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Report
Paper, Plastic… or Mobile? An FTC Workshop on Mobile Payments
Date
To learn more about the mobile payments industry and its effects on consumers, the FTC convened a workshop on April 26, 2012. For purposes of the workshop and this report, staff took a very broad view...
Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. and BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3205
FTC Continues Vigorous Enforcement of Fair Debt Collection Practices Act
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Over the last year, the Federal Trade Commission has continued vigorously enforcing the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by bringing or resolving seven debt collection cases, according to the agency...
In FTC Study, Five Percent of Consumers Had Errors on Their Credit Reports That Could Result in Less Favorable Terms for Loans
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A Federal Trade Commission study of the U.S. credit reporting industry found that five percent of consumers had errors on one of their three major credit reports that could lead to them paying more...
Defendants in Alleged "Forensic Audit" Mortgage Scam Settle FTC Charges
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The defendants behind an operation that allegedly preyed on vulnerable homeowners have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they lured people into paying $1,995 or more by holding...
FTC Action Leads to Shutdown of Texas-based Debt Collector that Allegedly Used Deception, Insults, and False Threats Against Consumers
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court shut down a Houston-based debt collection operation that allegedly illegally used insults, lies, and false threats to collect on...
The First of Its Kind, FTC Study Shines a Light on the Debt Buying Industry, Finds Consumers Would Benefit from Use of Better Data in Debt Collection
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The Federal Trade Commission today announced the results of the first empirical study of debt buyers – companies that are in the business of buying consumer debts and trying to collect on them. As the...
Settlement with FTC Bans Sellers of Alleged Fraudulent Auto Loan Modifications from Marketing Debt Relief Services
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In a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, two California-based companies and their principals, who allegedly took hundreds of thousands of dollars from consumers, are banned from marketing...
NAFSO VLM, Inc., also d/b/a Vehicle Loan Modification, Kore Services, LLC, also d/b/a Auto Debt Consulting also d/b/a Car Loans Modification, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3019
FTC Action Leads Court to Halt Alleged Pyramid Scheme
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission and the states of Illinois, Kentucky, and North Carolina, a federal court has halted an allegedly illegal pyramid scheme pending trial. The FTC and the...
FTC Brings Seventh Action in Three Months Against Debt Relief Companies
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At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has temporarily shut down Innovative Wealth Builders, Inc. (IWB), which allegedly operated a...
FTC Asks Court to Shut Down $70 Million Cramming Operation
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The Federal Trade Commission has asked a U.S. district court to halt an operation that allegedly placed more than $70 million in bogus charges on consumers’ phone bills – charges for services the...
FTC Settlement Obtains Permanent Ban Against Abusive Debt Collection Operation
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The remaining defendants in the Federal Trade Commission’s case against Rumson, Bolling & Associates have agreed to a settlement that permanently bans them from the debt collection business. Part of...
Defendants in Dominican Mortgage Assistance Scam that Allegedly Defrauded Spanish-Speaking U.S. Homeowners Settle FTC Charges
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As part of its continuing crackdown on scams that target consumers in financial distress, the Federal Trade Commission obtained a settlement order resolving charges against a nationwide scam operating...
Report
The Structure and Practices of the Debt Buying Industry
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File
Text of the Commission Staff Report
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At FTC's Request, Court Halts Operation That Allegedly Deceived Consumers with Bogus Debt Relief Services
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has temporarily halted a debt relief operation that allegedly charged cash-strapped consumers hundreds of dollars based on the...
Latrese & Kevin Enterprises Inc., also d/b/a Hargrave & Associates Financial Solutions, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
082 3007
PLS Financial Services, Inc., et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1023172
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