Bank to Pay $3.5M to Settle Lawsuit With California Prosecutors

Bank to Pay $3.5M to Settle Lawsuit With California Prosecutors
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Synchrony Bank has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged the bank harassed residents throughout California with debt collection calls, it was announced Nov. 15.

The case, brought by a coalition of California district attorney’s offices, including Los Angeles and San Diego counties, alleged the Utah-based company and its agents used call centers both in and out of the country to make collection calls that were “unreasonably frequent or harassing.”