View full post on Regulation An operation that allegedly deceived consumers with false promises of nonexistent sales jobs will be banned from marketing any employment products or services under a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission.
View full post on Regulation A review of lawsuits filed against collection agencies and creditors in the first two-week reporting period for 2012 shows that Fair Debt Collection Practices Act and Telephone Consumer Protection Act lawsuits are down from the same two-week period a year ago.
View full post on Regulation A Florida law firm that claimed it would reduce consumers’ debts has been banned from doing debt relief work in North Carolina, according to North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper’s office.
View full post on Regulation The Federal Trade Commission and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau have signed a deal to coordinate consumer protection efforts and help avoid duplicating federal law enforcement and regulatory efforts.
View full post on Regulation The Stop Online Piracy Act and the Protect IP Act, two bills that would have relied on payment companies to block funding to websites accused of content theft, were put on hold Friday.
View full post on Regulation Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson’s office on Thursday sued a collection agency that works with two hospitals in the state, saying it did not keep health care records for tens of thousands of patients confidential.
View full post on Regulation A California man pleaded guilty to federal charges of money laundering, mail and wire fraud in connection with a collection agency scam he ran in the state that bilked $2.7 million from customers of clients.
View full post on Regulation West Virginia officials reached a $13.5 million settlement with Capital One, which allegedly used misleading advertising to attract customers before saddling them with debts.
View full post on Regulation Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan has filed a lawsuit against suburban Chicago-based collection agency PN Financial, alleging the company has used abusive and threatening tactics against consumers.
View full post on Regulation Consumer litigation filed against collection agencies and creditors in 2011 set several records – including cases citing the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, Telephone Consumer Protection Act and Truth-in-Lending Act.
