The FTC has been going after fraudulent payday lending operations centered in Missouri and Kansas, with settlements as high as $1.266 billion.
In a press release dated January 9, 2017, the FTC announced charges against businessman, Joel Jerome Tucker, and his companies, SQ Capital LLC, JT Holding Inc., and HPD LLC, for selling portfolios made up of fake payday loans. According to the FTC, the loans listed in the portfolios named phony lenders and debtors, including their social security and bank account numbers, and led to collection activities against consumers who had not taken out loans. The FTC previously brought actions against two debt collectors that used the fake portfolios. Read More
