Bill 276, which modernizes the state’s 54-year old collection agency licensing act. The bill was developed and introduced at the request of the Receivables Management Association International (RMAI) and had passed both houses of the Nevada Legislature by a unanimous […]
On Monday, the Nevada Legislature passed legislation that RMAI has promoted over the past two years which modernizes the collection agency licensing act. Senate Bill 276 passed both houses of the Nevada Legislature by a unanimous vote and without any organizations in opposition.
The Nevada Collection Agencies Licensing Act was first […]
On May 19, 2023, Governor Greg Gianforte signed into law Senate Bill 384, the Montana Consumer Data Privacy Act, making Montana the ninth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, following California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa, Indiana, and Tennessee. The law will take effect […]
On May 11, 2023, Tennessee Governor Bill Lee signed into law House Bill 1181, the “Tennessee Information Protection Act,” making Tennessee the eighth state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, following California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, Iowa, and Indiana. The law will take effect July 1, 2024.
Applicability
The Act […]
This week, RMAI submitted a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in response to their request for comments from the public about the unlawful use of text messages. The FCC is proposing rules that would: (1) require mobile wireless providers to block text messages when notified by the FCC […]
On May 1, 2023, Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb signed into law Senate Bill 5, making Indiana the seventh state to enact a comprehensive consumer data privacy law, following California, Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Connecticut, and Iowa. The law will take effect January 1, 2026.
Applicability
The law applies to any person that conducts […]
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Last week, RMAI submitted Comments to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) in response to the CFPB’s request for comments concerning a proposed rule to require certain nonbank entities to register with the Bureau when subject to a public written order (such as […] |