CFPB, FTC join to target deceptive mortgage ads 
Published: November 27, 2012
Tags: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, deceptive marketing, Federal Trade Commission, mortgage lending
WASHINGTON – Two federal agencies have joined together to beef up investigations and enforcement actions against companies who engage in fraudulent advertising under the Mortgage Acts and Practices Advertising Rule and the Federal Trade Commission Act.
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