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FTC Report Analyzes How Fraud and Scams Affect Communities of Color

Account Recovery

Debt collection, student loan debt relief, payday loans, and government impersonators are just a few of the categories highlighted in a Federal Trade Commission report that analyzes the regulator’s effort at addressing fraud and consumer issues that are affecting communities of color, which was released earlier this week.

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FTC Launches ANPR on ‘Junk’ Fee Crackdown

Account Recovery

The Federal Trade Commission has announced that it is “exploring” a rule to crack down on “junk” fees that it says are proliferating throughout the country, and one of the categories of fees could have applications in the accounts receivable management industry.

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Victim of Credit Card Fraud? 6 Actions to Take Now

Nerd Wallet

In 2021, the Federal Trade Commission received almost 400,000 reports for credit card fraud, a type of identity theft that is divided into two distinct categories: new accounts and existing accounts. In this digital age, identity theft is a growing problem. Jae Bratton writes for NerdWallet.

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FTC seeks comment on combatting tech-support scams and adding click-to-cancel requirements

Public Citizen

The Federal Trade Commission is proposing to extending protections against telemarketing tricks and traps to small businesses and strengthening safeguards against other pernicious telemarketing tactics aimed at consumers. The notice of proposed rulemaking is here.

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Anita Allen Article on Race and Online Privacy

Public Citizen

The 2021 enacted Virginia law and the bill proposing a new federal data protection agency include civil rights and non-discrimination provisions; and the Federal Trade Commission has an impressive stated commitment to marginalized peoples within the bounds of its authority.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

On January 19, the Federal Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ordered the bankruptcy court adjudicating the bankruptcy of FTX to appoint an examiner to investigate the collapse of the digital asset exchange. The debt relief is broken down into the following categories: $1.7 For more information, click here.

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Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter

Troutman Sanders

To help you keep abreast of relevant activities, below find a breakdown of some of the biggest events at the federal and state levels to impact the Consumer Finance Services industry this past week: Federal Activities. On September 30, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed an enforcement action against Arbitrade Ltd.