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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Encore Capital Group Inc.
Current Parent Company: Encore Capital Group
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Penalty: $6,000,000
Year: 2018
Date: December 4, 2018
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Encore Capital Group Inc. agreed to pay $6 million to settle multistate litigation alleging improper debt collection practices.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: debt recovery
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