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20% of Student Loan Borrowers Making No Payments: Study

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A new study released by Intuit Credit Karma reveals that a large majority of individuals with student loans have not made any payments following the end of the pandemic moratorium and many are worried about their financial stability going forward.

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FTC Sues, Gets TRO to Stop Student Loan Debt Relief Scam

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The Federal Trade Commission on Monday announced it had sued and obtained a temporary restraining order against a number of corporate and individual defendants accused of pretending to be affiliated with the Department of Education so that they could market student loan forgiveness programs that made false promises and collected millions in illegal (..)

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Student Loan Debt Relief Scammers Banned Under Settlement with FTC

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The Federal Trade Commission has reached a settlement with the a group of companies and the individuals behind them that were accused of violating the Telemarketing Sales Rule, the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and the Federal Trade Commission Act by marketing student loan forgiveness programs that made false promises and collected millions in illegal upfront (..)

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

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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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FTC Bans Operators of Student Loan Debt Relief Scam

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The Federal Trade Commission has banned those behind a student loan debt relief scam from providing debt relief services as part of a settlement that the agency announced earlier this week.

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Ringleader of Student Loan Debt Relief Scam Settles with FTC

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The Federal Trade Commission has announced a settlement with the final defendant and “ringleader” of a student loan debt relief scam that bilked consumers out of nearly $9 million that will see the individual permanently banned from the debt relief industry and required to turn over assets to satisfy a $7.4

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Judge Grants MTD in FCRA Case Over Missed Payments

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The background: The plaintiffs purchased an RV from a dealership in July 2017 using a loan from the defendant. In June 2023, the plaintiffs traded in their old RV to purchase a new one from the same dealership, and they claimed that this transaction satisfied all prior financial obligations on the original loan. Learn more.

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