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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Western Sky Financial, CashCall Inc. and WS Funding
Current Parent Company: CashCall Inc.
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Penalty: $750,000
Year: 2016
Date: June 24, 2016
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Western Sky Financial, CashCall Inc., WS Funding and their owners jointly agreed to pay $750,000 to settle accusations of conspiring to offer illegal payday loans online to Arkansans while claiming to be affiliated with a Native American tribe.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Arkansas Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Arkansas
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Source of Data: (click here)
Notes: Joint settlement is $500,000 restitution and $250,000 to Arkansas Consumer Education.
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.