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DOJ announces consent order with property management company to resolve alleged SCRA early lease termination violations

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On June 13, 2023, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had settled an action against a multi-family residential property management company for alleged violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (“SCRA”)...more

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DOJ initiates SCRA action over auto auctions and dispositions

On March 3, the DOJ filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina against a North Carolina-based towing company for allegedly auctioning off, selling, or disposing of vehicles owned...more

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More SCRA Enforcement Activity by the Department of Justice

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The Servicemembers and Veterans Initiative at the U.S. Department of Justice continues. At the end of July, the DOJ entered into a consent order in a Texas case where a towing company sold active-duty servicemembers' cars...more

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Department of Justice Remains Focused on SCRA Enforcement

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The U.S. Department of Justice continued the pursuit of its civil rights initiatives aimed at enforcement of federal laws that protect servicemembers, veterans, and their families in September by settling with the City of San...more

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All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights: Issue 8, October 2020

Servicemembers’ Civil Relief Act - What You Need to Know - Between the Civil War and 1940, the United States periodically had legislation that prevented lawsuits against soldiers and sailors during times of conflict. Then,...more

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Justice Department Obtains Its Largest Ever Settlement Against A Property Management Company for Alleged Violations of the...

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The Justice Department announced in a March 15 press release that it has reached an agreement with property management company PRG Real Estate Management (PRG) and several related entities to settle claims that PRG violated...more

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DOJ Settles SCRA Suit Against CA-Based Subprime Auto Lender

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On March 6, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it had entered into a consent order with a California-based subprime auto lender and its affiliate. The order brings an end to a lawsuit filed by the DOJ in...more

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Justice Dept. Obtains $80,000 Consent Order with California Auto Lender, Including Record Payment of $30,000 to One Individual...

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On March 6, 2019, a California subprime auto lender, California Auto Finance, agreed to enter into a consent order with the Justice Department related to allegations that it repossessed vehicles in violation of the...more

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U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Announces Settlement with Credit Union Based on Alleged Violations of the SCRA

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On November 2, 2018, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York announced a settlement with a New York based credit union, resolving allegations that the credit union had illegally repossessed cars owned...more

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DOJ enters into settlement with credit union to resolve alleged SCRA violations in connection with vehicle repossessions

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The Department of Justice recently entered into a settlement with Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union to resolve allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing vehicles owned by...more

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DOJ brings suit against indirect auto lender alleging its repossession practices violated the SCRA

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On March 28, the Department of Justice (DOJ) brought another lawsuit against an auto finance company alleging the company violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by repossessing vehicles owned by servicemembers...more

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DOJ Brings Suit Against California Auto Lender Under SCRA

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On March 28, 2018, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced it had filed a lawsuit in the Central District of California against an auto lender for allegedly repossessing the vehicles of members of the armed forces...more

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DOJ Sues Foreclosure Trustee for Illegally Foreclosing on Homes of Servicemembers

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On November 9, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) annou?nced its lawsuit against a foreclosure trustee for wrongfully foreclosing on at least twenty-eight servicemembers in violation of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act...more

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Auto-finance companies agree to pay nearly $800,000 to settle Justice Department allegations regarding SCRA auto repossession...

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The United States Department of Justice announced last week that Westlake Services LLC and its subsidiary, Wilshire Consumer Capital LLC, have agreed to pay $760,788 to resolve allegations the companies violated the...more

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DOJ Issues Annual Report To Congress On 2016 ECOA/FHA/SCRA Enforcement Activities

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The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division has issued its annual report to Congress regarding its activities to enforce the ECOA, FHA and SCRA. The report covers 2016 activities that would have taken place under the...more

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DOJ Obtains $907,000 Settlement for Auto Lender’s Repossession of Active Duty Servicemembers’ Vehicles

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On September 18, 2017, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced that it had entered into a $907,000 settlement with an auto loan lender and servicer (“Defendant”). In its co?mplaint,? filed the same day in the United...more

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Justice Department Settles with Michigan Credit Union for Violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last week that it reached an agreement with Michigan-based COPOCO Community Credit Union to settle a lawsuit alleging that the credit union violated the Servicemembers Civil...more

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Bill introduced to give CFPB SCRA enforcement authority

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A group of Democratic Senators have introduced a bill, the “Military Consumer Protection Act” (S. 1565), that would amend the Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA) to include various sections of the Servicemembers Civil...more

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The U.S. Department of Justice is Ramping Up its Enforcement of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act

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Think you are in compliance with the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act? Now would be a good time to make sure since the federal government is increasing its enforcement efforts as part of its Servicemembers and Veterans...more

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DOJ Settles SCRA Violations with Auto Financing Company for $400K

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On August 8, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that an auto financing company agreed to pay $434,500 to settle alleged violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA). The DOJ alleged in its complaint that...more

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SCRA Will Continue to Receive Regulatory Scrutiny

On March 22, 2016, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Foreclosure Relief and Extension for Servicemembers Act of 2015. This bill was signed into law by President Obama on March 31, 2016. This follows the...more

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The SCRA and Student Loans—Senate Hearings Highlight Agency Collaboration on Investigative and Enforcement Activities

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Congress enacted the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA or “Act”), a law whose origins date back to the Civil War, to strengthen the national defense through certain protections provided to servicemembers. By protecting...more

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