Colorado extends and amends law for debt-management service providers

State Issues Colorado Debt Management Recordkeeping

On May 22, the Governor of Colorado approved HB 1251 (the “Act”) which will extend the regulation of debt-management service providers through September 1, 2035 (without legislative action, the relevant law would have been repealed on September 1 of this year). The Act will require debt-management service providers to provide personal finance management education to consumers and keep records of such education, require settlements between a consumer and creditor to be made in writing, and allow the Colorado Attorney General’s office to use the administrative process (instead of the rulemaking process) to establish reasonable fees to be paid by debt-management service providers. The Act will go into effect 90 days following the adjournment of the state assembly, provided no referendum would be filed.