A federal judge has certified a class-action lawsuit accusing the big U.S. debt collector Midland Funding LLC of violating New York usury laws by charging thousands of struggling borrowers interest rates above 25 percent when trying to collect. