On Monday, October 29, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it reached a settlement agreement with an online student loan refinancer relating to charges that the company deceptively advertised inflated figures for more than two years, in violation of the FTC Act, 15 U.S.C. § 45. According to the complaint,…
On October 18, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued an order requiring a Kentucky bank to pay civil money penalties. The order resolves allegations that the bank violated section 122(a) of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA), 15 U.S.C. § 1632(a), and section 1026.5(a)(1) of Regulation Z, 12 C.F.R. § 1026.5(a)(1) by failing…
On September 21, New York Attorney General Barbara D. Underwood announced a stipulated court order against three entities and individuals for illegal debt collection practices (collectively, “defendants”), which permanently bans the defendants from the debt collection industry and requires collective payment of almost $27 million in restitution and damages. The court…
On July 26, 2018, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) announced a multi-million dollar settlement with a Kentucky bank over allegations of unlawful banking practices in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. According to the Consent Order, the bank made misrepresentations and failed to disclose certain information to consumers about…
On July 20, 2018, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) reached a $30 million settlement with a South Dakota bank over allegations that the bank had engaged in deceptive practices with respect to its overdraft services in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade…
On June 11, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had settled claims against an individual and his loan debt relief companies in connection with its coordinated federal-state enforcement initiative to target deceptive student loan debt relief scams, called “Operation Game of Loans.” Enforcement Watch covered a similar enforcement action earlier…
On June 7, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement and stipulated order for permanent injunction arising from a lawsuit brought by the FTC concerning allegedly illegal mortgage relief practices. The FTC initiated an action against several defendants in January 2018 alleging violations of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15…
On June 4, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with a North Carolina debt collection company and its principals over alleged illegal collection practices. In August 2017, the FTC filed an action against the defendants alleging violations of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, 15 U.S.C. §…
On May 8, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California granted its request to preliminarily enjoin affiliated California-based debt relief companies from continuing operations, and to freeze their assets. In its complaint, the FTC alleged that the companies violated Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act,…
On May 1, 2018, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) entered into a consent order with a national bank for deceptive marketing and banking practices that allegedly resulted in violations of federal law. According to the consent order, the OCC alleged that the bank had violated Section 5 of the Federal…