<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Debt collection agencies - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Debt collection agencies news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening in your profession!]]></description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:24:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Calls on Trump Administration to Stop Undermining Federal Vaccine Guidance]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 22, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND &mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced co-leading a coalition of 22 attorneys general and the Governor of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in urging U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. to keep federal vaccine recommendations grounded in science and medical evidence. In a letter responding to HHS&rsquo;s request for information on vaccine recommendations and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-calls-on-trump-administration-to-stop-undermining-federal-vaccine-guidance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-calls-on-trump-administration-to-stop-undermining-federal-vaccine-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration Proposed Rule That Would Unlawfully Disrupt How Medicaid Is Currently Funded, Shift More Costs to States]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 22, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND &mdash; As part of a coalition of 24 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta submitted a comment letter opposing a proposed Trump Administration rule that would unlawfully force states to change how they fund Medicaid. Medicaid is the nation&rsquo;s safety net healthcare program for low-income Americans and is jointly funded by states and the federal government, with the federal government providing at le]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-opposes-trump-administration-proposed-rule-that-would-unlawfully-disrupt-how-medicaid-is-currently-funded-shift-more-costs-to-states/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-opposes-trump-administration-proposed-rule-that-would-unlawfully-disrupt-how-medicaid-is-currently-funded-shift-more-costs-to-states/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[During Climate Week, Attorney General Bonta Announces Second Lawsuit Challenging Unlawful Trump Administration Offshore Wind Deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 22, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govNEW YORK CITY&nbsp;&mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission (CEC) today filed a lawsuit against the Trump Administration and Invenergy, a California offshore wind leaseholder, over the Administration&rsquo;s unlawful buyout of Invenergy&rsquo;s California offshore wind energy lease. Under the alleged settlement agreement announced on June 17, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/during-climate-week-attorney-general-bonta-announces-second-lawsuit-challenging-unlawful-trump-administration-offshore-wind-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/during-climate-week-attorney-general-bonta-announces-second-lawsuit-challenging-unlawful-trump-administration-offshore-wind-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Blocks Trump Administration's Cruel Effort to Restrict Access to Public Benefit Programs]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 21, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND&nbsp;&mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside a multistate coalition, secured a final court order&nbsp;blocking the Trump Administration&rsquo;s&nbsp;cruel restrictions on&nbsp;access to public benefit programs based on immigration status. At-risk programs included Head Start, childcare services for low-income families, adult education, mental health and substance use disorder programs, and shelters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-blocks-trump-administrations-cruel-effort-to-restrict-access-to-public-benefit-programs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-blocks-trump-administrations-cruel-effort-to-restrict-access-to-public-benefit-programs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta, U.S. Coalition Secure $385 Million Settlement with Abbott Over Infant Formula]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 21, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND&nbsp;&mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that California has joined 39 other states and the federal government in reaching an agreement with Abbott Laboratories (Abbott) to settle allegations that the company caused false claims to be submitted to federal and state programs arising from its failure to manufacture certain powder infant formula and nutritional therapy products in compliance with fe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-us-coalition-secure-385-million-settlement-with-abbott-over-infant-formula/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-us-coalition-secure-385-million-settlement-with-abbott-over-infant-formula/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Secures Guilty Plea and Two-Year Prison Sentence in $400,000 Medi-Cal Fraud Case]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 21, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND&nbsp;&mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced Maki Martinez-Gruninger pled guilty to a felony charge of defrauding the Medi-Cal program and will serve two years in state prison for stealing more than $400,000 from the State of California through a scheme that exploited a disabled family member. The California Department of Justice (DOJ) received a complaint alleging that Martinez-Gruninger fraudulentl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-secures-guilty-plea-and-two-year-prison-sentence-in-400000-medi-cal-fraud-case/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 19:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-secures-guilty-plea-and-two-year-prison-sentence-in-400000-medi-cal-fraud-case/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Announces Settlement in Warner Bros./Paramount Litigation]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 21, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.gov&nbsp;Settlement resolves antitrust concerns, protects the livelihoods of Hollywood workers, and guarantees massive investments in domestic film production&nbsp;<br />
