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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Ruling Against Loan Servicer Over Convenience Fees

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The Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s ruling for the plaintiffs in a Fair Debt Collection Practices Act case over convenience fees, ruling loan servicers are prohibited from charging anything not expressly authorized by the underlying agreement or permitted by law. to $12 per transaction.

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Daily Digest – March 18. Plaintiff Sues for Not Being Able to Arbitrate; Trade Groups Petition FCC to Delay TCPA Rule Amid Deregulation Push

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Maybe tell to get more sleep … What’s in your emergency travel bag? … If you notice more people are leaving work before 5pm, you’re not alone.

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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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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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FTC Report Analyzes How Fraud and Scams Affect Communities of Color

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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 Sues, Gets TRO Against Debt Collector

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The Federal Trade Commission has filed a lawsuit and received a temporary restraining order freezing the assets and taking control over a Georgia-based debt collection agency, Global Circulation, Inc., after it was accused of using deceptive and abusive tactics to collect debts from consumers. The defendants, Global Circulation, Inc.,

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FTC Bans Payment Processor From Debt Relief After Involvement in Scam

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The Federal Trade Commission has permanently banned a payment processor from processing debt relief payments after it was accused of facilitating a student loan debt relief scheme while also requiring the company and its owner pay $500,000 that will be used to refund individuals who were duped by the scam.