Lawsuits Regarding 'Do Not Call'
Harrisburg - Attorney General Tom Corbett announced that consumer protection lawsuits have been filed against two business owners and their companies, who are accused of violating Pennsylvania's "Do Not Call" law and other consumer protection statutes. The companies, based in Baltimore, Maryland, and State College, Pennsylvania, are accused of using illegal telephone solicitations to aggressively market mortgage products to consumers - including what Corbett alleges is the largest-ever systematic effort to violate the Do Not Call program since it was created in 2002.
Corbett said the civil lawsuits were filed by the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection against the following businesses and individuals:
- Charles A. Ruppersberger IV, 100 Harborview Drive, Baltimore, doing business as Direct Leadsource, also of Baltimore.
- Justin Harford, 1192 Westerly Parkway, State College, Centre County, doing business as Golden Apple Mortgage, Foote's, Inc. and New Equity LLC, all of State College.
"As the economy and housing markets change in Pennsylvania and around the country, some mortgage companies are using aggressive new tactics to solicit customers." Corbett said. "Today's consumer protection lawsuits are an important step to protect consumers from illegal conduct and send a clear message that lending companies must obey the law."
Corbett said the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection received complaints from consumers in Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Cambria, Carbon, Chester, Clearfield, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mercer, Mifflin, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Union, Venango, Warren, Westmoreland, Wyoming, and York.
Corbett said that call records obtained by the Attorney General's Office indicate that Direct Leadsource placed approximately 97,000 calls to consumers in the "610" area code; 81,000 calls to the "724" area code; 77,000 calls to the "215" area code; 71,000 calls to the "717" area code; 65,000 calls to the "570" area code; 57,500 calls to the" 412" area code; 57,000 calls to the "814" area; 1,900 calls to the "484" area code and 650 calls to the "267" area code.
For more on this story, go to the attorney general's web site.
Corbett said the civil lawsuits were filed by the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection against the following businesses and individuals:
- Charles A. Ruppersberger IV, 100 Harborview Drive, Baltimore, doing business as Direct Leadsource, also of Baltimore.
- Justin Harford, 1192 Westerly Parkway, State College, Centre County, doing business as Golden Apple Mortgage, Foote's, Inc. and New Equity LLC, all of State College.
"As the economy and housing markets change in Pennsylvania and around the country, some mortgage companies are using aggressive new tactics to solicit customers." Corbett said. "Today's consumer protection lawsuits are an important step to protect consumers from illegal conduct and send a clear message that lending companies must obey the law."
Corbett said the Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection received complaints from consumers in Adams, Allegheny, Beaver, Berks, Blair, Bucks, Cambria, Carbon, Chester, Clearfield, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Erie, Fayette, Jefferson, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lehigh, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mercer, Mifflin, Montgomery, Northampton, Philadelphia, Pike, Schuylkill, Susquehanna, Union, Venango, Warren, Westmoreland, Wyoming, and York.
Corbett said that call records obtained by the Attorney General's Office indicate that Direct Leadsource placed approximately 97,000 calls to consumers in the "610" area code; 81,000 calls to the "724" area code; 77,000 calls to the "215" area code; 71,000 calls to the "717" area code; 65,000 calls to the "570" area code; 57,500 calls to the" 412" area code; 57,000 calls to the "814" area; 1,900 calls to the "484" area code and 650 calls to the "267" area code.
For more on this story, go to the attorney general's web site.
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