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FTC Report Analyzes How Fraud and Scams Affect Communities of Color

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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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Millions of Student Loans in Debt Collection, How Did We Get Here?

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Youve seen the headlines the federal government last week resumed collecting defaulted student loan payments from millions of people for the first time since the start of the pandemic. And howdebt collection will be through a Treasury Department program that withholds payments through tax refunds, wages and government benefits.

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FTC Halts Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme, Takes First Action Under New Impersonation Rule

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The Federal Trade Commission has taken action against a student loan debt relief scheme that is accused of fraudulently extracting more than $20.3 million from consumers.

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Q1 Industry Insights: Started Strong, But “Considerable Turbulence” Leaves Consumers on Edge

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Job gains showed up in health care, social assistance, transportation and warehousing, along with retail trade, which reflected the return of workers from a strike, while federal government employment declined as a result of wide-reaching layoffs. The Federal Reserve (Fed) held rates steady at 4.25-4.50% 4.50% in March.

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Can I Discharge a Private Student Loan in Bankruptcy?

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The majority of people in Indiana who have thought about declaring bankruptcy likely already know how challenging it is to get student loans erased. Although it is not impossible, debtors normally need to pass the Brunner test, which establishes that repaying the student loans will put them in an unreasonably difficult position.

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FTC Acts to Stop Student Loan Debt Relief Scheme that Took Millions from Consumers in First Case under the Impersonation Rule

Collection Industry News

In its first case under the Impersonation Rule, the Federal Trade Commission has stopped a student loan debt relief scheme that bilked more than $20.3 The FTC charged that the company also falsely claimed that they would take over consumers’ student loans to get them loan forgiveness that did not exist.

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Education Department’s Oversight Team Cuts: What It Means for Borrowers

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On March 11, the United States Department of Educationannounced it was cutting nearly half its workforce, including staff from its Vendor and Program Oversight Group, which is responsible for overseeing federal student loan servicers.12This 12This could be bad news for student loan borrowers. SPONSORED Trade on the Go.