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• Gov. Malloy, Attorney General Jepsen Announce Allocation Of Mortgage Foreclosure Settlement Funds

  Governor Dannel P. Malloy and Attorney General George Jepsen today announced that Connecticut’s share of the $25 billion mortgage foreclosure servicing settlement will be spent to bolster and expand programs assisting Connecticut’s distressed homeowners.

• Consumers Reminded That Gift Cards Sold In Connecticut Have No Expiration Date

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Consumer Protection Commissioner William Rubenstein are reminding consumers that under Connecticut law, pre-paid gift cards and gift certificates sold in the state do not have an expiration date.

• Attorney General Jepsen Asks Google for Meeting, Information on Glass Privacy Concerns

  Attorney General George Jepsen has asked Google to address concerns related to the company’s new head-mounted computing and recording device, Glass, and the potential impact the device may have on the privacy of Connecticut residents.

• Attorney General Files Pension Revocation Action Against Former Redding Highway Superintendent

• Attorney General Calls On Banking Lobby To Urge Members To Reverse Credit Card Interest Rate Increases, Blasts It For Refusing To Explain Hikes

• Attorney General Comments On Closure Of Clunkers For Cash

• Attorney General Calls For Gender Equity In Health Care Coverage

• First Adoption Under New Law Takes Place in Willimantic

  Attorney General George Jepsen and Commissioner Joette Katz, Department of Children and Families, said an adoption of a teenage boy finalized Monday in the Superior Court for Juvenile Matters in Willimantic was the first under a new law that took effect Oct. 1.

• Federal Court Upholds Clean Air Rules Aimed at Reducing Greenhouse Gases Contributing to Global Warming

  Attorney General George Jepsen and state Energy and Environmental Protection Commissioner Daniel Esty praised a federal appeals court decision today that upheld government standards regulating greenhouse gas emissions contributing to global warming.

• Attorney General, Consumer Protection Post Information Received from Sandy Hook-Related Charities

• Attorney General: CL&P Should Be Penalized in Storm Recovery Request for Withholding Critical Documents from PURA Investigation

• Attorney General Calls For Ban On Credit History As Tool For Determining Insurance Eligibility

• Attorney General Blasts $85.8 Million In Payments To Power Generators Who Delivered No Electricity

• Court Orders Finalize $25 Billion National Mortgage Servicing Settlement Agreement

  Attorney General George Jepsen said Connecticut consumers will soon benefit from direct mortgage relief and new mortgage servicing standards under terms of the $25 billion national settlement agreement with the five largest mortgage servicers.

• Consumer Education Poster Contest Highlights National Consumer Protection Week

  Attorney General George Jepsen Tuesday thanked middle-school students across Connecticut who participated in a poster contest sponsored by the Office of the Attorney General in recognition of National Consumer Protection Week, March 4-10.