The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has agreed to settle with overseas payday lenders accused of unfairly marketing and collecting on loans.
The bureau alleges the defendants misrepresented to consumers that they were obligated to repay loan amounts even though state law voided the loan.
Read on for details from the consent order, which permanently bars the companies from collecting on any of their existing loans to U.S. consumers.
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