Over the years DebtPro123 has come up from time-to-time, but not like this. Yesterday the Federal Trade Commission made a bold move in the debt relief space. It surprised me because I thought they’d moved on to other things. Just feels like since the TSR the debt space has been cooling off. But it probably doesn’t feel like that over ... Read More »

The law firm Scott Law Group out of Washington has added another debt relief company to their list of targets. Lynch Financial Services, Inc, which is also doing business as Financial Solutions Legal Center was recently added to the growing member list. How the Scott Law Group finds all these companies is beyond me. Read More »

The Scott Law Group, that Washington state legal firm that has sued a number of debt relief companies, has added a new name to this big list, GreenByPhone, Inc. But apparently these folks were involved in an action with J Hass Group, a name debt relief industry people should recognize. According to the Scott Law Group: On March 14, 2014, ... Read More »

Here is what the Connecticut Department of Banking says: IN THE MATTER OF: LAW OFFICES OF TIMOTHY MCCABE, P.A. (“McCabe”) CONSUMER ASSISTANCE PROJECT, CORP f/k/a BACK OFFICE LAW PROJECT, CORP (“Consumer Assistance Project”) McCabe is a former attorney with offices at 30 S. M. Street, Lake Worth, Florida, and 1350 E. Newport Center Drive, Suite 100, Deerfield Beach, Florida. Consumer ... Read More »

The state of Connecticut has issued an order to make restitution and cease and desist order to California based Consumer Relief Programs / Consumer Advocacy Assistance programs. According to the State “the company is a California corporation with offices at 14252 Culver Drive, Suite 352, Irvine, California, and 24881 Alicia Parkway, Suite #E516, Laguna Hills, California. On or about October ... Read More »

First a personal message to Lloyd Ward. Lloyd, I don’t stalk you, care about you, think about you, or follow you. The only reason I’m writing this story is because people keep sending stuff to me that relates to your past debt settlement activities. I don’t even publish all the stuff people send me. And we now resume our regular ... Read More »

With receipt of $225,000, the state has resolved a case in which 615 Coloradans were financially harmed by a Texas-based debt-settlement company that was operating illegally in Colorado. The Consumer Protection Section of the Attorney General’s Office has entered a stipulation and final agency order with the now defunct CreditAnswers and its Chief Executive Officer William Loughborough (D.O.B. 11/02/62). “When ... Read More »

While the flood of lawsuits against debt settlement companies has slowed considerably yet one more class action has been added against Meracord, Noteworld, and Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland. This time in Arizona. The complaint provides a very long description of the alleged actions and conspiracy between the debt settlement escrow company and the companies they elected to work ... Read More »

The State of Connecticut is very active when it comes to going after debt relief companies. I publish these actions as a warning to other debt relief companies so they can learn from the issues others have faced and avoid them. In particular it appears the State Department of Banking is taking action against attorneys who are not licensed in ... Read More »

The State of Connecticut has just entered into a consent order with EFA Processing and Ken Talbert over debt relief help offered to State residents. According to , EFA Processing “voluntarily agrees to consent to the entry of the Consent and Agreement described below without admitting or denying any allegation or any claim contained in the Order and Notice and ... Read More »

Ian Kideys, 40, of La Jolla, California was sentenced to five years in club fed for his role in K2 Capital Management, U.S. Mortgage Bailout, and iLoanAudit. Shocker, a loan modification company owner found guilty of fraud. According to prosecutors, “US Mortgage Bailout obtained some mortgage relief for its customers through fraudulent representations to lenders, but otherwise simply collected money ... Read More »

Indications out of the CFPB are that the agency plans to go after individuals in enforcement actions and not just companies. “In a speech last week to the Reuters Washington Summit, Director Cordray is reported to have indicated that the CFPB is committed to pursuing individuals, and not just companies, when exercising its enforcement authority.” The same report stated that ... Read More »