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FTC Obtains Temporary Restraining Order Against Credit Repair Operation

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On May 6, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that, at its request, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida had issued a temporary restraining order (TRO), effectively shutting down a credit repair operation. In the FTC’s complaint, it alleged that the company charged consumers hundreds of dollars for credit repair services that…

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FTC Obtains Permanent Injunction Against For-Profit Medical School

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On April 15, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it obtained a permanent injunction against an Illinois-based, offshore, for-profit medical school for deceptive marketing practices. In its complaint ​and stipulated ​order​ filed same-day in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, the FTC alleged that the school violated the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) when…

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FTC Announces $10 Million Settlement With Auto Dealers for Alleged Junk Fees and Discriminatory Practices

On April 1, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it reached a settlement​ with a group of Illinois-based auto dealers to resolve allegations that they had violated Sections 13(b) and 19 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTCA), 15 U.S.C. § 53(b), 57b, the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1601-1666j,…

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Court Enjoins Credit Repair Company From Making Misrepresentations to Consumers

On March 21, 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it obtained a permanent injunction against a credit repair company and its CEO, barring the company from making representations that it can improve consumers’ credit scores.  The injunction was issued by the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas in relation…

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FTC Stops Alleged Credit Repair Scheme that Filed False Identify Theft Complaints

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On March 21, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had obtained an injunct​​ion halting a Texas-based credit repair operation.  The company allegedly obtained millions of dollars from consumers by falsely claiming to consumers the company could remove negative information from credit reports.  The company would then allegedly file fake identify theft reports to remove…

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FTC Announces Settlement With Remaining Defendants in Student Loan Debt Relief Action

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On January 26, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it resolved claims against the remaining defendants in an action concerning student loan debt relief products and services that commenced in 2019.  As we ​​previously reported​, the FTC filed a complaint ​against a collection of interrelated companies in November 2019, alleging that they used fraudulent…

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FTC Announces Settlement with Alleged Phantom Debt Collectors

On December 13, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) annou​nced that it reached a settlement with a group of ​South Carolina-based debt collection companies to resolve ​allegations that the companies violated the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The FTC’s complaint, originally filed in July…

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FTC Reaches $500,000 Settlement with Payment Processor for Its Role in Alleged Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme

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On November 8, 2021 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it entered into a stipulated order with a payment processor, resolving allegations that the payment processor violated Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act) and the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) ​​​by facilitating payments related to an unlawful student…

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Atlanta-Based Debt Collection Company Agrees to Permanent Ban From Debt Collection Industry

​On September 27, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with an Atlanta-based debt collection company and its owners​ that would ban them from the debt collection industry.​ ​The FTC had originally filed suit in ​2020, after which the court issued an ex parte temporary restraining order​ ​prohibiting the company from doing business.  The complaint, filed in September 2020, alleged violations of Section 5(a)…

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FTC Settles with Two Florida-Based Companies for Allegedly Providing Assistance to Student Debt Relief Scam

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​On July 12, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with two Florida-based companies and their CEO, resolving allegations that the companies aided a student debt relief scam by providing false or deceptive information in order to obtain merchant processing for the scheme. The settlement will permanently bar the two…

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FTC Settles Claims with Student Loan Debt Relief Companies

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On May 17, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced​ a settlement​ with several student loan debt relief companies and their respective owners.  The settlement stems from a complaint filed in 2019, in which the FTC alleged the companies charged illegal upfront fees and led consumers to believe the fees​ were going towards consumers’ student loans in violation of Sections…

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FTC Settles FCRA Claims With Home Security Company for $20 Million

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On April 29, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it had reached a settlement with a Utah-based home security company to resolve allegations that the company misused consumer credit reports when determining whether prospective customers qualified for financing to purchase the company’s products and services. In a complaint filed by the Department of…

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FTC Settles with California-Based Mobile Banking App Over Interest Rates and Access to Funds

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On March 29, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached a settlement ​with a California-based mobile banking app, resolving allegations that the company had misled consumers about their ability to access their funds and the interest rates they would receive on their accounts. As we reported ​in November of last year, the FTC alleged…

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FTC Announces $114 Million Settlement with Payday Lenders

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On February 11, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a $114 million settlement with the owners and operators of an alleged tribal payday lending scheme.  The settlement resolves allegations concerning defendants’ purported violations of the unfair or deceptive practice provisions (UDAP) of the Federal Trade Commission Act (FTC Act), 15 U.S.C. § 45(a), the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud…

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