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Company: General Motors Acceptance Corp.
Current Parent Company: Ally Financial
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Penalty: $9,600,000
Year: 2004
Date: March 29, 2004
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: discriminatory practices (non-employment)
Violation Description: To resolve litigation alleged it discriminated against minority customers, GMAC agreed to change its business practices and pay $9.6 million for the plaintiffs' legal fees and expenses.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Middle District of Tennessee
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:98-cv-00211
Case Name: Coleman v. General Motors Acceptance Corp.
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: Michigan
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: financial services
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