The Connecticut Department of Banking has levied a $10,000 fine against a company for operating as a consumer collection agency in the state without obtaining the proper license. A copy of the ruling in the matter against Lockhart, Morris & Montgomery can be accessed by clicking here. Last June, Lockhart, …
Read More »Conn. Regulator Yanks Agency’s License, Imposes $100k Fine For Not Responding to Examination Request
The Connecticut Department of Banking has revoked a collection agency’s license to collect in the state, while also issuing an order to cease and desist from not cooperating with the regulator, and assessed a fine of $100,000 for failing to provide information that had been requested as part of an …
Read More »Conn. Regulator Orders Agency to Refund Consumers
The Connecticut Department of Banking has ordered a collection agency to refund all charges, fees, and amounts received from consumers in the state for the past five years while also announcing a hearing has been scheduled to revoke and refuse to renew a license for the company to collect in …
Read More »Creditor Fined $10k For Collecting Debts Using Different Name
The Connecticut Department of Banking has reached a settlement with a creditor that was using a different name under which to collect unpaid debts for not having a collection license that will see the company pay a fine of $10,000 and stop collecting debts in the state unless it is …
Read More »Conn. Regulator Fines Collector For Collecting Interest on One Account
The Connecticut Department of Banking has fined a debt collector for collecting interest in violation of state law on one account during a 15-year period, in the latest in a series of enforcement actions taken against companies in the accounts receivable management industry. Resurgent Capital Services has agreed to pay …
Read More »Conn. Regulator Fines Agency $10k For Collecting Without Proper License
A collection agency has agreed to pay a $10,000 fine as well as nearly $3,000 in back licensing fees in a consent order entered into with the Connecticut Department of Banking after the agency was alleged to have operated in the state for seven years without the proper license. A …
Read More »Conn. Regulator Fines Agency $10k For Operating Without a License
The Connecticut Department of Banking has assessed nearly $11,000 in fines against a collection agency for operating in the state without a license, according to a copy of a consent order that was published this week. Seattle Service Bureau, which does business as National Service Bureau, will pay a fine …
Read More »Defunct Agency DCI Fined $500k By Connecticut Regulator
The Connecticut Department of Banking is not happy with a debt collector that filed for bankruptcy protection without making the proper notifications, among other alleged violations, and has issued a $500,000 fine, revoked its license, and ordered it to cease and desist from violating state law, although many of the …
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