Debt collection

Debt buyer PRA Group announced that Lance L. Weaver has been appointed by the company's board of directors to serve as an independent director.

A voter initiative in South Dakota to cap payday loan interest rates at 36% will be on the state’s ballot next year despite complaints from payday lenders that it will put them out of business.

WASHINGTON — An investigation into potential discriminatory lending practices of a company owned by Berkshire Hathaway is spurring attention by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

A federal court has halted and frozen the assets of an operation that the FTC alleges bilked millions of dollars from nonprofit organizations and small businesses through an office supply scam.

A federal court has halted and frozen the assets of an operation that the FTC alleges bilked millions of dollars from nonprofit organizations and small businesses through an office supply scam.

Frederick J. Hanna & Associates agreed Monday to pay $3.1 million to settle a CFPB lawsuit that alleged the firm illegally operated a debt collection lawsuit mill. The law firm has responded to the proposed settlement.

Freddie Mac is one-upping Fannie Mae by offering to retain some home loans that have defects but without requiring that mortgage lenders pay a fee.

The Minnesota Department of Commerce is warning consumers about a debt collection scam where criminals are falsely using the name of a St. Paul, Minn.-based law firm to target victims.

Collection law firm Linebarger, Goggan, Blair and Sampson has prepared a report on its collection of tax delinquencies for a county in Texas.

A Massachusetts law firm allegedly used unfair and deceptive practices to collect debts from hundreds of thousands of residents in the state in recent years, according to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey.

Participants in an alleged credit card laundering scheme agreed to settle FTC charges that they illegally helped provide access to payment networks, enabling scammers to place bogus charges on consumers’ credit cards.

Europe’s largest debt collector announced plans to make more acquisitions as it looks to build its presence in credit management services.

California Republic Bancorp in Irvine has securitized $380 million of its prime auto loans.

The Connecticut Department of Banking claims a Native American tribe in Oklahoma is running two illegal high-interest loan operations but the tribe has won a delay in its battle against the imposition of $800,000 in penalties.

A well-known advocate in the consumer debt relief industry is under investigation by federal authorities in Washington, D.C. and Montana for business ties to payday lenders.

Lawmakers are requiring the Department of Education to drop a formula that gives preference to four major federal student loan servicers and instead divvy up the accounts based on performance measures.

Separate actions involved a company and an individual that resold sensitive personal data to debt collectors and lenders, allegedly exposing millions of consumers to harassment and deceit.

Default rates on various types of consumer loans improved in November, according to Standard & Poor's and Experian.

A car dealer and its financing arm will pay a $6.4 million fine to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly providing inaccurate information to credit reporting firms.

LifeLock Inc. agreed Thursday to pay $100 million to settle FTC charges that it failed to properly protect its customers’ data and misrepresented the strength of its security. It's the largest order enforcement case to date to come out of the FTC.