October 11, 2022, Office of the North Carolina Attorney General (NC AG) announced NC AG entered into consent orders with certain Texas-based debt collection firms to resolve allegations that these firms engaged in illegal debt collection practices in violation of various state laws.In 2019, NC AG lawsuit From 2012 to 2018, North Carolina state courts found that businesses engaged in debt collection practices in the state without the required registration or permits and sent customers simulated court notices and criminal subpoenas without their signatures. , claimed to have threatened to arrest and imprison consumers.
under consent order, the corporation agreed to a debt collection ban in North Carolina, $223,018.98 in consumer refunds, $22,934,075.17 in consumer debt forgiveness, $1,475 in unpaid business registration fees, and attorney fees and investigation costs. We agreed to pay $20,000, and $6,000. civil penalties.
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