Other LanguagesWashington serves on settlement team, secures $98K for state Medicaid program
OLYMPIA — Washington state will receive a total of roughly $98,000 as part of a $15 million state-federal settlement with BioScrip, Inc., a pharmacy that provided prescription drugs to Medicaid patients.
$49M in principal mortgage reductions for struggling homeowners
and $1,000+ cash payments to eligible foreclosed borrowers in Washington
state
Tougher mortgage servicing standards hold Ocwen accountable for past practices, ensure fundamental servicing reforms
SEATTLE — Ocwen
Financial Corporation of Atlanta, Georgia, and its subsidiary, Ocwen
Loan Servicing, have agreed to a joint state-federal settlement with
Attorney General Bob Ferguson, 48 additional states and the District of
Columbia, and the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
Many businesses have contacted the state Attorney General’s Office and the Department of Labor & Industries about a misleading letter sent from a company called ‘Labor Standards Compliance Office’ listed at a Tacoma, Wash. address.
Attorneys general order U.S. Fidelis pay back 19,000 consumers nationwide
Attorney General Bob Ferguson joined three other state attorneys general today in announcing that approximately 19,000 consumers nationwide will share more than $9.3 million to compensate them for their problems with U.S. Fidelis, a now-defunct dealer of vehicle service contracts. Checks are going in the mail today for those who filed a claim.
Less than 5 percent of donations go to charities, 50 percent to Gannons
The Washington state Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has filed a Consumer Protection Act complaint and will seek a temporary restraining order against Knowledge 4 Kids, otherwise known as Kures 4 Kids, and its operators, Michael and Amy Gannon.
Flanked by a bipartisan group of legislators, Attorney General Bob Ferguson unveiled a 2014 legislative agenda focused on veterans, open government, safer communities and protections for consumers against businesses who do not play by the rules.
Secretary of State Kim Wyman, Attorney General Bob Ferguson and AARP are urging Washington residents to make wise choices when giving money to charity and avoid unscrupulous fundraising groups during the holidays and afterward.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson today announced a major breakthrough in the fight against ‘mobile cramming’ — unauthorized third-party charges that appear on mobile telephone bills. Cramming on cell phones and landlines is estimated to cost Americans $2 billion per year.
This special to the Bellingham Herald was published November 20, 2013.
By Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson
You might reasonably assume that the federal government regulates and tests most of the chemicals found in our children’s toys, household products, and other consumer goods to make sure they are safe. They do not. In response, states like Washington stepped up with stronger chemical safety state laws to protect consumers and the environment from the impacts of toxic chemicals.
Washington helped lead $17M multi-state settlement with Google
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that his office, along with 36 states and the District of Columbia, entered into a settlement with Google Inc. for tracking information on Apple’s Safari web browser.