1,788 enforcement actions from 16 federal and state jurisdictions. Every event traced back to its official government source.
1,788
Total Actions
16
Jurisdictions
$51.8B+
Total Fines Tracked
New York Attorney General Letitia James reached an agreement with debt buyers that allegedly filed foreclosure lawsuits seeking payment on expired mortgage debt. The companies must pay $240,000 in penalties and more than $242,000 in restitution, and stop seeking expired payments in ongoing and future cases.
$240K
The New York Attorney General investigated a group of debt buyers for filing foreclosure actions seeking payment of long-expired mortgage debts. The companies agreed to pay $240,000 in penalties and more than $242,000 in consumer restitution, stop seeking payment of time-barred debts, and amend claims in pending foreclosure cases.
$240K
New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a settlement with Equifax Information Services, LLC for inaccurately reporting credit scores to lenders due to a coding error, which lowered consumers' scores and inflated costs for loans and insurance between March and April 2022. Equifax will pay $725,000 and implement safeguards to prevent future errors, with restitution for affected consumers.
$725K
All data sourced from official government enforcement pages.