Discussing recent state and federal enforcement actions against debt collectors who engaged in various illegal practices including falsifying documents, the Times argues on today's editorial page for stronger state consumer protections, here.
Along with the paper's three-part arbitration series and editorial on that topic ten days ago, today's editorial is a welcome sign of increasing journalistic attention to the problems consumers face.
The Nov. 2015 ABA Journal also has an article on debt collection issues, including the CFPB proposals.