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Colorado Tightens Regulations Related to Debt Settlement and Collection Practices
25 June 2024
FTC Bans Student Loan “Scammers” From Debt Relief Industry
13 February 2024
CFPB Agrees to Settlement with Credit Repair Companies for $2.7 Billion And Ten-Year Industry Ban
5 September 2023
A Peek at the Disturbing Fine Print of a Debt Settlement Contract
17 August 2023
Debt Settlement in the Credit Eco System [Podcast]
19 October 2022
CFPB and FTC Each Issue Fines/Penalties Against Debt Settlement Companies
24 May 2021
CFPB has Busy April - Reaches Agreements for Fines and Penalties with Two Organizations
21 April 2021
5th Circuit Sides with Lexington Law: Affirms Decision Vacating $2.5MM Award to Debt Collectors; Finds Letters are Not Fraud
6 April 2021
Whitepaper on Debt Collection Released by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors
13 February 2020
CFPB Settles with Freedom Debt Relief for $25 Million
10 July 2019
Consumers Should Work Directly with Credit Card Companies Rather Than Debt Settlement Companies, Says CFPB
9 April 2019
Debt Collector Brings RICO Suit Against Lexington Law
7 June 2018
FDCPA Caselaw Review for April 2018
22 May 2018
Forensic Analysis of Debt Settlement Program Participants, Commissioned by the American Fair Credit Council, Validates Economic Benefit to Consumers
22 February 2018
Collection Boot Camp: Strategy for Success with a Collection Settlement Campaign (sponsored)
8 February 2018
Freedom Debt Relief Responds to CFPB Complaint
9 November 2017
CFPB Sues Largest Debt Relief Company, Freedom Financial
9 November 2017
FTC and 11 States Announce Actions Against Student Loan Debt Relief Scams
16 October 2017
CFPB Takes Action Against "Document Preparation" Company as Debt Industry Struggles to Deal With Influx of Mass Validation Requests
16 October 2017
Consumer's Credit Repair Agreement Becomes Issue in Collection Dispute
20 July 2017