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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Smart home security and monitoring company Vivint Smart Homes Inc. has agreed to pay $20 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the Utah-based firm misused …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently announced it is rescinding seven policy statements issued last year that provided temporary flexibilities to financial institutions in consumer financial …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has provided to Congress the Consumer Response Annual Report for 2020. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the consumer financial …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently filed a lawsuit against 1st Alliance Lending, LLC, John Christopher DiIorio, Kevin Robert St. Lawrence, and Socrates Aramburu for allegedly engaging …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (Bureau) recently issued a consent order against Santander Consumer USA Inc. (Santander) to address the Bureau’s finding that it violated the Fair …
Read MoreWASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a settlement with Afni, Inc. (Afni) to address its violations in providing information to consumer reporting agencies (CRAs). Afni is a …
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a proposed stipulated final judgment and order to settle its lawsuit against Encore Capital Group, Inc., and its subsidiaries, Midland …
Read MoreThe Federal Trade Commission is seeking comment on proposed changes that would bring several rules implementing parts of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) in line with the Dodd-Frank Wall …
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The Department of Justice on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission sued a California-based purveyor of background reports, alleging that the company has deceived consumers with “teaser background reports” that …
Read MoreHARRISBURG, PA — Kohl’s Department Stores, Inc. has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $220,000 to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the Wisconsin-based retailer violated the Fair Credit …
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