Indecent Exposure: FTC Obtains Injunctions Against Debt Brokers For Improperly Published Consumer Information

On November 12, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced that the District Court for the District of Columbia had entered preliminary injunctions against two debt sellers which, together, had improperly posted personal information of over 70,000 consumers online. The FTC filed complaints seeking permanent injunctions and other equitable relief against Cornerstone and Co., LLC, and Bayview Solutions, LLC, in August and October of this year, respectively. Ultimately, in each of these cases, the court entered injunctions prohibiting the companies from improperly publishing consumers' personal information and requiring that the companies take steps to provide redress to those consumers harmed by their actions.