The consent order with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, announced Thursday, comes amid a crackdown by federal and local regulators on aggressive payday lending practices.,The bureau took enforcement action in November against Fort Worth-based payday lender Cash America. In that case, Cash America agreed to pay $19 million to settle allegations of improper debt collection lawsuits and overcharges of military customers.,The bureau said Ace harassed overdue borrowers and threatened lawsuits or criminal prosecution to pressure them to take out additional loans to pay off old ones.,“Ace used false threats, intimidation and harassing calls to bully payday borrowers into a cycle of debt,” CFPB Director Richard Cordray said in a statement. “This culture of coercion drained millions of dollars from cash-strapped consumers who had few options to fight back.”,In a two-page statement, Ace said its policies prevent delinquent borrowers from taking out new loans. The...