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FTC and VA Sign Updated Memorandum of Agreement
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Veterans Affairs signed an updated Memorandum of Agreement to continue ongoing efforts to stop fraudulent and deceptive practices targeted at U.S...
FTC Settlements Will Ban Student Loan Debt Relief Operators From Engaging in Debt Relief Services
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The operators of two Florida-based student loan debt relief schemes are banned from the debt relief business as part of agreements settling Federal Trade Commission allegations that they collected...
FTC Halts Deceptive Student Debt Relief Scheme that Bilked Consumers out of Millions
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The Federal Trade Commission alleged that a California-based student debt relief scheme bilked consumers out of millions of dollars using false promises that they could reduce their monthly payments...
Remaining Operators of Student Debt Relief Scheme Settle FTC Charges
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The operators of a Los Angeles-based student loan and mortgage debt relief operation have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they bilked millions of dollars out of consumers by...
Student Debt Relief Operators Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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The operators of a student loan debt relief scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they bilked millions from consumers by falsely claiming to enroll consumers in loan...
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Statement of Commissioner Chopra, Joined by Commissioner Slaughter
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By
Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, Commissioner;
Rohit Chopra, Former Commissioner
FTC Takes Action against the Operators of Copycat Military Websites
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Note: A conference call for media with Joe Simons, Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission and Andrew Smith, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, was held on September 6, 2018. FTC...
Student Loan Debt Relief Scam Operators Agree to Settle FTC Charges
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The operators of a Los Angeles-based student loan debt relief scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed to be affiliated with the Department of Education...
Operators of Student Loan Debt Relief Schemes Settle FTC Charges
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The defendants in two student loan debt relief cases have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission claims that they charged consumers illegal upfront fees and falsely promised to help reduce or...
FTC Charges Ameritech and Brandon Frere with Deceiving Consumers
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged a student loan debt relief operation with bilking more than $28 million from thousands of consumers throughout the country by falsely promising that consumers’...
FTC Halts the Deceptive Practices of Academic Journal Publishers
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A federal court has granted a preliminary injunction requested by the Federal Trade Commission, temporarily halting the deceptive practices of academic journal publishers charged by the agency with...
FTC, State Law Enforcement Partners Announce Nationwide Crackdown on Student Loan Debt Relief Scams
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The Federal Trade Commission, along with 11 states and the District of Columbia, today announced “Operation Game of Loans,” the first coordinated federal-state law enforcement initiative targeting...
FTC Returns More Than $49 Million in Refunds to DeVry Students
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Starting today, the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 173,000 refund checks totaling more than $49 million to students in compensation for DeVry University’s allegedly misleading ads, which the...
FTC Stops Operators of Unlawful Student Debt Relief and Credit Repair Scheme
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The Federal Trade Commission charged the operators of a phony student loan debt relief and credit repair scheme with bilking millions of dollars from consumers by falsely promising to reduce or...
Operators of Online ‘High Schools’ Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Tens of Thousands Consumers with Fake Diplomas
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The operators of two online “high schools” have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed to be accredited schools but actually were little more than diploma mills...
DeVry University Agrees to $100 Million Settlement with FTC
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DeVry University and its parent company have agreed to a $100 million settlement of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit alleging that they misled prospective students with ads that touted high...
FTC Unveils Mobile-Friendly Financial Readiness Website for Military Members and Personal Financial Managers
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The Federal Trade Commission unveiled a financial readiness website designed for mobile devices to help members of the military community navigate personal financial decisions in light of the unique...
FTC Charges Academic Journal Publisher OMICS Group Deceived Researchers
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The Federal Trade Commission has charged the publisher of hundreds of purported online academic journals with deceiving academics and researchers about the nature of its publications and hiding...
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