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America’s First Straw Buyer Auto Fraud Case – 1941

January 3, 2019 Cucolle1

Any of us that have been in the auto lending and collections industry for...

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Dealership Employee Embezzled from BMW to Buy a Mustang

December 28, 2018 Cucolle1

The former controller of Continental BMW in Connecticut used the stolen funds for travel,...

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Credit Union Director of Lending Fired for Theft, Arrest Expected

December 18, 2018 Cucolle1

Tallahassee, FL – 18 December 2018 – An 11-year employee and Director of Lending...

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America’s First Credit Card Fraudster – Charles Gregory Cannon

December 10, 2018 Cucolle1

In 1959, American Express issued the first plastic credit card into the, then developing...

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Wells Fargo Claims Computer Glitch Caused Hundreds of Wrongful Foreclosures

December 7, 2018 Cucolle1

4 December 2018 – Wells Fargo says a computer glitch is partly to blame...

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Florida AG Sues Marlin Financial Over Loan Practices

December 6, 2018 Cucolle1

Ordered by BCFP to cease making new loans in September, the Florida Attorney General...

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SF Credit Union Sues SF City Hall for $28M in Losses

December 4, 2018 Cucolle1

  San Francisco, CA – 4 December 2018 – A credit union that helped...

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Former Credit Union CEO Pleads Guilty to Multimillion-Dollar Embezzlement

November 29, 2018 Cucolle1

Manhattan, NY – 19 November 2018 – Disgraced former CEO of New York’s biggest...

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1st Circuit Finds Honda Finance’s Repo Notices Non-Compliant with Mass. Consumer Protection Law

November 15, 2018 Cucolle1

13 November 2018 – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit recently...

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Lawsuit Accuses Title Lender of Illegal Loans

November 9, 2018 Cucolle1

Harrisburg, PA – Pennsylvania has filed a lawsuit alleging a Delaware-based vehicle title lender...

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Lawsuit Claims Wells Fargo Knew CPI Was Hurting Consumers for Years

November 8, 2018 Cucolle1

  New York, NY – 7 November 2018 – Wells Fargo executives were warned...

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The Stars Shined in Las Vegas – CCUCC’s Annual Collections and Lending Conference a Huge Hit

November 5, 2018 Cucolle1

On October 25th – 27th, the California Credit Union Collectors Council (CCUCC) held it’s...

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Hudson Valley FCU to pay $95K to Settle Alleged SCRA Violations

November 5, 2018 Cucolle1

Poughkeepsie, NY – 2 November 2018 – Hudson Valley Federal Credit Union has agreed...

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Woman Pepper Sprays Tire Repossessor

October 31, 2018 Cucolle1

Spartanburg, SC – 31 October 2018 – Spartanburg City police responded to a call...

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Wells Fargo Reports Unable to Refund $212M in CPI Until 2020

October 31, 2018 Cucolle1

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Wells Fargo & Co will not finish paying back the estimated...

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15 Credit Unions Pounded with Phantom Auto Loan Fraud

October 30, 2018 Cucolle1

Charlotte, NC – 17 October 2018 – A federal jury in Charlotte has returned...