To provide for a temporary debt collection moratorium during the COVID-19 emergency period, and for other purposes.

Summary

This bill places restrictions on the collection of debt owed by a consumer, nonprofit organization, or small business during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) emergency period and the following 120 days. Among other things, debt collectors may not during this period charge fees or apply a higher interest rate as a result of nonpayment, commence or continue litigation to collect a debt, enforce a security interest through a repossession or foreclosure, report past due debt to a credit reporting agency, seize assets, or terminate utility service. The bill also prohibits during this period a confession of judgment or similar agreement as a condition to a loan or extension of credit. (A confession of judgment is an agreement to a judgment of liability without notice and opportunity to be heard in court in the event of the default of a borrower.)

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• Introduced in House (text)

  Introduced in House · EN · 31 March 2020

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  Introduced in House · EN · 31 March 2020

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 31 March 2020

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