Herring announces $136 million joint state-federal settlement with Chase Bank

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Chase Bank and Chase Bankcard Services Inc. will reform their unlawful credit card debt collection practices through a $136 million joint state-federal settlement with Attorney General Mark Herring, attorneys general in 47 states, the District of Columbia, and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

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Herring announces $90 million national settlement with T-Mobile

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Attorney General Mark R. Herring announced today that he, along with the Attorneys General of the other 49 States and the District of Columbia, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Federal Communications Commission, have reached a $90 million settlement with T-Mobile USA, Inc. that resolves allegations that T-Mobile placed unauthorized charges for third-party services on consumers’ mobile telephone bills, a practice known as “cramming.”

McClellan, Stamos: Cuccinelli should explain refusal to support Violence Against Women Act

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Democratic State Del. Jennifer McClellan and Arlington County Commonwealth’s Attorney Theo Stamos condemned the failure of the U.S. House of Representatives to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act and asked Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli to explain why he refused to join 47 other state attorneys general in asking congress to pass the law.