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WV Attorney General Reaches Settlement with California Debt Collector

CHARLESTON -

A California debt collection company will pay a total of $1.7 million in refunds and canceled debts as part of a recent settlement, West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office announced July 3. 

McGraw alleges California-based DP & Associates engaged in unlawful and threatening debt collection practices and attempted to collect debts without a license. 

According to the news release, McGraw's office launched an investigation which led to the signing of an assurance of discontinuance.

The news release states DP agreed to close all West Virginia accounts with zero balance, notify credit-reporting bureaus to delete references to the debts, refund all amounts it collected and release any judgments obtained against the state's consumers. 

The agreement secured refunds and canceled debts for 124 West Virginians, the news release noted.