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The FTC recently announced that it has temporarily shut down a credit card debt relief scheme operated by Sean Austin, John Steven Huffman, and John Preston Thompson and their affiliated …
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PENNSYLVANIA — Governor Tom Wolf announced Friday that more than 1.7 million Pennsylvanians are eligible for the Biden Administration’s student debt relief plan.
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PENNSYLVANIA — President Joe Biden yesterday announced a new plan to provide loan forgiveness for as much as $10,000 or $20,000 in student loan debt for millions of borrowers. This …
Biden’s Loan Forgiveness Plan Slammed by PA SRCC Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission is reportedly sending 14,521 checks totaling more than $822,000 to borrowers who lost money to a student loan debt-relief scheme that operated under …
Debt Relief Scam Victims Get Money Back from FTC Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission announced it is sending 22,817 checks totaling more than $2 million to borrowers who lost money to a student loan debt-relief scam that …
Federal Trade Commission Sends More than $2 Million to Students Harmed by Debt Relief Scam Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently announced it finalized an enforcement action against debt-relief payment-processors RAM Payment and Account Management Systems (AMS), as well as AMS’s …
Scam Ringleaders Ordered to Pay More Than $8 Million to Consumers and Student Loan Borrowers Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Governor Tom Wolf announced that Pennsylvanians will not have to pay state income tax on the student loan debt relief they get from the federal Public Service …
Commonwealth to Provide Big Savings to Many Workers by Not Taxing Student Loan Forgiveness Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission obtained an order permanently banning a payment processor that facilitated a fraudulent student loan debt relief scheme from processing debt relief payments. The order …
FTC Takes Action to Ban Payment Processor From Debt Relief Processing Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission is sending checks totaling more than $316,000 to 10,689 people who lost money to a student loan debt relief scheme. In a complaint first announced …
FTC Sends Checks to People Who Lost Money to Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission is sending refunds totaling more than $223,000 to people who lost money to a student loan and mortgage debt relief operation.
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