The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has settled with a Deerfield, Fla.-based company that provides debt-relief services to consumers with federal student loan debt.
The bureau alleged the defendants charged illegal advance fees in violation of the Telemarketing Sales Rule to consumers who were seeking to renegotiate, settle, reduce or alter the terms of their loans.
Read on to find out details on the settlement agreement.
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