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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released a new Supervisory Highlights report which found unfair, deceptive, and abusive acts or practices across many consumer financial products. For example, auto …
CFPB Report Exposes Unfair Practices: Auto Loans, Collections, and More Read More
On Wednesday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued lease-to-own finance company Snap Finance for deceiving consumers, obscuring the terms of its financing agreements, and making false threats. In a …
CFPB Sues Snap Finance for Deceptive Tactics: Misleading Consumers & Obscuring Financing Terms Read More
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced it has joined with several state attorneys general and a state regulator to take action against Prehired for deceptive marketing and debt collection …
Prehired Faces Action by CFPB and State Attorneys General for Deceptive Marketing and Debt Collection Read More
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently took action against medical debt collector Phoenix Financial Services (Phoenix) for numerous debt collection and credit reporting violations. In at least thousands of …
CFPB Takes Action Against Phoenix Financial for Illegal Debt Collection Practices Read More PENNSYLVANIA — As a result of action by the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission, debt collection company International Credit Recovery, Inc. (ICR), officer Richard Diorio, …
Debt Collection Company and Executives Permanently Banned from Industry Read More
As a result of action by the Federal Trade Commission and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, debt collection company International Credit Recovery, Inc. (ICR), officer Richard Diorio, Jr., and manager Cynthia Powell, have …
FTC and Pennsylvania Take Action Against Debt Collection Scheme Read More The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action last week against Portfolio Recovery Associates, one of the largest debt collectors in the nation, for violating a 2015 CFPB order and …
CFPB Fines Portfolio Recovery Associates $24 Million for Illegal Debt Collection Practices Read More The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently took action against a web of corporate entities operating under TMX Finance, broadly known as TitleMax, for violating the financial rights of military …
TitleMax Fined for Violating the Military Lending Act Read More
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released an Issue Spotlight highlighting some of the difficulties and experiences heard from caregivers about being pursued over friends’ or family members’ alleged …
Nursing Homes May Not Require You to Guarantee Payment of a Loved One’s Bills, Says CFPB Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently released its annual report on the top financial concerns facing servicemembers, veterans, and military families, based on the complaints they …
CFPB Report Highlights Experiences of Military Families with Medical Billing, Credit Reporting, and Debt Collection Read More