Legal Opinion
Federal Trade Commission v. Keith H. Gill Richard Murkey
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided September 12, 2001No. 00-55122, 00-55123PublishedCited by 80 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
PAEZ, Circuit Judge:
It has been said that bad credit is like a “Scarlet Letter.” 1 As Americans’ reliance on credit has increased, so-called “credit repair climes” have emerged, preying on individuals desperate to improve their credit records. These organizations typically promise they can have any negative information removed permanently from any credit report ... for a fee. On September 30, 1996, Congress enacted the Credit Repair Organizations Act (“CRO Act”), 15 U.S.C. §§ 1679 — 1679j, to ensure that the clinics provide potential customers with the information needed to decide whether to…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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