First coordinated federal and state initiative takes aim at deceptive debt collection practices

Federal, state and local authorities have announced their first coordinated initiative to combat deceptive and abusive debt collection practices.

At a Nov. 4 press conference, Federal Trade Commission Chairwoman Edith Ramirez,...

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