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Colony Ridge will pay $68M to settle DOJ and CFPB claims of predatory land sales that targeted Hispanic borrowers in Texas.

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A land developer must halt new residential sales for three years to settle federal and state allegations it targeted Hispanic ...

The Cybercrime Investigation and Coordinating Center (CICC) has partnered with finance technology firm Copperstone Lending, Inc. to crack down on predatory online lending applications (OLA). In a news ...

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