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News Headlines
- CompuCredit and Collection Agency Target of $100 million FTC-FDIC Action: Report 6/10/08
- Majoras to Resign as FTC Leader 2/28/08
- FTC Cracks Down on Work-From-Home Scams 12/18/06
- FTC Issues Interim Report to Congress on Results of Studies Required by FACT Act 12/6/06
- CAMCO Saga Ends with $1 million FTC Settlement 12/6/06
- FTC Takes ISP to Task Over Telemarketing 11/22/06
- Experian Executives to Speak at FTC Public Hearings 11/6/06
- State Holds Hearing to Probe Surge in Debt Collection Complaints 10/25/06
- FTC Hangs Up on Telemarketers' Pitch 10/17/06
- Telephone Record Seller Settles FTC Charges 10/9/06
- FTC Stops Nationwide Debt Negotiation Scheme 9/22/06
- Census Bureau Loses Hundreds of Laptops with Citizen Data 9/22/06
- ChoicePoint Data Breach Victims Still Await Payments 9/21/06
- Fed, FTC Have Yet to Issue Rules for Credit Protections Enacted in 2003 9/5/06
- FTC Wins Case Against Canadian Telemarketers 8/31/06
- ACA International Responds to Recent Report's Attacks on the Collection Industry 8/25/06
- Debt Portfolio Auction Pioneer Creates Chicago Debt Exchange 8/24/06
- NCO Group Buyout Clears FTC Anti-Trust Hurdle 8/16/06
- FTC and Federal Reserve Issue Report on Compliance with Consumer Dispute Provisions of FCRA 8/10/06
- Telemarketers Selling Bogus Credit Card Protection and Healthcare Plans Settle FTC Charges 8/1/06
- New York Times Goes After Debt Collectors 7/5/06
- FTC Issues 28th Annual Report on Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 4/17/06
- FTC Warns Hawaii on No-E-Mail Registries for Kids 4/12/06
- ANPAC Announces Partnership to Offer New ID Theft Restoration Services 4/5/06
- ‘Advance-Fee Credit Card’ Swindlers Settle FTC Charges 4/5/06
- JP Morgan - Kohl's $1.5 billion Credit Card Deal gets Approval 4/5/06
- U.S. Regulators Seek Input on FACT Act 3/22/06
- House Committee Approves Bill to Protect Phone Records and Wireless Numbers 3/10/06
- FTC Settles with CardSystems Over Data Breach 2/24/06
- Lawmakers' Role in Data Breaches Debated 2/23/06
- Former FTC Chair Defends Credit Card Industry in House Testimony 2/22/06
- FTC Cracks Down on 'Credit Repair' Scams 2/3/06
- ChoicePoint to Pay $15 millon in Privacy Settlement 1/27/06
- JP Morgan Chase Gets Antitrust OK From FTC 1/13/06
- FTC Settles AmeriDebt Credit Counseling Case 1/10/06
- Bear Stearns asked for Data in Subprime Lending Probe 1/3/06
- DirecTV to pay $5.36 million 'Do Not Call' Penalty 12/13/05
- FTC Moves to Restrain Affiliate Spammers 11/21/05
- Credit-Reporting Reform Bottled up at FTC 11/21/05
- MicroBilt Announces Gift Giving Program that Protects Identity Theft 11/15/05
- Canadian Telemarketers Ordered to Pay FTC $345,000 11/15/05
- U.S. and Canadian Telemarketers Pay $415,000 to Settle FTC Charges 10/25/05
- Nationwide Credit Reporting Companies Encourage Victims of Katrina and Rita to Review Free Reports 10/17/05
- Equifax Offers Individuals Impacted by Hurricanes Access to Their Credit Files at No Charge 10/10/05
- After 2 years, Do Not Call Registry 'An Incredible Success' 10/7/05
- More than 112 Million Consumers Give Thumbs Up to Biometrics 9/29/05
- Fair Isaac Partners with Major Data Providers to Deliver Stronger Identity Fraud Protection 9/27/05
- Equifax, Experian and TransUnion Announce Coordinated Encryption Standards 9/22/05
- Popular, Inc. and E-LOAN Merger Clears First Hurdle 9/16/05
- Experian Agrees to Pay $950,000 in FTC Settlement Over Credit Reports 8/17/05
Analysis Headlines
- As The Debtor Turns
- 2004 Not Just Another Year in the Collection Industry
- Column: Collecting For The IRS
Research Headlines
- Global Debt Buying Report - Outlook on Market Threats
- Kaulkin Report 6th Edition - Legal Framework
- Global Debt Buying Report - Portfolio Sizes in the U.S. Credit Card Market











