News & Analysis as of

Telemarketing Sales Rule Telemarketing Debt-Relief Industry

Goodwin

Federal Court Grants TRO Against Debt Relief Company Targeting Spanish-Speaking Student Loan Borrowers

Goodwin on

​​​​​​​On July 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida had granted its motion for a temporary restraining order against a debt relief company that...more

Goodwin

CFPB Enters Consent Order Over Student Loan Debt Relief Services

Goodwin on

​​​​​​​On May 20, 2024, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with a California-based telemarketer that offered student loan debt relief services resolving...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

FTC Amends Telemarketing Sales Rule to Increase Recordkeeping Requirements and Cover Business to Business Telemarketing Calls

Husch Blackwell LLP on

On March 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced substantial revisions to the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR). In particular, the FTC will require that sellers and telemarketers maintain additional records of...more

Hinch Newman LLP

California Federal Court Holds RVM Platform Provider Not Liable for Violation of Telemarketing Sales Rule

Hinch Newman LLP on

In February 2023, the U.S. Justice Department announced that, together with the Federal Trade Commission, a civil enforcement action had been filed against several corporate and individual defendants for alleged violations of...more

Goodwin

FTC Brings Action Against Two Companies Involved in Illegal Student Loan Relief Schemes

Goodwin on

On May 8, 2023 the FTC announced that it filed complaints against two loan forgiveness and debt relief companies on April 24, 2023 alleging that they falsely claimed to be affiliated with the Department of Education....more

Hinch Newman LLP

Roundup of FTC Consumer Protection Matters of Interest to Digital Advertisers: March 2023

Hinch Newman LLP on

In March 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced a number of consumer protection actions involving data privacy, COVID health claims, a robocall debt relief pitch scheme, and alleged harmful noncompete restrictions. The...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FTC, DOJ sue telemarketers of fake debt relief services

On February 16, the DOJ filed a complaint on behalf of the FTC against several corporate and individual defendants for alleged violations of the FTC Act and the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) in connection with debt relief...more

Shipkevich PLLC

U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee Grants FTC’s Motion to Temporarily Shut Down Alleged Credit Card Debt...

Shipkevich PLLC on

On November 21, 2022, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District Of Tennessee granted the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC’s) ex parte motion for, among other relief, a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) to shut down an...more

Goodwin

FTC Settles Claims with Student Loan Debt Relief Companies

Goodwin on

On May 17, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced​ a settlement​ with several student loan debt relief companies and their respective owners. The settlement stems from a complaint filed in 2019, in which the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

CFPB announces partial settlement of lawsuit for alleged violations of Telemarketing Sales Rule in connection with marketing of...

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The CFPB recently filed suit in the Central District of California against Texas-based GST Factoring Inc. and two of its owners, along with Champion Marketing Solutions, LLC (“CMS”), its owner, and four separate attorneys....more

Goodwin

Target of CFPB Complaint Loses Argument on Unconstitutionality

Goodwin on

The United States District Court for the Central District of California denied a motion to dismiss brought by a target of the CFPB’s enforcement powers. In August 2013, the CFPB filed a complaint against a debt relief-service...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FTC Charges Payment Processor with ‘Assisting and Facilitating’ Debt Relief Scam

Ballard Spahr LLP on

The Federal Trade Commission recently brought an enforcement action against a company that processed credit card payments for the operator of an alleged debt relief telemarketing scam. This action serves as a reminder to...more

12 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 1

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide