FTC settlement bars Growth Cave defendants from selling business‑opportunity and credit‑repair programs

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A settlement or court order includes a permanent ban on the named defendants' marketing and sale of business opportunities and credit repair programs.

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The Federal Trade Commission announced a settlement that permanently bans operators behind the Growth Cave operation — including its co‑CEOs — from marketing and selling business opportunities and credit‑repair programs. The action resolves FTC allegations that the scheme deceptively took nearly $50 million from consumers.
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The FTC announced on Jan. 27, 2026 that it secured stipulated orders resolving its lawsuit against Growth Cave and related defendants; the agency’s press release states the defendants "are permanently banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and credit repair programs." The FTC case page and the filed stipulated orders on the FTC website show the court orders contain conduct provisions banning the defendants from selling/marketing business opportunities and engaging in credit repair activities and describe related monetary judgments and asset-liquidation requirements. Verdict — True: the FTC’s official press release and the agency’s filed court orders confirm the settlement includes permanent bans on marketing/selling business opportunities and on engaging in credit repair activities by the Growth Cave defendants.

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  1. Update · Jan 28, 2026, 04:56 AMTrue
    The FTC announced on Jan. 27, 2026 that it secured stipulated orders resolving its lawsuit against Growth Cave and related defendants; the agency’s press release states the defendants "are permanently banned from marketing and selling business opportunities and credit repair programs." The FTC case page and the filed stipulated orders on the FTC website show the court orders contain conduct provisions banning the defendants from selling/marketing business opportunities and engaging in credit repair activities and describe related monetary judgments and asset-liquidation requirements. Verdict — True: the FTC’s official press release and the agency’s filed court orders confirm the settlement includes permanent bans on marketing/selling business opportunities and on engaging in credit repair activities by the Growth Cave defendants.
  2. Original article · Jan 27, 2026

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