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Trade Groups Oppose Call Blocking Petition

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JUNE 9, 2021

A number of financial services trade associations — including ACA International — have filed a comment opposing a petition from a telecom organization that seeks to give voice service providers more flexibility when notifying consumers of calls that have been blocked.

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Daily Digest – November 25. EDPA Judge Partially Denies MTD in FCRA Case; Trade Groups Urge FCC To Strengthen Measures to Fix Call Blocking Issues

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

TRADE GROUPS, INCLUDING ACA … The post Daily Digest – November 25. EDPA Judge Partially Denies MTD in FCRA Case; Trade Groups Urge FCC To Strengthen Measures to Fix Call Blocking Issues appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Trade Groups, Including ACA Int’l, Urge FCC to Strengthen Measures to Fix Call Blocking, Mislabeling Issues

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NOVEMBER 25, 2020

A number of trade groups, including ACA International, met with representatives of the Federal Communications Commission last week to discuss the agency’s efforts ensure that legitimate calls are not either blocked or mislabeled by carriers, and, when they are, to provide notification to the callers in real-time.

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ACA, Industry Trade Groups Submit Comment on FCC Call Blocking Rulemaking

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AUGUST 14, 2023

At the start of a week where I’ll be hosting a webinar on what to do when your calls are tagged as spam or scams, it’s timely to write about a comment that was filed by ACA International — along with a number of other industry trade groups — in response to a proposed rulemaking […]

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Traded Cryptocurrency in 2021? Here’s How to Approach Taxes

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JANUARY 29, 2022

Professionals have a major piece of advice for those who traded cryptocurrency for the first time last year: Take your tax prep seriously. The article Traded Cryptocurrency in 2021? The IRS has been zooming in on cryptocurrency reporting with increasing interest in recent years. Sabrina Parys writes for NerdWallet.

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Insolvency rising again says Trade body

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APRIL 15, 2024

INSOLVENCY activity has again increased in the south east, according to the UK’s insolvency and restructuring trade body. R3 figures showed a rise in this activity from 246 in February to 261 in March, remaining consistent with the 12-month high of 277 in March 2023.

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House Passes Bill to Give FTC Back Its Financial Power

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JULY 23, 2021

The House of Representatives this week passed a bill that aims to restore the Federal Trade Commission’s ability to seek monetary redress in court, after a Supreme Court ruling determined that Congress did not intend to give the regulator that power.

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Acting FTC Chair Outlines Priorities

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FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Much has been written about how changes at the top of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau are going to impact the accounts receivable management industry, but there are two other government regulators that also police debt collectors — the Federal Communications Commission and the Federal Trade Commission.

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Daily Digest – August 14. Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FDCPA Suit for Lack of Standing, Again; ACA, Industry Trade Groups Submit Comment on FCC Call Blocking Rulemaking

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FDCPA Suit for Lack of Standing, Again ACA, Industry Trade Groups Submit Comment on FCC Call Blocking Rulemaking Judge Rules in Favor of Plaintiff in FCRA Case Over Reasonable Investigation Compliance Digest – August 14 WORTH NOTHING: How to become a kid’s favorite adult … How changes in the weather (..)

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FTC Bans Operators of Student Loan Debt Relief Scam

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MAY 19, 2021

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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3M New Names on DNC List; 1M More Robocall Complaints: FTC

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NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Nearly 3 million additional people added their phone numbers to the national Do Not Call registry during the 2021 fiscal year, which ended September 30, according to data released by the Federal Trade Commission just before Thanksgiving last week, bringing the total number of actively registered numbers on the list to more than 244 million.

