FTC Halts Operation That Unlawfully Shared and Sold Consumers’ Sensitive Data

Lead generation firm earned millions by falsely promising to match consumers with low-rate loans
The operators of a lead generation business have agreed to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission that the company misled consumers into filling out loan applications and sold those applications – including consumers’ sensitive data – to virtually anyone willing to pay for the leads

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