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As Fraud Losses Top $10B in Past Year, FTC Announces Increased Efforts to Protect Consumers

Federal Trade Commission data show that consumers reported losing more than $10 billion to fraud in 2023, “marking the first time that fraud losses have reached that benchmark.” This marks a 14% increase “over reported losses in 2022.” Consumers reported losing more money “to investment… Read More

FTC Charges Experian with “Spamming” Clients Who Signed Up for Accounts with Marketing Emails They Couldn’t Opt Out Of

The Federal Trade Commission will require Experian Consumer Services, which offers consumers access to their Experian credit information, “to pay $650,000 to settle charges it sent consumers unsolicited email without offering them a way to opt out of such messages, as required under the CAN-SPAM… Read More

FTC, Florida Attorney General Sue Chargebacks911 for “Thwarting” Consumers Trying to Reverse Disputed Charges

The Federal Trade Commission and the State of Florida have filed suit against Chargebacks911 “for unfairly thwarting consumers who were trying to dispute credit card charges through the chargeback process.” In a complaint filed in federal court, the FTC and Florida charged “that, since at… Read More

Over $115M in Refunds Sent to Consumers After FTC, DOJ Charges That MoneyGram Failed to Crack Down on Scams

More than $115 million in refunds are being “sent to consumers nationwide” as a result of a 2018 action the Federal Trade Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice brought against MoneyGram (NASDAQ: MGI) for “failing to crack down on scammers using their payment system.”… Read More

LendingClub Settles with the Federal Trade Commission, Expected to Pay $18 Million Penalty

In the days before Q2 earnings, LendingClub (NYSE:LC) has settled its case with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), subject to court approval. According to a release distributed by LendingClub, the settlement requires LendingClub to make an $18 million payment for consumer remediation, an amount already… Read More

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