American Financial Benefits Center Class Action Settlements

American Financial Benefits Center Refunds

Competition Matters How Loyalty Discounts Between Firms Harm Competition When There Are Network Effects: FTC v. Surescripts Matthew Chesnes (DAD, BE Antitrust I) and Ted Rosenbaum (Acting BE Director) February 13, 2026 Competition Matters How Loyalty Discounts Between Firms Harm Competition When There Are Network Effects: FTC v. Surescripts Matthew Chesnes (DAD, BE Antitrust I) and Ted Rosenbaum (Acting BE Director) February 13, 2026 Technology Blog The FTC Is on the Front Lines of Tech Innovation & Regulation Stephanie T. Nguyen, Chief Technologist January 17, 2025 Technology Blog The FTC Is on the Front Lines of Tech Innovation & Regulation Stephanie T. Nguyen, Chief Technologist January 17, 2025 Press Release FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening” AI-Powered Marketing Service May 21, 2026 Press Release FTC to Require Cox Media Group, Two Other Firms to Pay Nearly $1 Million to Settle Charges They Deceived Customers About “Active Listening” AI-Powered Marketing Service May 21, 2026 Jun17 Oral Argument Before the Commission: Caremark Rx/Zinc Health Services, et al (Insulin) Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 2:00PM Jun17 Oral Argument Before the Commission: Caremark Rx/Zinc Health Services, et al (Insulin) Wednesday, June 17, 2026 | 2:00PM figure:has(article.align-right):has(figcaption) .align-right.media--type-image { float: right; } .block ~ .block.block-system-main-block { margin-top: 0; } January 2025 FTC sends a second payment to people who paid for student loan debt relief The FTC is sending a second round of payments to people who paid money to American Financial Benefits Center.The FTC and the Department of Justice sued Brandon Frere, American Financial Benefits Center, and related companies in 2018, for operating a student loan debt relief scheme. According to the lawsuits, the defendants pretended to be affiliated with the U.S. Department of Education and charged