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Pennsylvania Attorney General Corbett Announces Multi-State Settlements Totaling $14.5 Million with Chase Bank and Trilegiant Corp. Over Deceptive Marketing of Consumer Discount Programs.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 11-DEC-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Attorney General Tom Corbett today announced multi-state settlements totaling $14.5 million with Chase Bank USA, Chase Home Finance LLC and Trilegiant Corp. resolving allegations that the companies deceived consumers into paying for membership programs that claimed to offer discounts on automotive service, home repair, shopping and other consumer services.

Corbett said that Chase Bank and Trilegiant were accused of offering "free" or "no obligation" trial memberships to various discount programs without adequately informing consumers that they would automatically be charged various membership fees if they did not cancel within a certain period of time.

"Consumers believed these offers were coming from Chase, and many thought they were getting rebates or consumer rewards," Corbett said. "Instead, their credit cards or mortgages were automatically billed for memberships in clubs that consumers may never...

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