Not Properly Licensed for Debt Collection

Conservice Collection Agency Settlement

Conservice, LLC is paying $2.5 million to settle a class action alleging it acted as a collection agency and charged administrative fees to Maryland tenants. The complaint alleged the company did not have a Maryland collection agency license when it sent utility and other bills to tenants.  Read more

Big Picture Loans High Interest Rates Settlement

This settlement resolves a class action against Big Picture Loans and Red Rock Tribal Lending, which does business as Castle Payday Loans, and also resolves other cases based in Virginia, California, Oregon, Georgia, and Massachusetts. The complaint alleged that the companies violated state usury laws and the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, made  Read more

First Resolution Massachusetts Debt Collection Settlement

First Resolution Investment Corporation (FRIC) is putting aside $1.5 million to settle a class action alleging that it tried to collect debts from Massachusetts consumers without being licensed as a debt collector by the state and that it undertook lawsuits and court proceedings against them without being registered as a foreign corporation in the state.   Read more