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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Advance America, Cash Advance Centers of California, LLC
Current Parent Company: Grupo Salinas
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Penalty: $160,000
Year: 2018
Date: March 12, 2018
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: payday lending violation
Violation Description: Advance America agreed to pay $160,000 in penalties and refunds in settlement of allegations it violated the California Deferred Deposit Transaction Law by using unlicensed lead generators and collecting unauthorized fees.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: Mexico
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: privately held
Major Industry of Current Parent: diversified
Specific Industry of Current Parent: diversified
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Current parent company note: Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.