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FTC Charges Marketers with Payday Loan Hijinks
August 1, 2011 A federal court has halted an online operation that allegedly debited consumers’ bank accounts without their consent when...

Minnesota AG Sues Larger Buyer of Consumer Debts
May 19, 2011 Minnesota AG Lori Swanson's office sued debt collection giant Encore Capital for allegedly using fraudulent "robo-signed"...

Bartmann: 'I'm Just the Guy' to Fight Abuses in Debt Collection
May 19, 2011 Bill Bartmann's fast rise and fall in the debt-buying industry is an epic tale that many thought ended nearly a decade ago....

Contempt Charges Against Debt Outfit
April 19, 2011 The FTC has filed contempt charges against a promoter of credit repair and debt relief services and three of his companies,...

Texas Borrower Sues Collector
April 19, 2011 A Texas woman suing CMRE Financial Services claims the collection agency threatened to garnish her to collect on a delinquent...

FTC Returns $2.3 Million to Victims of Scam
April 18, 2011 The Federal Trade Commission has mailed 1,410 refund checks totaling an estimated $2.3M to consumers allegedly defrauded by...

Loan Mod Firm Told to Stop Operating
April 12, 2011 The state of Washington's Department of Financial Institutions ordered Home Credit Law Center, a California mortgage loan...

Experian Adds Income Model
March 24, 2011 Experian this week unveiled a model to help lenders comply with the new Federal rule that requires issuers to consider only...

West Virginia Bans Illinois Debt-Relief Firm
March 22, 2011 Credit Collections Defense Network, a debt settlement business based in Chicago, is banned from doing business in West Virginia.

Debt Collector to Pay $2.8M Penalty
March 17, 2011 West Asset Management, the debt collection unit of West, has agreed to pay $2.8 million to settle charges it used aggressive...