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IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, today released a special report on U.S. Commercial Foreclosures. The report reveals a significant climb in commercial foreclosures over the years, from a low of 141 in May 2020 to the current figure of 635 in January 2024. This represents a steady increase throughout the period.

Americans collectively hold $1.13 trillion in credit card debt as of the end of December, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's latest Household Debt and Credit Report.

(Hartford, CT) – Attorney General William Tong today submitted testimony in support of legislation to curb hidden “junk” fees. The testimony supports Senate Bill No. 15, An Act Requiring Fee Disclosures, which was proposed.

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued letters to small banks and credit unions warning that overdraft and returned deposited item fees may violate California’s Unfair Competition Law (UCL) and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Act (CFPA). Some financial institutions charge up to $36 or more for each overdraft. California consumers paid an estimated $200 million in overdraft fees in 2022, with the financial burden disproportionately falling on low-income consumers and consumers of color. Today’s letter was sent to banks and credit unions in California with assets under $10 billion.

February 22, 2024 (SAINT PAUL) – Today Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison announced his office has secured a settlement that stops three online lenders from conducting predatory lending and collecting illegal interest. In October 2023, Attorney General Ellison sued three online lenders through their managers — Bright Lending, Green Trust Cash, and Target Cash Now, operating jointly under control of a single entity called the Island Mountain Development Group — for issuing thousands of loans to consumers in Minnesota that charged between 400 and 800 percent annual interest, in violation of Minnesota and federal consumer-lending laws.