On June 5, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it will mail over $467,000 to 2,653 consumers affected by a scheme whereby a law firm charged up-front fees for mortgage modification and other relief services that were never provided, in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) announced that it and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) entered into a Proposed Consent Order with a national mortgage servicing company over allegations that its loss-mitigation activities violated the Federal Trade Commission Act (“FTCA”), the Consumer Financial Protection Act (“CFPA”), the Fair Debt Collection Practices…