Federal Trade Commission v. Credit Bureau Center, LLC et al

  1. September 14, 2021

    Judge Revives FTC's $5M Restitution Win Against Credit Co.

    The Federal Trade Commission will be getting the $5.2 million it won from an allegedly deceptive credit monitoring service more than three years ago after an Illinois federal court tweaked its order so that the damages are being imposed under a different section of the law.

  2. September 18, 2018

    Credit Report Schemers Won't Win $5.2M Ruling Appeal: FTC

    The Federal Trade Commission blasted a request that an Illinois federal court hold off on enforcing a permanent injunction against a business and its owner while they appeal a $5.2 million judgment over claims that they tricked consumers into enrolling in costly credit monitoring, arguing that their challenge likely won’t succeed.

  3. July 05, 2018

    FTC Scores $5.2M Win Against Co. In Credit Score Scheme

    The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday that it secured a $5.2 million judgment against a business that used bogus apartment listings to dupe hopeful renters into signing up for a "free" credit report that in actuality enrolled them into a costly credit monitoring service.

  4. October 27, 2017

    FTC Settles Suit With Credit Score Site Schemers For $760K

    A pair of marketing associates for a credit reporting business Thursday agreed to pay the Federal Trade Commission approximately $760,000 to settle claims they channeled traffic to the businesses' websites with phony Craigslist ads.

  5. February 14, 2017

    Website Owner Says He Didn't Know Of Scam Alleged By FTC

    The owner of a number of credit reporting websites facing a Federal Trade Commission shutdown testified in Illinois federal court Tuesday that he had no knowledge of a scheme to direct traffic to his sites through phony Craigslist ads.

  6. February 13, 2017

    FTC Investigator Explains Probe Into Credit Reporting Sites

    An investigator for the Federal Trade Commission told an Illinois federal judge on Monday that hundreds of complaints about a Craigslist credit check scam is what led the agency to sue several credit reporting sites that the investigator says benefited from the faux real estate ads.

  7. January 25, 2017

    FTC Looks To Shut Down 'Free' Credit Score Scheme

    The Federal Trade Commission this week filed suit against Credit Bureau Center LLC, an online company that owns three "free credit report" websites, seeking a permanent injunction for the company's alleged scheme to deceive customers into signing up for a seven-day trial, after which they are charged $30 without their authorization.