June 07, 2013
A Florida debt collection firm on Thursday agreed to pay $500,000 to settle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's first enforcement action alleging "abusive practices," in a deal that also prohibits the firm from selling debt-relief products or services.
May 30, 2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Thursday for the first time brought an enforcement action alleging "abusive practices" in a complaint against a Florida debt collection firm, giving the industry a view into how the agency will use that power.