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Created on Nov 15, 2026

Law Firm Debt Collection Consent Order Register

PROBLEM: On 28 December 2015 the CFPB announced a consent order (finalised 6 January 2016) with Georgia law firm Frederick J. Hanna & Associates, resolving allegations that the firm engaged in illegal debt-collection practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act's prohibition on unfair, deceptive or abusive acts and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act. The order prohibits the practices at issue and requires the firm to pay a $3.1 million civil money penalty. A federal judge had denied the firm's motion to dismiss the CFPB's claims on 14 July 2015.

SOLUTION: A Storage Copy Data Management register that stores, per law-firm consent order, the practices prohibited, the penalty imposed, the compliance measures required, the order's effective and expiry dates, and proof of compliance filed, with an immutable copy of each order and each compliance filing so that a firm's later conduct can be checked against the order it is under.

EVIDENCE BASIS: DOCUMENTED — CFPB consent order, 28 Dec 2015 (finalised 6 Jan 2016): Frederick J. Hanna & Associates, $3.1 million civil money penalty, resolving allegations of illegal debt-collection practices under UDAAP and the FDCPA.

Idea priority Low