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FTC Report Analyzes How Fraud and Scams Affect Communities of Color

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

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 Provides $5M in Refunds to Consumers Scammed by Collectors

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APRIL 19, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission provided $4.86 million in refunds to individuals who were victimized in debt collection scams last year, the regulator noted in a summary it sent to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau regarding its enforcement of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

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Debt Relief Scammers Banned From Industry, to Pay $425k in Penalties

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MARCH 1, 2022

million fine as part of a settlement that was announced by the Federal Trade Commission and the Attorney General of Florida. The operators of a debt relief scam have agreed to a permanent ban from the industry and will pay $425,000 out of a $5.3

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Collectors Banned From Industry in Settlement with FTC

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DECEMBER 14, 2021

The remaining defendants in a lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission have reached a settlement, under which they will be permanently banned from participating in the collection industry as well as surrender funds in a number of bank accounts and the title to a Mercedes as part of a $12 million judgment that has … The post Collectors Banned (..)

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FTC Bans Payment Processor From Debt Relief After Involvement in Scam

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NOVEMBER 10, 2021

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.

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FTC Publishes Biennial Report to Congress About Do Not Call Registry

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JANUARY 7, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission has published its biennial report to Congress detailing information about the national Do Not Call registry, which now has more than 244 million phone numbers on it, while also revealing that consumers filed more than 5 million complaints during the 2021 fiscal year, with robocalls being the source of the overwhelming … (..)

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FTC Returns More Than $3.7 Million To Consumers Harmed by Online Lender Avant

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JANUARY 28, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission is returning more than $3.7 million to consumers who lost money because of unfair and deceptive loan servicing practices by online lender Avant, LLC. Million To Consumers Harmed by Online Lender Avant appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Biden Nominates New FTC Commissioner, And How That May Impact Chopra’s Move to CFPB

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MARCH 23, 2021

In a move that many feel is a precursor to Rohit Chopra’s nomination to be the next director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, President Joe Biden yesterday announced that he had tapped Lina Khan to be a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission.

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FTC Resurrects Penalty Tool in Crackdown on For-Profit Universities

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OCTOBER 7, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission yesterday announced a crackdown on deceptive and unfair practices used by for-profit universities by reviving a long-dormant enforcement tool that could have implications into how the regulator takes action against companies in the accounts receivable management industry.

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Defendants Settle With FTC, Agree to Lifetime Ban From Collection Industry

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MARCH 16, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission yesterday announced settlements in a pair of cases it brought under Operation Corrupt Collector, where each of the defendants have agreed to lifetime bans from working in the collection industry and will turn over all the money in their bank accounts to satisfy more than $27 million in judgments that were … The post (..)

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Plant Hire firm enters liquidation despite nearly 50 years of trading

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MARCH 15, 2024

A well known Scottish plant hire firm has entered liquidation after near half a century of trade. All jobs have been lost at a Fife based plant hire firm James Penman (Plant hire) Limited as it was put into liquidation despite trading nearly 50 years.

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FTC Seeks to Ban Non-Compete Clauses

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JANUARY 10, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission has proposed a rule that would ban the use of non-compete clauses in employment contracts, which affect as many as 18% of all workers in the United States.

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FTC Issues Warning About Avoiding Racism When Using AI

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APRIL 21, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission dropped another … The post FTC Issues Warning About Avoiding Racism When Using AI appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net. Companies are using AI to help identify which accounts to contact and when to contact them and using algorithms to help them make more decisions and handle more collection inquiries.

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FTC Sues ‘Web’ of Companies Selling Phony Debt Relief Services

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

The Federal Trade Commission on Friday announced that it had filed a lawsuit against an “interconnected” group of companies and their principals, accusing them of delivering tens of millions of “phony” debt service robocalls and ringless voicemail messages in violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule.

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Judge Dismisses Credit Repair Org. Suit Against CFPB, FTC

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MARCH 10, 2021

A District Court judge in Florida has granted a motion to dismiss after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission were sued by a trade association representing credit repair organizations that accused the regulators of overstepping their constitutional authority and that the Telemarketing Sales Rule is unconstitutional. (..)

