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Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. American Financial Benefits Center, a California corporation, also doing business as AFB and AF Student Services; AmeriTech Financial, a California corporation;
Financial Education Benefits Center, a California corporation; and Brandon Demond Frere, Defendants.
FTC Matter/File Number:
172 3027
X180020
Civil Action Number:
4:18-cv-00806
Enforcement Type:
Federal Injunctions
Federal Court:
Northern District of California
Case Summary
In February 2018, the Federal Trade Commission charged student loan debt relief scammer Brandon Frere and his companies, including Ameritech Financial, with bilking millions of dollars from thousands of consumers by falsely promising that consumers’ monthly payments would go towards paying off their student loans. In October 2020, Frere and his companies settled FTC’s charges.