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FTC Report Analyzes How Fraud and Scams Affect Communities of Color

Account Recovery

Debt collection, student loan debt relief, payday loans, and government impersonators are just a few of the categories highlighted in a Federal Trade Commission report that analyzes the regulator’s effort at addressing fraud and consumer issues that are affecting communities of color, which was released earlier this week.

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FTC Halts Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme, Takes First Action Under New Impersonation Rule

Account Recovery

The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against a student loan debt relief scheme that is accused of fraudulently extracting more than $20.3 million from consumers.

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Intercompany Loan: What Happens If The Borrowing Company Becomes Insolvent?

Hudson Weir

You may well know what an intercompany loan is… But do you know what can happen if the borrowing company becomes insolvent, or enters liquidation? An intercompany loan can provide a quicker and less expensive way for a business to borrow funds. What is an intercompany loan?

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Q1 Industry Insights: Started Strong, But “Considerable Turbulence” Leaves Consumers on Edge

True Accord

Job gains showed up in health care, social assistance, transportation and warehousing, along with retail trade, which reflected the return of workers from a strike, while federal government employment declined as a result of wide-reaching layoffs. trillion and auto loan balances increased by $11 billion to $1.66 4.50% in March.

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Number of Restaurants closing hits new high in the UK

UK debt collections

Rising interest rates, high inflation, cash-strapped consumers, the end in government support for energy bills, the repaying of Covid support loans and strike action are all contributing factors to the insolvency figures during the period. The longer rates stay at current levels, the more restaurant businesses are likely to succumb.

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New powers used by Insolvency service to ban covid-loan abusers

UK debt collections

The move is seen as the Insolvency Service ramping up its actions against deliberate fraud for government backed emergency Covid-19 loan schemes. Last year, government ministers introduced new legislations that gave the Insolvency Service powers to investigate and punish directors that abused the system to escape their creditors.

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New PPP Loans Under Economic Aid Act

Burr Forman

116-260 (“Economic Aid Act”), authorizes new and additional PPP loans and modifies the CARES Act for this purpose. billion for PPP loans, and which includes $35 billion for first-time borrowers. Borrowers who seek a Second Draw PPP Loan may apply through the same community financial institutions beginning January 13, 2021.

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