LOS ANGELES &mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a coalition of 12 attorneys general in securing a settlement with Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount), resolving the states' lawsuit alleging the merger of the entertainment giant and Warner Bros.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-announces-settlement-in-warner-brosparamount-litigation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-announces-settlement-in-warner-brosparamount-litigation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Secures Final Ruling Blocking Trump Administration from Penalizing California for USDA's Erroneous Guidance on SNAP Eligibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 18, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND&nbsp;&mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon permanently blocking the Trump Administration from penalizing&nbsp;states&nbsp;like California&nbsp;for errors resulting from the U.S. Department of Agriculture&rsquo;s erroneous guidance unlawfully restricting eligibility for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).&nbsp;<br />
&ldq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-secures-final-ruling-blocking-trump-administration-from-penalizing-california-for-usdas-erroneous-guidance-on-snap-eligibility/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 23:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-secures-final-ruling-blocking-trump-administration-from-penalizing-california-for-usdas-erroneous-guidance-on-snap-eligibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Ruling Finding Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Grants Unlawful]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 18, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND&nbsp;&mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday secured a final court order from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts finding the Trump Administration&rsquo;s termination of grant funding for K-12 teacher preparation programs unlawful. Beginning in February 2025, California institutions received letters purporting to terminate grants totaling&nbsp;at&nbsp;least $148 million in critical fu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-secures-court-ruling-finding-termination-of-k-12-teacher-preparation-grants-unlawful/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-secures-court-ruling-finding-termination-of-k-12-teacher-preparation-grants-unlawful/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Rebukes Deficient Environmental Analysis for Trump Administration’s Planned Oil and Gas Lease Sale for California Land]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 21, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND&nbsp;&mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta submitted a comment letter pointing out the many flaws in the U.S. Bureau of Land Management&rsquo;s (BLM) Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) that insufficiently evaluates the environmental consequences of an oil and gas lease sale covering nearly 36,000 acres in Central California. The proposed lease sale of 44 parcels &mdash; 43 in the Bakersfield Planning Area and one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-rebukes-deficient-environmental-analysis-for-trump-administrations-planned-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-for-california-land/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-rebukes-deficient-environmental-analysis-for-trump-administrations-planned-oil-and-gas-lease-sale-for-california-land/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California Department of Justice Releases Report on Officer-Involved Shooting of William Nelson]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 18, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND&nbsp;&mdash;&nbsp;California Attorney General Rob Bonta,&nbsp;in accordance with Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a report on the death of William&nbsp;Nelson&nbsp;following an officer involved shooting in Hoopa Valley, California, on September 17, 2023. The incident involved&nbsp;an officer from theCalifornia Highway Patrol (CHP) in Humbolt County. The report is part of California Department of Justice&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/california-department-of-justice-releases-report-on-officer-involved-shooting-of-william-nelson/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/california-department-of-justice-releases-report-on-officer-involved-shooting-of-william-nelson/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Stopping Trump Administration’s Attempt to Obtain Commercial Driver Data]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 18, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND&nbsp;&mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted a coalition of states&rsquo; request for a&nbsp;preliminary injunction&nbsp;halting the Trump Administration&rsquo;s attempt to obtain the sensitive personal information of drivers who have either a commercial driver&rsquo;s license or commercial driver&rsquo;s permit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-secures-preliminary-injunction-stopping-trump-administrations-attempt-to-obtain-commercial-driver-data/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 02:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-secures-preliminary-injunction-stopping-trump-administrations-attempt-to-obtain-commercial-driver-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement Following Closing Arguments in Lawsuit Challenging False and Misleading Advertising of “Abortion Pill Reversal”]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 17, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND &mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement after closing arguments concluded in the California Department of Justice&rsquo;s (DOJ) lawsuit against Heartbeat International (HBI), a national anti-abortion group, and RealOptions Obria (RealOptions), a chain of five crisis pregnancy centers in Northern California. Filed in September 2023 in Alameda County Superior Court, the lawsuit alleges that HB]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-issues-statement-following-closing-arguments-in-lawsuit-challenging-false-and-misleading-advertising-of-abortion-pill-reversal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 20:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-issues-statement-following-closing-arguments-in-lawsuit-challenging-false-and-misleading-advertising-of-abortion-pill-reversal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Shuts Down Major Fresno Meth Lab Operation: Over 2,500 Pounds of Meth Seized and 15 Arrested]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 17, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govFRESNO&nbsp;&mdash; California Attorney General Bonta today announced the arrest of 15 suspects and the seizure of over 2,500 pounds of methamphetamine, over 500 gallons