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A coalition of 19 Democratic AGs is calling on the U.S. Department of Education (ED) to move quickly to implement its proposed regulations that would waive or reduce student loan repayment for certain groups of federal...more
The CFPB recently announced the settlement of a bankruptcy court adversary proceeding filed jointly with the Attorneys General of 11 states against Prehired, LLC (Prehired) and two affiliated companies (Prehired Affiliates)...more
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced a recent agreement between Florida-based debt management company Touchstone Partners, Inc. and the Colorado Department of Law in resolution of Touchstone’s violations of the...more
On July 25, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued a Legal Alert to remind all employers of state-law restrictions on employer-driven debt. Bonta highlighted concerns about employers engaging in exploitative practices...more
A coalition of 22 Democrat AGs filed an amicus brief in support of the federal government in two cases before the U.S. Supreme Court concerning the government’s plan to cancel certain student loan debt in order to address the...more
Here are this week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: •Arizona AG Fines Google $85 Million Over...more
In a March 25 letter to Rohit Chopra, Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, AGs from 21 states, plus the Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection, responded to the CFPB’s Notice and Request for Comment Regarding...more
Guaranteed asset protection (GAP) waivers have always held state regulators’ attention, but as vehicle price increases drive up consumer demand for debt cancellation agreements, regulatory scrutiny into such agreements is...more
Here are last week’s curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: New Hampshire AG Recovers $25 Million from...more
A bipartisan group of 40 AGs, led by California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and Washington, reached a settlement with student loan servicer Navient Corporation and related entities (collectively, “Navient”) to...more
A group of 22 Democratic AGs, led by California AG Rob Bonta and Massachusetts AG Maura Healey, filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York Legal Assistance Group (“NYLAG”) v....more
On May 20, 2021, the Illinois Supreme Court finally put to rest a long-simmering challenge to the validity of around $14 billion of Illinois general obligation bonds. The Supreme Court unanimously affirmed, albeit on...more
On August 4, 2020, the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General (Pennsylvania AG) announced that it reached a settlement with a company providing financing to consumers seeking student-loan debt relief. According to the...more