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Final Six Defendants in 'Rachel Robocall' Scheme Settle FTC Charges

Date

November 22, 2013

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...

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FTC Settlements Crack Down on Payment Processing Operation that Enabled ‘Google Money Tree’ Scammers to Charge Consumers $15 Million in Hidden Fees

Date

November 18, 2013

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...

Report

Economics at the FTC: Physician Acquisitions, Standard Essential Patents, and Accuracy of Credit Reporting

Date

November 1, 2013

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...

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At the FTC's Request, Court Halts Collection of Allegedly Fake Payday Debts

Date

October 24, 2013

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...

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FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Harmed by "Credit Card" Scam

Date

September 30, 2013

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...

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FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Harmed by Robocallers Who Claimed to Reduce Credit Card Interest Rates

Date

September 30, 2013

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...

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FTC Files Amicus Brief Supporting Class Action Suit that Challenges Payday Lender’s Arbitration Practices

Date

September 26, 2013

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...

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FTC Brings First Case Alleging Text Messages Were Used In Illegal Debt Collection Scheme

Date

September 25, 2013

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...

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FTC Sends Refunds to Victims of Robocallers Who Pitched Lower Credit Card Interest Rates, But Failed to Deliver

Date

September 19, 2013

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...

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Deceptive Robocallers Permanently Shut Down In FTC Settlements

Date

September 13, 2013

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...

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FTC Shuts Down Fraudulent Debt Relief Operation

Date

September 11, 2013

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...

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FTC Settlement Bans Defendants from Engaging in Debt Collection and Interest Rate Reduction Schemes

Date

September 10, 2013

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...

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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

Date

September 6, 2013

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...

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At the FTC's Request, Court Halts Alleged Phony Payday Loan Broker

Date

September 4, 2013

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...

Cases and Proceedings

Direct Benefits Group, LLC, et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

August 12, 2013

FTC Matter/File Number

112 3114

Press Release

At FTC's Request, Court Orders Halt to Debt Collector's Illegal Practices, Freezes Assets

Date

August 1, 2013

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a U.S. district court has halted a debt collection operation that allegedly extorted payments from consumers by using false threats of lawsuits and...

Cases and Proceedings

Nelson Gamble & Associates LLC, et al.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

August 1, 2013

FTC Matter/File Number

122 3030

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FTC Charges Marketers with Deceiving Small Businesses into Buying Credit/Debit Card Processing Services and Equipment

Date

July 30, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission has charged an operation that sells credit and debit card payment processing services to small businesses with violating federal law. The defendants allegedly made false...

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AMG Defendants Settle FTC’s Debt Collection Charges

Date

July 22, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission has reached a partial settlement with the principal defendants in its case against the payday lending operation AMG Services Inc. , resolving allegations that the...

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FTC Testifies before Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Subcommittee on Debt Collection and the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act

Date

July 17, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission told a U.S. Senate subcommittee that it continues to crack down on unlawful debt collection practices through an active program of vigorous law enforcement, education and...

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