Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Sprint Corporation

  1. June 20, 2017

    CFPB Criticized For 'Indifference' Over Sprint Settlement

    A New York federal judge on Tuesday called out the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for its seeming "indifference" over how to distribute leftover funds from its $50 million settlement with Sprint Corp.

  2. May 25, 2017

    State AGs Want Sprint's $15M Redistributed In CFPB Row

    A group of state attorneys general has urged a New York federal judge to redirect $15 million in undistributed funds from a Sprint Corp. settlement to a nonprofit and an attorneys general training program, saying objections from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau do not hold water.

  3. May 11, 2017

    CFPB Says Treasury, Not AGs, Should Get Sprint's $15M

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told a New York federal judge on Thursday that $15 million in undistributed funds from a settlement with Sprint Corp. should go to the U.S. Treasury Department, arguing against a bid by Sprint and several state attorneys general to redirect the funds.

  4. April 12, 2017

    CFPB, Justice Asked For Views On Unused Sprint Deal Dollars

    A New York federal judge on Monday asked the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Justice Department for their views on how to handle $15 million in undistributed funds from a settlement with Sprint Corp., potentially teeing up another fight between the government and its consumer finance watchdog.

  5. January 24, 2017

    Sprint Wants $14M Settlement Transfer Held Until Terms Met

    Sprint Corporation on Monday asked a Manhattan federal judge to delay the transfer of $14 million remaining from a settlement over allegations of deceptive billing practices until the company can be assured its own efforts to recover $3 million under the agreement won’t be imperiled.

  6. January 18, 2017

    Sprint Asks To Mull AGs' Changes To $50M Cramming Fund

    Sprint Corp. told a New York federal court on Tuesday that it was “premature” of several state attorneys general to say that the wireless carrier had agreed to proposed changes to a $50 million consumer repayment fund set up to settle allegations the company had crammed unauthorized charges onto subscribers' bills.

  7. January 03, 2017

    State AGs Want Say On Rest Of Sprint's $50M Cramming Fund

    Several state attorneys general asked a New York federal court Tuesday for a say in disbursing the remainder of a $50 million consumer repayment fund set up by Sprint Corp. to settle a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau action over the alleged practice of cramming unauthorized charges onto subscribers' bills.

  8. June 30, 2015

    Sprint $68M Cramming Deal Approved On Second Try

    A New York federal judge approved a $68 million settlement between Sprint Corp. and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Tuesday over claims that Sprint "crammed" unauthorized charges onto subscribers' bills, after earlier complaining the parties hadn't explained why the deal was in the public interest.

  9. June 16, 2015

    Sprint Urges Judge To OK $68M 'Cramming' Deal With CFPB

    Sprint Corp. urged a New York federal court Monday to approve a $68 million settlement with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau over claims that it "crammed" consumer bills with unauthorized third-party charges, telling a judge who requested more information that the deal would greatly benefit customers at little to no cost.

  10. June 12, 2015

    $68M Sprint Cramming Deal Is Fair, CFPB Tells Judge

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Friday said that a $68 million settlement with Sprint Corp. over allegedly cramming consumers' phone bills is clear and in the public interest, after a New York federal judge asked for a better explanation of the deal's fairness.

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