Basic Search  |  Summaries  |  Advanced Search

Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: COPOCO Community Credit Union
Penalty: $42,500
Year: 2017
Date: July 6, 2017
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Secondary Offense: Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
Violation Description: COPOCO Community Credit Union, based in Bay City, Michigan, agreed to a settlement to resolve allegations that it illegally repossessed four servicemembers' vehicles. The DOJ lawsuit had alleged that COPOCO violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act by repossessing cars owned by protected servicemembers without first obtaining the required court orders. Under the agreement, COPOCO was required to change its policies and compensate four servicemembers whose cars COPOCO unlawfully repossessed.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Rights Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Michigan
Facility City: Bay City
Source of Data: (click here)
Source Notes: If an online information source is not working, check the Violation Tracker Data Sources page for an updated link.
Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.