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National Bank Settles with NY Attorney General for $700K

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​On April 17, 202​4, the New York State Attorney General (NY AG) announced that it entered into an Assurance of Discontinuance​ (AOD) with​ a national bank, resolving​ allegations related to the bank’s debt collection...more

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Washington AG Secures Judgment Against Debt Collection Agency over Medical Debt Practices

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Washington AG Bob Ferguson has secured a court order imposing civil penalties on Optimum Outcomes, Inc. for the debt collection agency’s alleged failure to comply with the state’s Consumer Protection Act when it collected...more

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Massachusetts AG Settles With Major Student Loan Servicer for $1.8M Over Faulty Notices

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On January 11, Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell announced a $1.8 million settlement with Nelnet, Inc. (Nelnet), one of the largest federal student loan servicers in the U.S., for allegedly sending...more

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Rent-A-Center Reached $8.75M Settlement With Massachusetts AG

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On November 28, Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Campbell reached an $8.75 million settlement with Rent-A-Center (RAC), the nation’s largest rent-to-own company specializing in consumer goods leases. The settlement aimed...more

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Delaware Bankruptcy Court Enters $30M Stipulated Judgment Over Deceptive Student Loan Practices

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On November 20, Delaware Attorney General (AG) Kathy Jennings, along with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and 11 other states, announced a settlement in excess of $30 million with Prehired LLC and affiliated...more

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Colorado AG Settles With Debt Management Company Over Failure to Provide Customers With Signed Agreements

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On November 3, Colorado Attorney General (AG) Phil Weiser announced that his office reached a settlement with Touchstone Partners, Inc. (Touchstone), a noted debt management company. The AG’s allegations were that Touchstone...more

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Debt Collectors Receive Lifetime Ban in Settlement with FTC, Pennsylvania AG

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The FTC and Pennsylvania AG Michelle Henry settled with International Credit Recovery, Inc. and two related individuals (collectively, “ICR”) to resolve allegations that ICR engaged in fraudulent debt collection efforts...more

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New York Attorney General Shuts Down Buffalo Debt Collection Firm

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On November 23, 2021, the New York Attorney General (“NYAG”) announced an agreement shutting down a Buffalo, NY based debt collection firm that the NYAG alleges violated the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act (“FDCPA”), the...more

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Massachusetts AG Enters Into $7.6 Million Settlement With Auto Dealer

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On February 2, 2023, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (Massachusetts AG) announced that it had entered into a settlement with an auto dealer to resolve allegations that the company engaged in illegal auto loan...more

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North Carolina AG Enters Into $23 Million Settlement with Debt Collector

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​On October 11, 2022, the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office (NC AG) announced that it had entered into a consent order with certain Texas-based debt collection companies, resolving allegations that those...more

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Massachusetts AG Settles with Online Loan Servicer for Alleged Abusive Debt Collection Practices

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On August 12, 2021, the Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) announced ​a settlement ​with an online loan servicer, resolving allegations that the company engaged in abusive debt collection practices in violation of the AG’s...more

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Washington AG Reaches Settlement with Debt Collector to Resolve Lawsuit Concerning Its Alleged Failure to Offer Garnishment...

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On June 8, 2020 the Washington Attorney General’s office (Washington AG) announced that a consent order had been reached with a Colorado-based debt collection agency that would require the agency to pay $475,000 to...more

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Pennsylvania AG Settles with Student Loan Debt Buyer for $2.6 Million

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On April 6, 2021, the Pennsylvania Attorney General (Pennsylvania AG) announced that it reached an agreement with a Texas-based debt buyer concerning a portfolio of student loan debt it purchased from a now-defunct for-profit...more

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Consumer Law Hinsights – May 2020

Consumer Law Hinsights is a monthly compilation of nationwide consumer protection cases of interest to financial services and accounts receivable management companies....more

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North Carolina AG Settles with Out-of-State Payday Lender for $825,000

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On January 27, 2020, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein (North Carolina AG) reached ?a settlement with an out-of-state payday lender for $825,000. The Attorney General obtained a consent temporary restraining order...more

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