CONSUMER

Attorneys general are a leading consumer protection force in the country. Most have primary responsibility within their states or territories for enforcing consumer protection statutes. Consumer protection assistant attorneys general deal with issues that range from healthcare to automobiles to privacy, often working together across the states and territories to protect our citizens from unfair, misleading, and deceptive acts and practices. Collaboration among the attorneys general in 2018 and 2019 led to numerous multistate settlements based on alleged violations of state consumer protection laws, including settlements with the following entities: PHH Mortgage Corporation; TK Holdings, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of Takata; Uber, Technologies, Inc.; Encore Capital Group, Inc. and its subsidiaries Midland Credit Management, Inc. and Midland Funding, LLC; Wells Fargo & Company, acting for Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and their current and former parents; Career Education Corporation, American..

Primary location: Washington United States