Credit Bureau Center, LLC (formerly known as MyScore LLC)

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Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Credit Bureau Center, LLC, a limited liability company, formerly known as MyScore LLC, also doing business as eFreeScore.com, CreditUpdates.com, and FreeCreditNation.com; Michael Brown; Danny Pierce; and Andrew Lloyd, Defendants.
FTC Matter/File Number:

162 3120

X170014

Civil Action Number:

17-cv-00194

Enforcement Type:

Federal Injunctions

Federal Court:
Northern District of Illinois

Case Summary

A federal judge has ordered Credit Bureau Center, LLC and its owner, Michael Brown, to pay more than $5.2 million to return to consumers, to resolve FTC charges that they deceived people with fake rental property ads and deceptive promises of “free” credit reports, and then tricked them into enrolling into a costly monthly credit monitoring service.

Case Timeline

January 18, 2017

application/pdf icon Complaint for Permanent Injunction and Other Equitable Relief (1.77 MB)
application/pdf icon Plaintiff’s Memorandum in Support of Its Ex Parte Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order With Asset Freeze, Appointment of a Receiver, Other Equitable Relief, and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue (933.9 KB)
application/pdf icon Order (817.94 KB)
PRESS RELEASE: FTC Halts Scheme That Advertised Phony Rental Properties and ‘Free’ Credit Reports to Enroll Consumers in Costly Credit Monitoring Service