For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 21, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the federal government to immediately suspend a proposal that would cut food assistance for 3.1 million people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The food assistance provided by the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) gives people with limited incomes the opportunity to […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 20, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today released the following statement in response to news that debt collectors may attempt to garnish North Carolinians’ recovery checks from the federal government. “These payments are vital to help keep afloat North Carolinians who are struggling as a result of COVID19. Debt […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today took legal action against Vyera Pharmaceuticals (previously known as Turing Pharmaceuticals) and two of its former CEOs, including Martin Shkreli, for stifling competition to protect the exorbitant, monopolistic price of the drug Daraprim (pyrimethamine). Daraprim, used for toxoplasmosis treatment, was cheap and […]
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, April 14, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein, along with California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, today led a 22-state coalition urging the federal government to immediately develop and implement an outreach plan to inform the millions of Americans who have lost or may lose their […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 13, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to enforce the CARES Act and require credit reporting agencies to follow the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) during the COVID-19 crisis. The CFPB’s recent announcement that they would not enforce the law would […]
For Immediate Release: Monday, April 13, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today called on the U.S. Department of the Treasury to take immediate action to ensure billions of dollars in emergency stimulus payments authorized by the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) go to American families, not debt collectors. The CARES […]
Attorney General Josh Stein April 2020 In North Carolina and around the world, we are responding on all fronts to the COVID-19 pandemic. This is an unprecedented time, and my greatest concern is making sure that North Carolinians are safe and protected. Even as we watch out for each other, scammers are still looking for […]
For Immediate Release: Thursday, April 9, 2020 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to withdraw a proposed rule that threatens to undermine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and congressional efforts to combat banking discrimination. The CRA is a critical civil rights tool that directs trillions […]
Jueves 9 de Abril de 2020 En marzo, el gobierno federal promulgó un paquete de ayuda federal de $ 2 billones, la Ley de Ayuda Económica, Ayuda y Alivio Coronavirus (La ley CARES), para ayudar a compensar algunas de las dificultades financieras que las personas, familias y empresas han enfrentado como resultado de los impactos […]
Wednesday, April 8, 2020 In March, the federal government enacted a $2 trillion federal relief package—the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act)—to help offset some of the financial difficulties that individuals, families, and businesses have faced as a result of the economic impacts and job losses caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The […]