The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently invoked its statutory authority to penalize people or entities engaged in unfair or deceptive acts or practices, issuing consent orders against the operators of a debt collection business for using false claims and threats to collect on debts consumers did not actually owe.
The defendants were charged with two counts of violating the FTC Act’s prohibition against deceptive acts and three counts of violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA).
Find out more details about the circumstances of the consent orders.