according to its 33rd annual report on the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), the FTC received 140,036 such complaints in 2010, compared to 119,609 in 2009.
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FTC Reports Increase in Complaints About Debt Collectors
March 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Debt Collection
Tags: cease communication notice·collection·Consumer Reports Center·debt·Debt Collection·debt collectors·Fair Debt Collection Practices Act·FDCPA·Federal Trade Commission·FTC
FTC Lawsuits Remind to Be Leery of Debt Consolidation Companies
December 6th, 2010 · No Comments · Debt Consolidation
In yet another reminder to be leery of debt consolidation companies, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed suit against three such firms in Dallas, Texas.
Tags: debt consolidation·debt consolidation companies·Debt Consultants of America·debt negotiation·debt negotiation companies·Debt Professional of America·Debt Settlement·Federal Trade Commission·Financial Freedom Processing·FTC
FTC Brings Down Credit Card Scammers
May 24th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Consumer Info, Credit Cards
After 2 years of scamming credit cardholders out of hundreds of dollars in exchange for negotiating lower interest rates, three bogus companies have been shut down by the FTC.
Tags: Advanced Management Services·AMS Financial·credit card scam·Credit Cards·Federal Trade Commission·interest rants·Interest Rates·PDM International·Priority Direct Marketing International·Rapid Reduction System
Financial Reform Bill – What’s in It?
April 23rd, 2010 · 1 Comment · Economy, Investing
As a sequel to the health care reform bill which passed last month, the Obama is pushing the financial reform bill. Wall Street has all of its lobbyists out in force trying to kill the bill. They’re wasting the lobbyists’ times and throwing away their money. This law is going to pass. So what’s in [...]
Tags: banks·Comptroller of the Currency·derivatives·Federal Reserve·Federal Trade Commission·financial reform bill·FTC·hedge funds·securities
