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Company: NCO Group, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Alorica
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Penalty: $1,500,000
Year: 2004
Date: May 13, 2004
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: One of the nation's largest debt-collection firms was required to pay $1.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that it violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by reporting inaccurate information about consumer accounts to credit bureaus.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Federal Trade Commission
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: business services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: business process outsourcing
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