一个银行将支付1 020万美元, 解决加利福尼亚州对滥用债务征收做法的诉讼。 Credit One Bank to pay $10.2 million to settle California lawsuit over abusive debt collection practices.

一家信贷银行同意支付1 020万美元,解决加利福尼亚州对指控的不当收债做法的诉讼,包括过度和骚扰消费者的电话,其中一些消费者在银行中没有账户。 Credit One Bank has agreed to pay $10.2 million to settle a California lawsuit over alleged abusive debt collection practices, including excessive and harassing phone calls to consumers, some of whom had no accounts with the bank. 与一个地区检察官联盟达成并得到河滨州一名法官批准的解决方案包括900万美元的民事罚款和120万美元的调查费用。 The settlement, reached with a coalition of district attorneys and approved by a Riverside County judge, includes $9 million in civil penalties and $1.2 million for investigation costs. 该银行还承诺遵守收债法律并改进其做法。 The bank also committed to complying with debt collection laws and improving its practices. 该案是国家一级执法的更广泛趋势的一部分,其原因是,有人声称,即使消费者要求不再接触,信贷一或其供应商每天多达8次拨打逾期账户,有时甚至多次拨打。 The case, part of a broader trend of state-level enforcement, stems from claims that Credit One or its vendors made up to eight daily calls on overdue accounts, sometimes repeatedly, even after consumers requested no further contact. 银行没有承认不法行为。 The bank did not admit wrongdoing.