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

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AUGUST 23, 2023

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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CFPB Issues Rule Changing Enforcement Proceedings

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MARCH 16, 2022

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has issued a rule that will make it easier for engaging in enforcement actions via administrative proceedings — similar to how the Federal Trade Commission operates — rather than having to pursue enforcement actions in federal court, according to a published report.

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FTC Files Suits Against Alleged Collection Scammers

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AUGUST 28, 2020

A District Court judge in South Carolina has lifted the seal on two complaints filed by the Federal Trade Commission against debt collection operations that are accused of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act by allegedly convincing unsuspecting individuals that lawsuits have been, or will soon be, filed against them if they do not … (..)

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CFPB Releases Draft of Strategic Plan

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DECEMBER 3, 2021

When a football player is traded from one team to another or released, one of the first things that the team asks for is the copy of the player’s playbook, which details all of the plays that the team uses during the course of a game.

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ACA International Selects Scott Purcell as New CEO

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

15, 2021 – Minneapolis, Minnesota – ACA International, the world’s largest trade association for the accounts receivable management industry, has named Scott Purcell as CEO effective on Jan.

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FTC Fines Company $20M For FCRA Violations

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APRIL 30, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a $20 million settlement with a company accused of violating the Fair Credit Reporting Act by improperly obtaining individuals’ credit reports and the FTC’s Red Flags Rule for failing to implement an identity theft program.

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CFPB, FTC Release Annual FDCPA Report, But What Does the Footnote Mean?

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MARCH 23, 2021

Both the Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fulfilled their Congressional mandate in recent days by summarizing how both agencies administered and enforced the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act.

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Crypto Firm Hires Former CFPB Director Kraninger to be Lobbyist

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JULY 23, 2021

Solidus Labs provides cryptocurrency trading surveillance and risk management tools. … The post Crypto Firm Hires Former CFPB Director Kraninger to be Lobbyist appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Four Data Breaches in Five Years Leads to FTC Enforcement Action

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NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission has issued a Consent Order against a company that was accused of “lax” data security practices that resulted in four data breaches during the past five years, exposing the information for millions of individuals.

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Settlement With FTC Bans Defendants From Collections, Imposes $675k Fine

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JANUARY 6, 2022

A company that made cash advances to small businesses has reached a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission that will see the defendants pay $675,000 while also being permanently banned from participating in any debt collection activities. A copy of the stipulated order for permanent injunction and monetary judgment in the case of FTC v.

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Maine Credit Reporting Amendments Pre-Empted by FCRA, Judge Rules

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OCTOBER 12, 2020

A District Court judge in Maine has granted a trade association’s motion for judgment after it sued the state for enacting laws that governed how, among other things, medical debts are reported to credit reporting agencies by collection agencies. A copy of the ruling in the case of Consumer Data Industry Association v.

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Groups Call on FCC to Require Notification of Blocked Calls

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

A number of financial services trade organizations, including ACA International, are calling on the Federal Communications Commission to require that telecom companies notify businesses when their calls are being blocked or labeled as spam.

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FTC Sends $800k to Consumers Victimized in Bogus Collection Scam

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

The Federal Trade Commission announced yesterday that it is returning nearly $800,000 to consumers who were victimized by Hylan Asset Management and its owners, which collected $24 million during the four years it was allegedly buying and selling fake debt portfolios.

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FTC Gets Orders to Compel Compliance with CIDs

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Two federal courts in California have ordered Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) service providers to turn over information that the Federal Trade Commission is seeking as part of the agency’s investigations into illegal robocalls.

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FTC Slaps Credit Karma with $3M Penalty for Deceiving Consumers

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The Federal Trade Commission has fined Credit Karma $3 million misrepresenting to consumers that they had been pre-approved for credit card offers, thereby enticing those individuals to apply for cards they ultimately were not qualified to be approved for.

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No Surprises Act Having Big Impact on Number of Medical Bills: Report

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MAY 26, 2022

The No Surprises Act reportedly prevented more than 2 million medical bills during its first two months in effect and could ultimately keep individuals from receiving 12 million medical bills during its first year, according to a report that was issued this week by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association and AHIP, a trade group … The post No Surprises (..)

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Groups Meet with FCC to Discuss How Blocked Calls Will be Coded

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JUNE 21, 2022

Last week, representatives from a number of trade associations, including ACA International, held a meeting with individuals in the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau of the Federal Communications Commission to lobby for the adoption of a special code that would provide companies with immediate notifications of calls that were blocked via analytics-based (..)

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Banking Groups File Brief in Appeals Court Case over FDCPA Convenience Fees

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

… The post Banking Groups File Brief in Appeals Court Case over FDCPA Convenience Fees appeared first on AccountsRecovery.net.

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Trade Groups Oppose Call Blocking Petition

Daily Digest – November 25. EDPA Judge Partially Denies MTD in FCRA Case; Trade Groups Urge FCC To Strengthen Measures to Fix Call Blocking Issues

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Trade Groups, Including ACA Int’l, Urge FCC to Strengthen Measures to Fix Call Blocking, Mislabeling Issues

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ACA, Industry Trade Groups Submit Comment on FCC Call Blocking Rulemaking

Traded Cryptocurrency in 2021? Here’s How to Approach Taxes

Insolvency rising again says Trade body

House Passes Bill to Give FTC Back Its Financial Power

Acting FTC Chair Outlines Priorities

Daily Digest – August 14. Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FDCPA Suit for Lack of Standing, Again; ACA, Industry Trade Groups Submit Comment on FCC Call Blocking Rulemaking

FTC Bans Operators of Student Loan Debt Relief Scam

3M New Names on DNC List; 1M More Robocall Complaints: FTC

FTC Report Analyzes How Fraud and Scams Affect Communities of Color

FTC Provides $5M in Refunds to Consumers Scammed by Collectors

Debt Relief Scammers Banned From Industry, to Pay $425k in Penalties

Collectors Banned From Industry in Settlement with FTC

FTC Bans Payment Processor From Debt Relief After Involvement in Scam

FTC Publishes Biennial Report to Congress About Do Not Call Registry

FTC Returns More Than $3.7 Million To Consumers Harmed by Online Lender Avant

Biden Nominates New FTC Commissioner, And How That May Impact Chopra’s Move to CFPB

FTC Resurrects Penalty Tool in Crackdown on For-Profit Universities

Defendants Settle With FTC, Agree to Lifetime Ban From Collection Industry

Plant Hire firm enters liquidation despite nearly 50 years of trading

FTC Seeks to Ban Non-Compete Clauses

FTC Issues Warning About Avoiding Racism When Using AI

FTC Sues ‘Web’ of Companies Selling Phony Debt Relief Services

Judge Dismisses Credit Repair Org. Suit Against CFPB, FTC

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

CFPB Issues Rule Changing Enforcement Proceedings

FTC Files Suits Against Alleged Collection Scammers

CFPB Releases Draft of Strategic Plan

ACA International Selects Scott Purcell as New CEO

FTC Fines Company $20M For FCRA Violations

CFPB, FTC Release Annual FDCPA Report, But What Does the Footnote Mean?

Crypto Firm Hires Former CFPB Director Kraninger to be Lobbyist

Four Data Breaches in Five Years Leads to FTC Enforcement Action

Settlement With FTC Bans Defendants From Collections, Imposes $675k Fine

Maine Credit Reporting Amendments Pre-Empted by FCRA, Judge Rules

Groups Call on FCC to Require Notification of Blocked Calls

FTC Sends $800k to Consumers Victimized in Bogus Collection Scam

FTC Gets Orders to Compel Compliance with CIDs

FTC Slaps Credit Karma with $3M Penalty for Deceiving Consumers

No Surprises Act Having Big Impact on Number of Medical Bills: Report

Groups Meet with FCC to Discuss How Blocked Calls Will be Coded

Banking Groups File Brief in Appeals Court Case over FDCPA Convenience Fees

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