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Miami Woman Busted in Miami’s Multi-Million Dollar Auto Fraud Epidemic

August 12, 2025 Cucolle1

Luxury Car Con: Realtor’s $212,000 Fraud Unraveled – Lies create a treacherous web to...

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Collection Calls Surging in 2025: These States and Cities Report the Most

July 29, 2025 Cucolle1

Delinquency is up and repossessions are up. Of course, if these numbers are up,...

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3 ways to proactively mitigate fraud

November 9, 2021 Cucolle1

Reported fraud continues to increase in frequency, complexity, and severity. According to the Federal...

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CFPB, FTC to Host Consumer Reporting Workshop

November 26, 2019 Cucolle1

26 November 2019 – The CFPB and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are hosting a...

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This Subprime Auto Lender Repos 35 Percent of the Cars It Finances

February 22, 2018 Cucolle1

Subprime auto lending has faced intense regulatory scrutiny over the past year, and one...

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Credit Acceptance Issued Subpoena over Collections Practices, Again

October 10, 2017 Cucolle1

Credit Acceptance has confirmed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it had...

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Santander Decides Not to Use GPS

February 27, 2017 Cucolle1

Dallas-based Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc., one of the country’s biggest subprime auto lenders,...

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Sub-Prime Lender to Pay $5.5M to Settle FTC Harassment Charges

June 2, 2014 Cucolle1

Irvine, CA – May 30, 2014 – Consumer Portfolio Services, Inc. (CPS), headquartered in...

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FTC Brings First Case Alleging Text Messages Were Used In Illegal Debt Collection Scheme

September 29, 2013 Cucolle1

Defendants Will Pay $1 Million to Settle Charges A Glendale, California-based debt collector will...

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FTC, DOJ and CFPB File Amicus Brief in Support of Debtors Ability to file Lawsuits without Recourse of Costs

August 21, 2012 Cucolle1

        Washington DC – August 20, 2012 – In a showing...