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The California Consumers Legal Remedies Act ("CLRA") is the name for California Civil Code §§ 1750 et seq. [1] The CLRA declares unlawful several "methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices undertaken by any person in a transaction intended to result or which results in the sale or lease of goods or services to any consumer". [2]
The Supreme Court of California clarified the statute in American Philatelic Soc. v. Claibourne, stating that "the rules of unfair competition" should protect the public from "fraud and deceit". [9] In 1962, a California appellate court reiterated this rule by stating that the UCL extended "equitable relief to situations beyond the scope of ...
The Consumer Data Industry Association, a trade association for credit bureaus and background-checking companies, claimed that the bill could undermine consumer fraud protections. [14] The Association of National Advertisers claimed that small businesses and nonprofits would have difficulty finding customers and donors because of purported harm ...
Chime, the once-high-flying fintech, has agreed to pay $2.5 million to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation to settle claims that it violated the state’s consumer ...
That same year, Harris also secured a $60 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase to resolve allegations of illegal debt collection with respect to credit card customers, with the bank also agreeing to change practices that violated California consumer protection laws by collecting incorrect amounts, selling bad credit card debt, and running a ...
California's Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has digitized 42 million car titles using blockchain technology in a bid to detect fraud and smoothen the title transfer process, the agency's ...
The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) is a department within the California Business, Consumer Services, and Housing Agency.DCA's stated mission is to serve the interests of California's consumers by ensuring a standard of professionalism in key industries and promoting informed consumer practices.
The team develops resources, conducts educational presentations, including on timely or current financial fraud and scams, and helps connect consumers to our consumer services office when needed. They manage the CalMoneySmart grant program, [8] which awards California nonprofits with up to $100,000 in funding to execute financial literacy programs.