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FTC Action: Court Bans Mortgage Relief Scammers from Debt Relief Business
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The operators of an alleged mortgage relief scam that preyed upon distressed homeowners are banned from the mortgage loan modification and debt relief business under a court order obtained by the...
FTC Seeks Comment on Disposal Rule
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking public comment on its Disposal Rule, a rule which implements part of the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (FACTA). The Rule, formally known as...
FTC Actions: Debt Collectors Banned from Debt Collection Business
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Two groups of debt collectors will be banned from the collection business under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission, and one of them will pay more than $4.4 million to resolve charges that...
FTC Action: Court Orders Ban Mortgage Relief Scammers from Mortgage Modification and Debt Relief Business
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The principals of a mortgage relief operation and their companies are banned from the mortgage loan modification and debt relief business under court orders obtained by the Federal Trade Commission...
FTC Action: Debt Collector Banned from Collection Business
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A debt collector and his companies will be banned from the debt collection business under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General of the State of New York, which...
FTC Seeks Applicants for Independent Compliance Auditor to Assess Herbalife’s Compliance with Court Order
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The Federal Trade Commission is seeking applications for an Independent Compliance Auditor (ICA) to assess and report on Herbalife’s compliance with and implementation of a judicially-enforceable...
Jul15
FTC Press Conference: Herbalife
A press conference with FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez was held at 10 a.m. ET, 600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Room 432, Washington, DC. Chairwoman Ramirez and FTC staff took questions from the media about...
Herbalife Will Restructure Its Multi-level Marketing Operations and Pay $200 Million For Consumer Redress to Settle FTC Charges
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Herbalife Refunds: Current Information Herbalife International of America, Inc., Herbalife International, Inc., and Herbalife, Ltd. have agreed to fully restructure their U.S. business operations and...
Student Loan Help Direct
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
152 3079
X160029
FTC, Florida Attorney General Take Action Against Illegal Robocall Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission and the Office of the Florida Attorney General have charged a web of related defendants based in Orlando with bombarding consumers with illegal robocalls in an attempt to...
FTC Cracks Down on Debt Relief Schemes Targeting Student Loan and Mortgage Borrowers
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The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida have taken action against two operations charged with running phony student loan debt relief schemes, and defendants in a similar FTC action...
Debt Collector Settles FTC Charges It Violated Fair Credit Reporting Act
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A Texas-based debt collection agency will pay $72,000 in civil penalties and be required to adopt new procedures to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the requirements of the...
FTC To Host Financial Technology Forum on Marketplace Lending
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The Federal Trade Commission will host a forum on June 9 exploring the growing world of marketplace lending and its implications for consumers. This forum is the first in a series of FTC events...
FTC Returns Money to Consumers Harmed by Scam That Collected Millions in Phantom Payday Loan Debts
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 1,701 checks totaling more than $596,000 to consumers who lost money to a fraudulent debt collection scheme that processed payments for payday loan debts they...
Broadway Global Master Inc.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1123215
X120020
FTC and Illinois Attorney General Halt Chicago-Area Operation Charged with Collecting and Selling Phantom Payday Loan Debts
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the Illinois Attorney General, a federal court has temporarily halted a Chicago-area operation that allegedly threatened and intimidated consumers to...
FTC Action: Scammer Banned from Debt and Mortgage Relief Business, Telemarketing
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Denny Lake, the final individual defendant in a mortgage modification scam aimed at financially strapped homeowners, will be banned from selling debt relief and mortgage-related products and services...
Ideal Financial Solutions, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1123211
X130044
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