37,800 student-loan borrowers are getting $3.3 million worth of checks in the mail after a debt relief company 'falsely' promised loan forgiveness but instead 'pocketed customers' payments,' a federal watchdog says

The FTC accused Arete Financial Group, a student loan debt relief operation, of scamming borrowers and failing to reduce their monthly balances.

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