regulatory
confidence high
sentiment neutral
materiality 0.50
Deluxe Corp subsidiaries settle FTC investigation; $4.9M payment expected to be indemnified
DELUXE CORP
- First American Payment Systems, Eliot Management Group, and Think Point Financial entered consent order with FTC, neither admitting nor denying allegations.
- Consent order requires $4.9 million payment to FTC within 7 days of entry, plus injunctive relief on marketing and billing practices.
- Deluxe Corporation expects full indemnification of the payment under the acquisition agreement from the 2021 merger with FAPS Holdings.
- Subsidiaries agreed to refrain from certain sale and debiting practices, maintain a compliance program, and make negative-option disclosures.