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Debt relief and credit repair prosecutions

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Consumer Finance Protection Bureau Reaches $2.7 billion dollar settlement with credit repair group

Largest credit repair brands in America, including Lexington Law and CreditRepair.com, perpetrated years long scheme to illegally harvest billions in fees.

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Court of Law and Justice Trial Session: Imparcial Honorable Judge Pronouncing Sentence, striking Gavel. Focus on Mallet, Hammer. Cinematic Shot of Dramatic Not Guilty Verdict. Close-up Shot.
Federal Trade Commission shutters student debt relief scammers

Agency says defendants used “Biden Loan Forgiveness” to lure students and collect millions of dollars in illegal junk fees.

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Cinematic Court of Law and Justice Trial: Judge Ruling Out a Positive Decision in a Civil Family Case, Close Up of a Striking Gavel to End Hearing.
Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice send over $9 million in refunds to victims of student loan debt relief fraud

The FTC and the Department of Justice are sending more than $9 million in refunds to consumers who lost money to Ameritech Financial, who was convicted of criminal charges in connection with the scheme.

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