Month: July 2019

Attorney General Aaron Ford joins multi-state settlement against data breach

July 12, 2019 - Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford and 29 other attorneys general announced a filed settlement that requires a health insurance company to pay $10 million to resolve claims about its failure to secure consumer date. According to a statement from Ford's office, Premera Blue Cross, based in the pacific northwest, had insufficient data...

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U.S. states urge CFPB not to dilute rule that limits bank overdraft fees

July 2, 2019 - The attorneys general of New York and 23 other states plus Washington, D.C. have urged the Trump administration not to roll back a decade-old federal rule that limits the ability of banks to charge overdraft fees when customers spend more than they have in their accounts. In a letter to Kathy Kraninger, director of the Consumer Financial...

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Attorney General Raoul Announces New Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls

June 25, 2019 - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, in cooperation with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced a major crackdown on illegal robocalls. The sweep includes 94 actions targeting operations around the country that are responsible for more than 1 billion calls pitching a variety of products and services, including credit card interest...

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State Attorneys General Demand Congress Act to Secure 2020 Elections

June 18, 2019 - A group of 23 Democratic state attorneys general demanded Tuesday that Congress take steps to strengthen election security ahead of 2020’s elections. In an urgent letter to the Senate Appropriations Committee and the Senate Rules Committee, the group outlined proposals it wants Congress to act on to secure election systems before next...

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