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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission, through its refund administrator, is mailing 187,664 checks totaling more than $3.2 million to consumers who lost money to an illegal credit card …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission announced that it has reached settlements with four defendants charged with helping to launder millions of dollars in credit card charges through fraudulent …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued a compliance assistance sandbox (CAS) approval order to Synchrony regarding their proposal to develop a “dual-feature credit card.”
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Complete Merchant Solutions, LLC (CMS) and its former CEO, Jack Wilson, have settled Federal Trade Commission charges that they illegally processed millions of dollars in consumer credit card payments …
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HARRISBURG, PA — Attorney General Josh Shapiro has issued a warning to Pennsylvanians of common online scams that may increase in frequency this holiday season.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against a debt collection company that allegedly placed bogus or highly questionable debts onto consumers’ credit reports to coerce them to …
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During a holiday season that by all counts will be unlike any other experienced in recent history, shoppers may be looking for creative and nontraditional ways to celebrate and share …
Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued a report on agreements between credit card issuers and institutions of higher education, as well as certain organizations affiliated with …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) issued a request for information (RFI) to examine the impact of the rules that implement the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and …
Read MoreThe operators of a Florida-based company that allegedly defrauded financially-distressed and often older-adult consumers with deceptive robocalls claiming they could save them money by reducing the interest rates on their …
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