Collection deception | Federal Trade Commission

On classic episodes of the Tonight Show, affable sidekick Ed McMahon sought guidance from Johnny Carson’s…

Debt collection company pays record-setting civil penalty

Incessant phone calls to consumers, often about accounts that weren’t theirs. Repeated autocalls to wrong numbers.…

Hat trick? FTC charges violations in auto loan servicing, debt collection, credit reporting

Sometimes good things come in threes, like Musketeers, Bronte sisters, and Stooges.  (Shemp doesn’t count.)  But…

Sounding the phantom debt collection alarm – again

The FTC has been issuing warnings to industry members for years to stay miles away from…

When all is said and dun: Record-setting penalty for debt collection violations

“You’ve reached the FTC.  Sorry we’re not able to take your call right now.  But if…

FTC shuts down $9.7 million debt collection scheme

Victims were threatened with jail, lawsuits, garnishment By Truman Lewis of ConsumerAffairs May 5, 2025 Phantom…

EEOC Kicks Off 2024 EEO-1 Data Collection: If Approved Portal To Open on May 20, 2025

Seyfarth Synopsis:  The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has submitted its revised 2024 EEO-1 Component…

Collection and protection | Federal Trade Commission

The terms of an FTC settlement apply just to that business, of course. But clued-in companies…

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

As a result of a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit, a federal court has temporarily halted the…