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Massachusetts AG Announces Settlement with Auto Lender for Alleged Unfair and Deceptive Acts and Practices

O​n May 27, 2021, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced that it had reached a settlement with a subprime auto lender resolving alleged violations of the state’s unfair and deceptive acts and practices law. The Massachusetts AG alleged that the auto lender, in connection with its purchase of auto retail installment sales contracts from…

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Auto Lender Enters Into Consent Order with CFPB

​On May 21, 2021, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced​ that it ​entered into a consent order​ and stipulation with​ a California-based company that services subprime auto loans originated by car dealers.​ According to the consent order and stipulation, the CFPB ​found that the company engaged in unfair acts or practices by charging interest on late payments related to loss damage waiver fees,…

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CFPB Enters Consent Order with Florida-Based Auto Lender Over Fee Disclosures

On November 20, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced that it had entered into a consent order with a Florida-based company that offers auto loans over the company’s alleged violations of the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA). The consent order, entered against both the company and personally against the company’s…

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CFPB Settles with Auto Loan Servicer Over Allegedly Unfair Loss Damage Waiver Practices

On September 21, 2020, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) entered into a consent order with an auto loan servicer to resolve allegations that the company charged customers for loss damage waiver coverage without actually providing it. According to the CFPB, this practice was unfair under the Consumer Financial Protection Act,…

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California Department of Business Oversight Investigates Auto Title Lender for Possible Usury

On September 3, 2020, the California Department of Business Oversight (“DBO”) announced it had initiated an investigation into an auto title lender for possible violations of California’s state usury limits, through its relationship with an out-of-state bank. In 2020, the Company allegedly stopped making state-licensed auto loans in California and instead partnered…

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Massachusetts AG Sues National Auto Lender for Unfair and Deceptive Practices

On August 31, 2020, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healy (“Massachusetts AG”) announced that she had filed suit in Massachusetts state court against a national auto lender for allegedly making unfair and deceptive loans to thousands of Massachusetts consumers since 2013 and engaging in unfair debt collection practices. According to the Massachusetts AG, the company…

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Vermont AG Settles with Auto Financing Company Regarding Unfair or Deceptive Practices

​On August 12, 2020, the Vermont Attorney General (Vermont AG) announced a settlement with an auto financing company related to alleged unfair or deceptive practices concerning the company’s subprime auto loans​. According to the Vermont AG’s complaint, filed on August 7, 2020, the company engaged in unfair and deceptive practices in violation of the Vermont Consumer Protection Act, 9…

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Massachusetts AG Enters Consent Judgment with Used Car Company Resolving Predatory Lending Lawsuit

On March 9, 2020, the Massachusetts attorney general’s office (Massachusetts AG) announced ​that it had entered into a consent judgment with a national used car company resolving allegations that the company’s local Massachusetts franchise engaged in predatory lending and deceptive sales of defective vehicles. According to the Massachusetts AG’s complaint​, filed in September 2017, the company…

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Massachusetts AG Announces Settlement with Used Car Dealership for Alleged Deceptive Sales Practices

On November 19, 2019, the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced that it had settled its investigation into a used car dealership’s allegedly unfair and deceptive sales practices in violation of the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act. The AG alleged that the Massachusetts​ car dealership​ and its owner misrepresented material information about…

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California AG Files Suit Against Auto Dealership Over Allegedly Fraudulent Conduct

​On September 23, the California Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced that it had filed a complaint against a network of auto dealerships and its chief executive, alleging that they targeted low-income consumers with subprime credit using false advertising promising fictitiously low interest rates; made false statements on credit applications to…

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Maryland AG Files Administrative Charges Against Company Accused of Making Usurious Loans

On April 11, 2019, the Maryland Attorney General’s Office (AG) announced that the AG’s Consumer Protection Division had filed charges against affiliated businesses and their owner (defendants) alleging that they had made unlicensed and usurious consumer loans in the form of “title loans” or “title pawns” secured by Maryland consumers’…

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Delaware and Massachusetts AGs Settle with Auto Finance Company Over Alleged Unfair Lending

On April 8, the Delaware and Massachusetts Attorney Generals’ Offices (AGs) announced that they had entered into settlements with an auto loan finance company. The AGs alleged that the auto lender facilitated the origination of subprime auto loans that violated state consumer protection laws by funding and securitizing loans that consumers could not…

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