Category: News Releases

Release date: 4/27/2018 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today filed comments opposing the Trump administration’s “unlawful and unsupported” proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan, the first nationwide emission limits on existing fossil fuel-burning power plants. “The Clean Power Plan makes us safer and healthier,” said Attorney General Josh Stein. “Investing in clean energy creates […]

Release date: 1/13/2017 North Carolina joins USDOJ and 21 States in Settlement to Address Mortgage-Backed Securities (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that North Carolina will receive $16 million of a settlement of more than $863 million with Moody’s Corporation, Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., and Moody’s Analytics, Inc. (Moody’s). North Carolina joined the U.S. […]

For Immediate Release: 1/23/2019 Stein also releases North Carolina Department of Justice’s 2018 annual report; DOJ wins $73 million for state and its people (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today announced the top 10 consumer complaints that his office received in 2018. In the course of investigating the 19,022 complaints submitted to the North Carolina […]

For Immediate Release: 1/22/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) to ensure strong protections for borrowers as it develops guidance for banks that issue small-dollar loans. A coalition of 14 attorneys general, including Attorney General Stein, submitted comments calling on the FDIC to help ensure that banks make […]

Release date: 1/18/2019 (RALEIGH) Attorney General Josh Stein today held an 18-county roundtable with criminal justice stakeholders from across the state to discuss ways to improve pretrial release systems in North Carolina. “Decisions about pretrial detainment should be made based on a person’s risk to their community, not the size of their bank account,” said Attorney […]