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FTC Files Complaints Against 4 Star Resolution, Vantage Point Services for FDCPA Violations
Two debt collectors, both headquartered in Buffalo, NY, have had complaints filed against them by the Federal Trade Commission according to a recent press release from the FTC. The FTC, along with the NY State Office of the Attorney General, is...
Read MoreCourt Allows Class Action Accusing Collector, Law Firm of ‘Sewer Service’
Reuters reports that, last month, over 100,000 potential plaintiffs were permitted to pursue a class action against a New York-based debt collector and law firm. The claim is that both Leucadia National Corp and the Mel S. Harris law firm were using...
Read MoreDebt Collectors Settle with FTC for $3.3 million, Permanent Ban from Collecting
The Federal Trade Commission Thursday announced a settlement in a long-running case against two debt collection agency owners and their network of companies that threatened lawsuit and arrest over debts consumers often did not owe. The two principal owners of...
Read MoreGlendale-Based Debt Collector Fined $1M for Violating the FDCPA
A Glendale, California-based debt collector will pay $1 million dollars to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the defendants violated federal law. This is the first FTC action against a debt collector who used text messaging to attempt to collect...
Read MoreMississippi-Based Security Credit Services LLC Ordered to Stop Deceiving Consumers Through Debt Collection Scandal
After allegedly misleading consumers into paying unnecessary fees and falsely threatening consumers with lawsuits, defendants in a debt collection operation have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges. The FTC alleged in its complaint that the defendants – a debt...
Read MoreFTC Takes Action in Pay Day Loan Scam, Financially Vulnerable Consumers Should Be Vigilant Of Others
On February 20th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced victory, at least temporarily, in halting unauthorized credit card transactions involving thousands of consumers. The scammers charged credit cards for non-existent goods and services totaling more than $25 million, targeting financially...
Read MoreFTC Study Shows Five Percent of Consumers Pay More for Goods & Services Due to Errors on Credit Reports
Check Your Credit Report for Free Using AnnualCreditReport.com & Dispute Suspicious Activity A recent congressionally-mandated study of the U.S. credit reporting industry, by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), found that five percent of consumers had errors on one of their...
Read MoreDebt Collector Allied Interstate Will Pay $1.75 Million to Settle FTC Charges
One of the nation’s largest debt collectors, Allied Interstate, was charged by the Federal Trade Commission for making repeated collection calls to collect from the wrong person, to collect the wrong amount or both. Allied has agreed to pay $1.75 million...
Read MoreWest Asset Management Pays Record Settlement, Offers Lesson in Consumer Awareness, Says Century Negotiations
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) alleges that debt collection agency, West Asset Management, violated the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA) on multiple occasions, leading to thousands of consumer complaints. Century Negotiations President Amy Michalo-Rojas urged clients, and the general...
Read MoreReviewing the Top 5 FDCPA Complaints in 2009
Each year the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) provides Congress with a report on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). While the report focuses heavily on the number of complaints received from consumers, it also summarizes actions that the FTC has taken...
Read MoreNCO Financial Systems: A dreadful third party collection agency
Third party debt collectors break the law by violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The FDCPA is enforced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to direct and monitor debt collection practices by third party collectors. The FDCPA has...
Read MorePut Your Cell Phone Onto The National Do Not Call List
REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this month. REMINDER: all cell phone numbers are being released to telemarketing companies and you will start to receive sales calls. …. YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS To prevent this, call the...
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