Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
General Motors Acceptance Corp.
Current Parent Company:
Ally Financial
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 Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
Michigan
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
financial services
Specific Industry of Parent:
financial services
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
