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Defendant
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Plaintiff
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Court
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Amount
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Overview
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Case Title
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Federal Trade Commission
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U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, Eastern Division
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$50,000
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Company was fined for improperly disposing of customers’ personal and financial information in a public dumpster
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Attorney General Marc Dann and Department of Commerce
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Franklin County, Ohio, Court of Common Pleas
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After shutting down, mortgage broker allegedly abandoned customer loan files with personal information, in violation of the Ohio Mortgage Broker Act and the Ohio Consumer Sales Practices Act
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Hawaii Office of Consumer Protection
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Hawaii First Circuit Court
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Fines of approx. $250,000
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Hawaii sues defunct escrow company and its former president for recklessly discarding the personal information of some 1,000 borrowers, sellers, real estate agents, mortgage brokers, and former employees
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