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  Category: Department of Justice


Delaware Consumers Will Soon Receive Payment From Ocwen Mortgage Settlement

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Monday, December 8, 2014

First State consumers who are eligible for a direct payment as part of the $7 million settlement Attorney General Beau Biden reached with Ocwen Financial should soon be receiving their checks, Biden announced Monday.



Biden Announces Multistate Consumer Protection Settlement With Sirius XM

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, December 4, 2014

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that he and colleagues in 44 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have reached a settlement with Sirius XM Radio Inc. that requires the satellite radio company to pay $3.8 million to the states and to provide restitution to eligible consumers to resolve claims that the satellite radio company engaged in misleading advertising and billing practices.



Biden Offers Consumer Protection Tips Ahead of the Start of Holiday Shopping Season

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden advised Delaware consumers to take several steps to protect themselves during this year’s holiday shopping season that starts this week.



Biden, 37 Colleagues Call For Stronger Rule to Protect Consumers Against Telemarketers

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, November 24, 2014

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden urged the Federal Trade Commission on Monday to update the agency’s Telemarketing Sales Rule to reflect the realities of today’s marketplace and give consumers more protections against unscrupulous telemarketers.



Biden, Coakley and Conway Lead Coalition of Attorneys General Calling on Federal Agency to Protect Consumers From Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Contracts

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2014

The federal government should adopt rules that protect consumers from mandatory arbitration clauses in important contracts, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and his colleagues in 15 other states wrote in a letter sent this week to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.






  Category: Department of Justice

Delaware Consumers Will Soon Receive Payment From Ocwen Mortgage Settlement

Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Fraud | Date Posted: Monday, December 8, 2014

First State consumers who are eligible for a direct payment as part of the $7 million settlement Attorney General Beau Biden reached with Ocwen Financial should soon be receiving their checks, Biden announced Monday.



Biden Announces Multistate Consumer Protection Settlement With Sirius XM

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, December 4, 2014

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden announced today that he and colleagues in 44 U.S. states and the District of Columbia have reached a settlement with Sirius XM Radio Inc. that requires the satellite radio company to pay $3.8 million to the states and to provide restitution to eligible consumers to resolve claims that the satellite radio company engaged in misleading advertising and billing practices.



Biden Offers Consumer Protection Tips Ahead of the Start of Holiday Shopping Season

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Tuesday, November 25, 2014

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden advised Delaware consumers to take several steps to protect themselves during this year’s holiday shopping season that starts this week.



Biden, 37 Colleagues Call For Stronger Rule to Protect Consumers Against Telemarketers

Consumer Protection | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Monday, November 24, 2014

Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden urged the Federal Trade Commission on Monday to update the agency’s Telemarketing Sales Rule to reflect the realities of today’s marketplace and give consumers more protections against unscrupulous telemarketers.



Biden, Coakley and Conway Lead Coalition of Attorneys General Calling on Federal Agency to Protect Consumers From Mandatory Arbitration Clauses in Contracts

Civil Division | Department of Justice | Department of Justice Press Releases | Date Posted: Thursday, November 20, 2014

The federal government should adopt rules that protect consumers from mandatory arbitration clauses in important contracts, Delaware Attorney General Beau Biden and his colleagues in 15 other states wrote in a letter sent this week to the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.