FTC Asks Supreme Court to Let It Take Funds From Payday Lender

FTC Asks Supreme Court to Let It Take Funds From Payday Lender
The Supreme Court in Washington on Feb. 1, 2020. Daniel Slim/AFP via Getty Images
Matthew Vadum
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The Federal Trade Commission should be able, under current law, to order a payday lender to hand over its so-called ill-gotten gains after its leader was convicted of usury, fraud, and racketeering, the Supreme Court heard Jan. 13.

The court heard 67 minutes of oral argument in the case known as AMG Capital Management Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission (FTC).