Latest Updates for the Debt Relief Industry

July 20, 2021

Regulatory Alert – July 20, 2021

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July 7, 2021

Save the Date: Regulatory Workshop for Debt Relief Industry Professionals (Nov 7-8)

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July 2, 2021

Debt Relief Industry Regulatory Alert – July 2, 2021

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Federal Regulators

June 29, 2021

CFPB Takes Action Against Company and its Owners and Executives for Deceptive Debt-Relief and Credit-Repair Services

June 26, 2021

FTC Sends Checks to People Who Lost Money to Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme

June 25, 2021

FTC Sends Refunds to People who Lost Money to Student Loan, Mortgage Debt Relief Scheme

May 18, 2021

CFPB Reaches $5.4 Million Settlement with Debt-Settlement Company for Charging Consumers Unlawful Fees

May 18, 2021

Operators of Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme Banned From Providing Debt Relief Services as Part of Settlement with FTC

May 17, 2021

CFPB Takes Action Against Debt-Settlement Company for Charging Consumers Unlawful Fees

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October 21, 2020

WEBINAR: Overview of Legal and Regulatory Issues of Payments Processors in the Debt Settlement Industry

Top News, Webinar

August 31, 2020

The Debt Relief Industry During Covid-19: Assessing The Recent Regulatory And Market Changes

July 16, 2020

The Use Of Attorneys In Debt Settlement: Discussion Of Legal And Regulatory Issues

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)

June 29, 2021

CFPB Takes Action Against Company and its Owners and Executives for Deceptive Debt-Relief and Credit-Repair Services

May 18, 2021

CFPB Reaches $5.4 Million Settlement with Debt-Settlement Company for Charging Consumers Unlawful Fees

May 17, 2021

CFPB Takes Action Against Debt-Settlement Company for Charging Consumers Unlawful Fees

March 10, 2021

CFPB Sues BrightSpeed for Alleged Internet-Based Scams

January 20, 2021

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Sues Debt Settlement Company FDATR, Inc., and Owners Dean Tucci and Kenneth Wayne Halverson

January 20, 2021

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Settles with Debt Collector for Engaging in Deceptive Debt Collection Practices in Three States

Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

June 26, 2021

FTC Sends Checks to People Who Lost Money to Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme

June 25, 2021

FTC Sends Refunds to People who Lost Money to Student Loan, Mortgage Debt Relief Scheme

May 18, 2021

Operators of Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme Banned From Providing Debt Relief Services as Part of Settlement with FTC

January 20, 2021

Student Loan Debt Relief Scammer Brandon Frere Agrees to Settle FTC Charges

January 20, 2021

FTC Stops Debt Collector’s Alleged “Debt Parking” Scheme, Requires it to Delete Debts it Placed on Consumers’ Credit Reports

November 13, 2020

FTC Settlement Requires Online Trading Academy to Forgive Consumer Debt, and Principals to Turn Over Millions in Cash and Assets

State Regulators

State, Top News

October 15, 2020

Study: Alabama consumers pay down millions in credit card debt in first half of 2020

State, Top News

June 23, 2020

Virus contributes to outbreak of consumer debt in Maine

State, Top News

June 23, 2020

Bill would close loophole on debt settlement companies, put them out of business in NC

Regulatory Alert, State, Top News

June 12, 2020

CA Bills No. 2443 and No. 2524 Pass the CA Assembly and Move to the CA Senate

Regulatory Alert, State, Top News

June 8, 2020

California Prorater Bill No. 2524 Amended

Regulatory Alert, State, Top News

June 3, 2020

California Proposed Prorater Bill No. 2524 was recently referred to the Appropriations Committee