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Company: USA Discounters, Ltd.
Penalty: $400,000
Year: 2014
Date: August 14, 2014
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Violation Description: The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau put an end to what it called a servicemember fee scam run by USA Discounters, Ltd., a company that operated a chain of retail stores near military bases and offered financing for purchases. The CFPB obtained more than $350,000 in refunds for servicemembers and ordered USA Discounters to pay an additional $50,000 civil penalty.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
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