Troutman Pepper State Attorneys General Monitor — October 20, 2023
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State AG Updates
State AGs and State Money Transmission Regulators Settle With Payment Processor Over Unauthorized Mortgage Withdrawals
By Troutman Pepper State Attorneys General Team, Keith Barnett, and Carlin McCrory.
On October 17, 52 state and territorial attorneys general, in addition to state money transmission regulators, entered into settlements amounting to more than $20 million with ACI Worldwide (ACI), to resolve claims involving a money transmission error that led to the unauthorized withdrawal of $2.3 billion from Nationstar Mortgage (also known as Mr. Cooper) customers.
Cleanup on Aisle 1: Pennsylvania Grocer Rutters Latest to Settle Singe-State Data Breach Investigation With Pennsylvania AG
By Troutman Pepper State Attorneys General Team
Rutters, a prominent grocery chain in Pennsylvania with 80 locations statewide, settled a data breach investigation with Attorney General (AG) Michelle Henry's office by agreeing to pay $1 million and to implement certain injunctive relief. Henry announced the settlement on Wednesday, October 11, following a months-long data breach lasting from 2018 to 2019 that potentially exposed the payment card data of 1.3 million Pennsylvania consumers.
Stephanie Kozol, Senior Government Relations Manager – State Attorneys General, also contributed to this newsletter.