Consumer Alerts and Press Releases

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• Collection agencies
• Consumer finance
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• Credit unions
• General (not related to a specific program area)
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• Investor information program
• Mortgage lending
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• Securities enforcement
• Securities registration

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Banks & trusts

No recent alerts or press releases at this time. For past bulletins, click here.

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Collection agencies

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Consumer finance

	State fines unlicensed online payday lender - 07/13/11
	State fines unlicensed online payday lender - 03/1/11

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Credit unions

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General consumer alerts and news releases not related to a specific program area

	DCBS to host financial information seminars Money Smart Week events planned in Eugene, Portland, and Salem - 03/21/12
	State to commemorate National Consumer Protection Week Learn about debt management, how to avoid scams - 03/2/12

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Identity theft

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Investor information

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Mortgage lenders

	California loan modification company will pay more than $130,000 and cease doing business in Oregon - 10/7/11
	DCBS takes action against Ashland company for illegal loan modification activity Company charged excessive fees, failed to register with the state - 01/3/11

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Prearranged funeral plans (preneed certified providers), endowment care, & master trustees

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Securities enforcement

	State fines LPL Financial for failing to supervise stockbroker - 11/22/11
	State fines Portland man $300,000 for securities violations - 10/25/11
	State fines Portland man $345,000 for promoting pyramid scheme - 09/1/11
	State fines financial firm $75,000 for failing to supervise representative Action ends 17-year fraud scheme - 06/9/11
	Regulators Join Forces to Warn Public of Foreign Currency Trading Frauds - 05/7/07

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Securities registration

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