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| Thursday, February 09, 2012 |
| Media Advisory for Joint Federal-State Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement |
| | Attorney General Jepsen and Commissioner Pitkin will be available to help explain the $25 billion joint federal-state mortgage foreclosure settlement agreement announced Thursday and what it means for Connecticut and struggling homeowners. |
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| Thursday, February 09, 2012 |
| Attorney General, Consumer Counsel Credit State Regulators for Quick Response on NU-NSTAR Motion |
| | Acting in response to a motion filed Tuesday by the Attorney General and the Consumer Counsel, the Public Utilities Regulatory Authority (PURA) has ruled that Northeast Utilities and NStar “must demonstrate that the proposed merger is in the public interest in order to gain PURA approval.” |
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| Thursday, February 09, 2012 |
| Attorney General Announces $25 Billion Joint Federal-MultiState Settlement on Mortgage Foreclosure Servicing Wrongs |
| | Attorney General George Jepsen, a member of the negotiating team, joined Thursday in the national announcement of a landmark $25 billion joint federal-multistate agreement with the nation’s five largest mortgage servicers over foreclosure abuses and fraud, and unacceptable nationwide mortgage servicing practices. |
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| Wednesday, February 08, 2012 |
| Attorney General Seeks Information From ValueAppeal LLC About Services Offered To Connecticut Property Owners |
| | Attorney General George Jepsen has asked a Seattle, WA company for more information about certain property tax appeal services offered to Connecticut consumers after complaints were raised about the company in New Britain. |
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| Wednesday, February 08, 2012 |
| Attorney General Says Wells Fargo & Co. Has Agreed to Enhanced Consumer Protections and to Change Practices For Handling Subpoenas |
| | Attorney General George Jepsen said today that Wells Fargo & Co. has changed its practices for handling subpoenas containing personal information of more than one person and has agreed to enhanced consumer protections for those customers whose information was disclosed. |
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| Tuesday, February 07, 2012 |
| Attorney General and Consumer Counsel Urge Regulators To Clarify Standard of Review For Proposed NU/NSTAR Merger |
| | Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz have asked state utility regulators to clarify that Northeast Utilities and Boston-based NSTAR must show their proposed merger is in the public interest in order to gain state approval. |
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