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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Credit Bureau Collection Services
Penalty: $1,100,000
Year: 2010
Date: March 3, 2010
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: A nationwide debt collector agreed to pay a civil fine of more than $1 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it violated federal law by inaccurately reporting credit information and pressing consumers to pay debts they often did not owe.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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