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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.