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M&T Financial Group (Student Debt Relief Group)

In June 2018, the operators of a Los Angeles-based student loan debt relief scam agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they falsely claimed to be affiliated with the Department of Education, charged consumers illegal upfront fees, and collected monthly fees they claimed would be credited toward consumers’ student loans. In February 2021, the FTC sent refunds totaling to people who lost money as a result of the scam.

Type of Action

Federal

Last Updated

June 11, 2018

FTC Matter/File Number

172 3065

X170051

Press Release

FTC Sues to Stop Two Operations Responsible for Making Billions of Illegal Robocalls

Date

June 5, 2018

Technology companies and owner knowingly facilitated neighbor-spoofed robocalls

Press Release

FTC and FCC to Co-Host Expo on April 23 Featuring Technologies to Block Illegal Robocalls

Date

April 19, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will co-host a Stop Illegal Robocalls Expo on Monday, April 23, 2018, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Pepco Edison Place...

Press Release

FTC Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Providing Update of Agency’s Efforts to Combat Illegal Robocalls

Date

April 18, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission today updated a U.S. Senate committee on the agency’s continued efforts to combat unwanted and illegal telemarketing robocalls. According to the testimony, consumers are...

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission: “Abusive Robocalls and How We Can Stop Them,” Before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, United States Senate

Date

April 18, 2018

Lois C. Greisman, Associate Director

Matter Number

P034412

Text of the Commission Testimony (1.26 MB)

Press Release

FTC and FCC to Co-Host Expo on April 23 Featuring Technologies to Block Illegal Robocalls

Date

April 16, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will co-host a Stop Illegal Robocalls Expo on Monday, April 23, 2018, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Pepco Edison Place...

Public Statement

FTC-FCC Joint Policy Forum on Fighting the Scourge of Illegal Robocalls

Date

March 23, 2018

FTC-FCC Joint Policy Forum on Fighting the Scourge of Illegal Robocalls (22.9 KB)

Press Release

FTC Charges Recidivist Telemarketer for Millions of Illegal Calls Pitching Home Security Systems and Monitoring Services to Consumers

Date

March 23, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint and motion for preliminary injunction in federal district court alleging that Alliance Security Inc., a home security installation company, and its...

Press Release

FTC and FCC to Host Joint Policy Forum on Illegal Robocalls

Date

March 22, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will host a joint policy forum this Friday aimed at furthering the fight against illegal robocalls and caller ID spoofing. The...

Press Release

Agenda Announced for the March 23, 2018 FTC-FCC Joint Policy Forum on Fighting the Scourge of Illegal Robocalls

Date

March 19, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will co-host a Joint Policy Forum to discuss the regulatory challenges posed by illegal robocalls and what the agencies...

Press Release

Utah Operation Responsible for Making More Than 117 Million Illegal Telemarketing Calls to Consumers Settles Federal Trade Commission Charges

Date

March 16, 2018

Three Utah-based firms and their owner, which a federal court jury in 2016 found deceptively and illegally called more than 117 million consumers pitching their movies, have agreed to a proposed court...

Press Release

FTC and FCC Seek Exhibitors for an Expo Featuring Technologies to Block Illegal Robocalls

Date

March 7, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) are seeking exhibitors for their joint Stop Illegal Robocalls Expo, which will be held Monday, April 23, 2018 in the FCC’s...

Press Release

FTC and FCC to Host Joint Policy Forum and Consumer Expo to Fight the Scourge of Illegal Robocalls

Date

March 7, 2018

The Federal Trade Commission and the Federal Communications Commission today announced two upcoming events aimed at furthering the fight against illegal robocalls and caller ID spoofing. The agencies...

Press Release

FTC Provides Comment to FCC Encouraging Providers of Call-Blocking Services to Take Steps to Avoid Blocking Wanted Calls

Date

January 31, 2018

In a comment provided to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), staff of the Federal Trade Commission responded to the FCC’s request for input on potential mechanisms to address erroneously...

Press Release

FTC Issues Biennial Report to Congress on the National Do Not Call Registry

Date

December 22, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission has issued its biennial report to Congress focusing on the use of the National Do Not Call (DNC) Registry by both consumers and businesses and other organizations over the...

Press Release

FTC Releases FY 2017 National Do Not Call Registry Data Book and DNC Mini Site

Date

December 18, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission today issued the National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2017. The FTC’s National Do Not Call Registry lets consumers choose not to receive most...

Press Release

FTC Seeks Order to Stop Copycat Scam Pitching Bogus Credit Card Interest-Rate Reduction Services

Date

December 4, 2017

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint in federal district court in Orlando to halt an alleged credit card interest-rate reduction scam that, the FTC alleges, deceived numerous consumers...

Report

Biennial Report to Congress Under the Do Not Call Registry Fee Extension Act of 2007: The Operation of the National Do Not Call Registry During Fiscal Year 2016 and Fiscal Year 2017

Date

December 1, 2017

Text of the Report (1.19 MB)

Report

National Do Not Call Registry Data Book for Fiscal Year 2017

Date

December 1, 2017

The National Do Not Call Registry Data Book contains statistical data about phone numbers on the Registry, telemarketers and sellers accessing phone numbers on the Registry, and complaints consumers...

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