Attorney General Rosenblum Joins Multistate Amicus Brief In Support Of Student Debt Relief For Defrauded Borrowers
Urges the Fifth Circuit to uphold the U.S. Department of Education’s student loan discharge authority and other protections for borrowers harmed by predatory institutions. Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum has joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Career… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, Student Loan Debt on October 11, 2023
Attorney General Rosenblum Announces Nearly $50 Million Multistate Settlement With Blackbaud For Data Breach Impacting Thousands Of Nonprofits And Millions Of Consumers
Oregon will receive $655,791 Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced today that Oregon, along with all 50 states and the District of Columbia, has reached a settlement with software company Blackbaud for its deficient data security practices and, particularly, its response to a 2020 ransomware event that exposed the personal information of millions of consumers across… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release, Privacy on October 5, 2023
AG Rosenblum Urges Biden Administration To Do More To Protect Borrowers As Student Loan Payments Resume
AG Rosenblum joins 19 attorneys general in calling for further protections when student loan payments resume in October Over 40 million borrowers are set to resume making payments beginning October 1, following a three-and-a-half-year pandemic-related payment pause. In that time, a majority of loans were transferred to new servicers. Congress passed a law in June barring… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, Student Loan Debt on September 29, 2023
AG Rosenblum to Congress: Pass SAFER Banking To Help Oregon’s State-Licensed Cannabis Businesses
Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum today joined a coalition of 22 Attorneys General in urging congressional leaders to advance the SAFER Banking Act of 2023, which passed out of the Senate Banking Committee this morning and heads to the Senate floor for a full vote. The SAFER Banking Act would lift banking restrictions that prevent legal,… View ArticlePosted in Media Release, News on September 27, 2023
AG Rosenblum Sues EPA for Failure to Failing to Act on Wood Stove Emissions
Oregon is joining Alaska, New York, and seven other states in suing the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for failing to take timely action to on regulating wood stove emissions. “This is a serious public health, environmental, and consumer protection issue all wrapped into one!” said AG Rosenblum. “The science is clear: wood heaters in Oregon… View ArticlePosted in Consumer Protection, Media Release on September 27, 2023