Debt Collector Settles FTC Charges It Violated Fair Credit Reporting Act

A Texas-based debt collection agency will pay $72,000 in civil penalties and be required to adopt new procedures to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated the requirements of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The FTC’s complaint alleges that Credit Protection Association (CPA) failed to follow the requirements of the FCRA’s Furnisher Rule […]