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FTC Sues Perpetrators of Phantom Collection Scheme

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Don’t look now, but there was an enforcement action involving a debt collection company announced by a federal regulator. The claims: The complaint accuses the defendants of multiple illegal practices. First, they allegedly misrepresented themselves as attorneys or members of a law firm.

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Debt Collectors Banned From Industry In Settlement With FTC

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A debt collection company based in Atlanta and its owners have been permanently banned from the industry and will pay $266,000 out of a $3 million penalty under the terms of a settlement announced by the Federal Trade Commission, which had sued the company and its owners for threatening to have consumers arrested and imprisoned … The post Debt (..)

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FTC Action Leads to Court Order Halting Phantom Debt Collection Scheme That Took Millions from Consumers and Threatened Consumers’ Credit, Homes, and Employment

Collection Industry News

As result of FTC lawsuit, federal court issues temporary restraining order halting scheme that sent fictitious debt collection notices to consumers nationwide As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a federal court hastemporarily haltedthe operations and frozen the assets of a phantom debt collection scheme and its operators.

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Courts close rogue Debt Collection Agency

UK debt collections

The High Court has shut down a rogue Debt Collection Agency it has emerged. The Debt Collection Agency spuriously claimed to be able to collect debts from liquidated companies. Global Investigations and Recoveries Ltd would contact creditors of liquidated companies.

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Debt Collector Taken To Court After Flouting Trade Ban

Collection Industry News

Queensland-based debt collection company Panthera Finance, which operates nationwide, was prohibited from operating in Victoria after it was penalised for harassing people over disputed debts. People in these situations can be very vulnerable to poor debt collection practices,” she said. “We

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New Mexico Joins Operation Labeled “Corrupt Collector” and Sues Three Collection Agencies

Troutman Sanders

New Mexico’s Attorney General Hector Balderas announced on September 29 that his office has filed three lawsuits against debt collection companies. In his statement , Balderas explained that these lawsuits are part of a larger “crackdown” aimed at educating consumers and eliminating abusive debt collection practices within the state.

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How will Hunstein v. Preferred Collection & Mgmt. Impact The Collections Industry?

Credit Management Company

Everyone in the debt collection industry is familiar with the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (FDCPA). Reputable collections agencies willingly follow these rules and treat patients with compassion and respect. Preferred Collection and Management Services, Inc. and what it could mean for the debt collection industry.