Attorney General James Sues Brooklyn Furniture Store for Cheating Hundreds of Consumers

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Attorney General James Sues Brooklyn Furniture Store for Cheating Hundreds of Consumers

  NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today filed a lawsuit against Payless Furniture, Inc. d/b/a 1StopBedrooms, a Brooklyn-based furniture store, for cheating New York consumers. The Office of the Attorney General (OAG) opened an investigation into 1StopBedrooms after receiving hundreds of complaints and found that the store charged customers exorbitant cancellation […]

Attorney General James Secures $725,000 from Equifax for Harming Consumers Through Inaccurate Credit Scores

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Attorney General James Secures $725,000 from Equifax for Harming Consumers Through Inaccurate Credit Scores

By ag.ny.gov | Editorial credit: madamF / shutterstock.com  Equifax Reported Incorrect Credit Scores to Lenders, Inflating Costs for New Yorkers NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a settlement with Equifax Information Services, LLC (Equifax) for inaccurately reporting tens of thousands of New Yorkers’ credit scores to lenders, inflating costs for loans and […]