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Bill Introduced in Ohio to Legalize Debt Settlement

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A bill has been re-introduced in the Ohio legislature that would allow debt settlement companies to operate in the state, but the prospects for passage this time around might be different following a state Supreme Court ruling that was issued earlier in the year.

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Mass. AG Levies $1M Fine Against Debt Settlement Company

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Debt Settlement Firm to Repay Consumers $5.4M Under Agreement With CFPB

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CFPB Sues Debt Settlement Company

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday filed a lawsuit against a debt settlement company, alleging it engaged in abusive and deceptive acts and practices by charging fees before it performed any services and collecting higher fees than it was supposed to.

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Mass. AG Reaches $600k Settlement with Debt Settlement Payment Processor

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The Attorney General of Massachusetts has reached a $600,00 settlement with a payment processing company that was accused of assisting a debt settlement company in engaging in unlawful business practices such as charging consumers premature and inflated fees. … The post Mass.

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DFPI Issues Draft Rules to License Four New Types of Industries, Including Debt Settlement Providers

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The California Department of Financial Protection & Innovation is seeking comments on a proposed rulemaking that would require four different industries to be registered with the state in order to operate — debt settlement services, student debt relief services, education financing, and wage-based advances.

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Debt Settlement Firm to Pay $1.4M in Fines and Redress in Agreement with CFPB

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau yesterday announced an enforcement action against a debt settlement company that has ties to the very creditors it was trying to help consumers get out of debt from, fining the company $750,000 and ordering it to repay $646,000 back to its customers. The company, Settlet, Inc.,