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Wiley Consumer Protection Download (July 29, 2025)

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FTC Obtains Temporary Restraining Order and Asset Freeze Against Seven Debt Relief Companies and Their Owners for Allegedly Deceptive Practices. On July 14, the FTC filed a complaint and motion for temporary restraining order...more

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FTC’s Ever-Expanding Remedies Toolkit: GLBA and Impersonation Rule Applied to Debt Relief Scheme

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On July 14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona against a group of companies and individuals operating under the “Accelerated Debt” brand, alleging they...more

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FTC Files Proposed Order To Resolve Allegations of Purportedly Unlawful Student Loan Debt Relief Operation

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On May 22, 2025, the FTC filed a proposed stipulated ord​er in the District Court for the Middle District of Florida to resolve allegations ​that several individuals ​and the student loan debt relief companies that they...more

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Alleged Scammers Banned from Debt Relief Industry in FTC Settlement

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The FTC settled with SL Finance LLC and its owners, and separately with BCO Consulting Services Inc. and SLA Consulting Services Inc. and their owners, to resolve allegations that the entities and individuals violated the FTC...more

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California’s DFPI Cracks Down on Student Debt Relief Scams

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Recent Consent Order Issued by the DFPI Against Student Loan Relief Company - On February 28, 2023, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI) announced that it has entered into a Consent Order...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC, DOJ sue telemarketers of fake debt relief services

On February 16, the DOJ filed a complaint on behalf of the FTC against several corporate and individual defendants for alleged violations of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) in connection with debt relief...more

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U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Grants FTC’s Motion to Temporarily Shut Down Alleged Credit Card Debt...

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On November 21, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District Of Tennessee granted the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC’s) ex parte motion for, among other relief, a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) to shut down an...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Bans Operators of Alleged Debt Relief Scam, $5.3M penalty

On February 28, the FTC announced that the operators of an alleged credit card interest rate reduction scam will be permanently banned from the debt relief industry as part of court orders resolving charges by the FTC and the...more

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