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Credit Acceptance Corporation, one of the nation’s largest subprime auto lenders, has agreed to a $694 million settlement with a coalition of 41 state attorneys general over car loans the states say borrowers could never afford. The deal, announced September 17, 2026, includes $388 million in debt relief for qualifying borrowers whose cars were repossessed,…
Millions more Amazon Prime customers will begin receiving automatic refunds on Oct. 1, and the most any one customer can collect under Amazon’s 2025 settlement with the Federal Trade Commission has risen from $51 to $200. The FTC announced the changes on Sept. 17, after a federal court approved a joint motion by the agency…
GAO-26-108703, published 2026-06-22, publicly released 2026-07-22, reissued with revisions 2026-08-24 places the GAO / Medicaid / SNAP development in a defined public record. The record identifies the named action, its stated scope and the qualification that limits what this announcement means. Those details, rather than a broad inference, are the basis for the article. The…
CMS implementation deck posted 2026-09-08 places the CMS Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services development in a defined public record. The record identifies the named action, its stated scope and the qualification that limits what this announcement means. Those details, rather than a broad inference, are the basis for the article. The CMS Center for…
FNA approved-waiver table, page updated 2026-09-16 places the SNAP / USDA Food and Nutrition Administration development in a defined public record. The record identifies the named action, its stated scope and the qualification that limits what this announcement means. Those details, rather than a broad inference, are the basis for the article. The SNAP /…
Report A-05-24-00010, issued 2026-09-10 places the Humana Inc. / HHS Office of Inspector General development in a defined public record. The record identifies the named action, its stated scope and the qualification that limits what this announcement means. Those details, rather than a broad inference, are the basis for the article. The Humana Inc. /…
State AG release with consent-decree exhibits linked places the Paramount Skydance Corporation / Warner Bros. Discovery development in a defined public record. The record identifies the named action, its stated scope and the qualification that limits what this announcement means. Those details, rather than a broad inference, are the basis for the article. The Paramount…
Release No. USDA 0120.26 places the SNAP / USDA Food and Nutrition Administration development in a defined public record. The record identifies the named action, its stated scope and the qualification that limits what this announcement means. Those details, rather than a broad inference, are the basis for the article. The SNAP / USDA Food…
State AG release with the summary-judgment ruling PDF attached places the HHS, DOL, DOJ, Education, HUD / multistate coalition development in a defined public record. The record identifies the named action, its stated scope and the qualification that limits what this announcement means. Those details, rather than a broad inference, are the basis for the…
CMS sanction notice PDF dated 2026-09-03 places the MMM Healthcare, LLC / Elevance Health / CMS development in a defined public record. The record identifies the named action, its stated scope and the qualification that limits what this announcement means. Those details, rather than a broad inference, are the basis for the article. The MMM…