of methamphetamine in solution, and 21 guns during a major methamphetamine lab bust in Fresno County. On September 17, 2026, the California Department of Justice (DOJ) together with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) executed an early morning raid of multi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-shuts-down-major-fresno-meth-lab-operation-over-2500-pounds-of-meth-seized-and-15-arrested/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-shuts-down-major-fresno-meth-lab-operation-over-2500-pounds-of-meth-seized-and-15-arrested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Joins Nationwide Bipartisan Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender, Returns $6.86 Million in Restitution and Debt Relief to Affected California Consumers]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 17, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND &mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 40 attorneys general in announcing a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation&rsquo;s largest auto finance companies, resolving allegations that CAC engaged in unlawful business practices, including originating auto loans it knew were likely to default. Today&rsquo;s settlement, which is subject to court approval, provi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-joins-nationwide-bipartisan-settlement-with-subprime-auto-lender-returns-686-million-in-restitution-and-debt-relief-to-affected-california-consumers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-joins-nationwide-bipartisan-settlement-with-subprime-auto-lender-returns-686-million-in-restitution-and-debt-relief-to-affected-california-consumers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Coalition Opposing Trump Administration’s Attempt to Gut U.S. Department of Agriculture]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 17, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND &mdash; Co-leading a coalition of 21 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday filed an amicus brief in support of a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)&rsquo;s thinly veiled attempt to drive large numbers of employees to resign by forcing them to move across the country. The brief supports a motion for a preliminary injunction in American Federation of Government Employe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-co-leads-coalition-opposing-trump-administrations-attempt-to-gut-us-department-of-agriculture/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-co-leads-coalition-opposing-trump-administrations-attempt-to-gut-us-department-of-agriculture/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Issues Guidance on Antidiscrimination Protections]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 17, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govReminds California residents and businesses that rights and protections remain in place, despite federal attacks&nbsp;<br />
OAKLAND&nbsp;&mdash; California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued guidance to ensure that California residents understand the rights and protections they are entitled to under state and federal civil rights laws. Since taking office, the Trump Administration has targeted longstanding civil rights protection]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-issues-guidance-on-antidiscrimination-protections/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-issues-guidance-on-antidiscrimination-protections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[California Department of Justice Files Charge Against Kings County Judge]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 15, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govKINGS COUNTY&nbsp;&ndash; California Attorney General Bonta&nbsp;today announced a charge filed against Kings County&nbsp;Superior Court Judge&nbsp;Kendra Weber. After&nbsp;a thorough&nbsp;investigation, the California Department of Justice charged Weber with one misdemeanor count of Penal Code section 192, subdivision (c)(2), vehicular manslaughter&nbsp;without gross negligence. The complaint was filed in the Kings County Superi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/california-department-of-justice-files-charge-against-kings-county-judge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/california-department-of-justice-files-charge-against-kings-county-judge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Secures Supreme Court Victory Blocking Trump Administration’s Attempt to Restrict Mail Voting]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 14, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govEligible voters urged to make their voices heard this November<br />
OAKLAND &mdash; Co-leading a coalition of 24 attorneys general and the Governor of Pennsylvania, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today welcomed the U.S. Supreme Court&rsquo;s decision to leave in place a lower court order blocking the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from implementing sweeping changes to mail voting for the fast-approaching November midterm elections.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-secures-supreme-court-victory-blocking-trump-administrations-attempt-to-restrict-mail-voting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 01:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-secures-supreme-court-victory-blocking-trump-administrations-attempt-to-restrict-mail-voting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Attorney General Bonta Continues Opposition to President Trump’s Unlawful Tariff Regime, Urges Court of International Trade to Declare Trump’s Third Attempt Illegal]]></title><description><![CDATA[September 14, 2026Contact: (916) 210-6000, agpressoffice@doj.ca.govOAKLAND &mdash; California Attorney General Bonta, as part of a coalition of 25 states, filed an amicus brief&nbsp;in the Court of International Trade in Learning Resources v. Trump, a case challenging President Trump&rsquo;s latest unlawful attempt to tax the states and American consumers through illegal tariffs. In the brief, Attorney General Bonta argues the latest round of tariffs levied under Section 301 of the Trade Act of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-continues-opposition-to-president-trumps-unlawful-tariff-regime-urges-court-of-international-trade-to-declare-trumps-third-attempt-illegal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2026 19:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-us/profession/debt-collection-agencies/attorney-general-bonta-continues-opposition-to-president-trumps-unlawful-tariff-regime-urges-court-of-international-trade-to-declare-trumps-third-attempt-illegal/</guid></item></channel></rss>