National Processing Co. & Vantiv, Inc.
Type of Action
Process Enforcement
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1323105
Case Status
Closed
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2013 Performance and Accountability Report
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2013 Performance and Accountability Report
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Defendants in Two Financial Services Schemes Banned from Providing Mortgage and Debt Relief Services
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The defendants in two separate alleged scams have settled charges with the Federal Trade Commission and will be banned from providing mortgage- and debt-relief services. The cases are part of the FTC...
Southeast Trust, LLC, formerly known as The Debt School, LLC and d/b/a Financial Freedom Credit Counseling, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
1223079
X130015
American Mortgage Consulting Group, LLC, also d/b/a American Mortgage Group and American Mortgage Consulting, et al.
Type of Action
Federal
Last Updated
FTC Matter/File Number
122 3054
X120052
Final Six Defendants in 'Rachel Robocall' Scheme Settle FTC Charges
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The final six of 10 defendants named in an alleged “Rachel from Cardholder Services” scam have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled consumers with bogus claims that they...
FTC Settlements Crack Down on Payment Processing Operation that Enabled ‘Google Money Tree’ Scammers to Charge Consumers $15 Million in Hidden Fees
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The Federal Trade Commission is continuing its crackdown on payment processing operations that enable scam artists to charge consumer accounts despite signs of ongoing fraud and unauthorized...
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Economics at the FTC: Physician Acquisitions, Standard Essential Patents, and Accuracy of Credit Reporting
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Economists at the Federal Trade Commission pursue the agency’s competition and consumer protection missions. In this year’s essay, with respect to antitrust we discuss the analysis that is used in two...
At the FTC's Request, Court Halts Collection of Allegedly Fake Payday Debts
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted an operation based in Atlanta and Cleveland that allegedly used deceptive and threatening tactics to collect phantom...
FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Harmed by "Credit Card" Scam
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 38,631 refund checks to consumers who lost money to a catalog credit card operation that deceptively marketed its card, failed to honor its refund policy, and...
FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Robocallers Who Claimed to Reduce Credit Card Interest Rates
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing 134 refund checks to consumers who lost money to a phony debt relief services scam that claimed it would dramatically reduce consumers’ credit card interest...
FTC Files Amicus Brief Supporting Class Action Suit that Challenges Payday Lender’s Arbitration Practices
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The Federal Trade Commission filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit supporting a class action lawsuit brought by consumers who are challenging a payday lender’s...
FTC Brings First Case Alleging Text Messages Were Used In Illegal Debt Collection Scheme
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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...
FTC Sends Refunds to Victims of Robocallers Who Pitched Lower Credit Card Interest Rates, But Failed to Deliver
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The Federal Trade Commission is mailing refund checks to consumers in America and Canada who were victimized by a fraudulent telemarketing operation that used pre-recorded calls, or robocalls, to...
Deceptive Robocallers Permanently Shut Down In FTC Settlements
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The Federal Trade Commission has continued its crackdown on illegal robocallers, with two more companies agreeing to settle charges that they used prerecorded calls to trick consumers into deceptive...
FTC Shuts Down Fraudulent Debt Relief Operation
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The defendants behind an alleged credit card interest rate reduction scam are banned from selling debt relief services and from telemarketing any goods or services. A federal court judge in Florida...
FTC Settlement Bans Defendants from Engaging in Debt Collection and Interest Rate Reduction Schemes
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Under settlements with the Federal Trade Commission, the defendants in two Tampa, Florida-area operations that allegedly bilked consumers of millions of dollars are banned from providing various types...
FTC Staff Issues Advisory Opinion That Information Exchange Program Proposed by United States Money Transmitters Is Unlikely to Harm Competition and May Enhance Consumer Protection Goals
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Staff of the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition has issued an advisory opinion to The Money Services Round Table (TMSRT) concerning its proposal to establish an information exchange...
At the FTC's Request, Court Halts Alleged Phony Payday Loan Broker
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At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted a Tampa, Florida-based operation that promised to help consumers get payday loans. Instead of loans, the defendants...
FTC Halts Two Automobile Dealers' Deceptive Ads
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Two car dealers from Maryland and Ohio have agreed to settle the Federal Trade Commission’s charges that they falsely advertised the cost or available discounts for their vehicles. The settlements...
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