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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.
FTC Sends Refunds to People who Lost Money to Student Loan, Mortgage Debt Relief Scheme Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $147,000 in full refunds to people affected by a student loan debt relief scam.
$147,000 in Refunds Sent to People Affected by Student Loan Debt Relief Scam Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The operators of a student loan debt relief scheme are banned from providing debt relief services and have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they …
Operators of Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme Banned From Providing Debt Relief Services Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Federal Trade Commission is sending more than $273,500 in refunds to people who lost money to a student loan debt relief scheme that charged them illegal …
FTC Sends More than $273,500 in Refunds to People Who Lost Money to Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is seeing a student loan debt relief company, its owner, and manager for allegedly charging thousands of consumers more than $3.5 …
Federal Government Takes Action Against Operators of An Unlawful Student Loan Debt-Relief Scheme Read More