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Attorney General Josh Stein Urges FTC to Keep Current Identity Theft Protections

The federal identity theft rules complement North Carolina’s own data security laws. In January, Attorney General Stein and Rep. Jason Saine introduced the Act to the Strengthen Identity Theft Protections to ensure…

Attorney General Josh Stein Opposes Trump Administration Rollback of Common-Sense Payday Loan Protections

title loans. The proposed rollback of these protections would allow lenders to prey on vulnerable consumers, undercut states’ efforts to protect their residents, and go against the CFPB’s legal obligation…

Attorney General Josh Stein: U.S. Department of Education’s New Rule Protects For-Profit Schools, Not Students

As Attorney General, I’ll continue to fight to protect students.” In a letter to Congress, the attorneys general commended efforts to reject the rule pursuant to a resolution of disapproval…

AG Stein Works to Keep Federal Consumer Protection

is to be the federal government’s watchdog to protect consumers in the financial marketplace. During its 2016 fiscal year, the CFPB’s supervisory actions led to financial institutions returning more than…

Attorney General Josh Stein Reaches $1.25 Million Multistate Settlement with Carnival Cruise Line over its 2019 Data Breach

compliance with state breach notification statutes. “Unstructured” data breaches like the Carnival breach involve personal information stored via email and other disorganized platforms. Businesses lack visibility into this data, making…

Attorney General Josh Stein Urges Congress to Pass the Fraud and Scam Reduction Act

FTC. The office will complement the efforts of the Senior Scams Prevention Advisory Group by: Monitoring emerging scams that target seniors through the internet, mail, robocalls, telemarketing, and television. Disseminating…

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that are critical to protecting North Carolinians, including the Attorney General’s efforts to combat the opioid epidemic and support a fairer and more effective criminal justice system. To schedule a…

Attorney General Josh Stein Reaches $35 Million Settlement with Leasing Company Tempoe

automatically cancelled their account(s) as a result of this settlement. “This settlement is another step in the right direction my office is taking to ensure that predatory leasing companies can’t…

Consumer Alert: Take Action to Protect Your Information After a Data Breach

an identity thief, contact local law enforcement immediately. If you believe that you have been the victim of identity theft, contact our office’s Consumer Protection Division at www.ncdoj.gov/complaint or 1-877-5-NO-SCAM….

Attorney General Josh Stein Urges More Than 6,000 North Carolina Servicemembers to Apply for Consumer Relief from Harris Jewelry

Trade Commission, won a $34.2 million multistate settlement with Harris, a national jewelry retailer that operated retail stores near and on military bases around the country – including in Fayetteville…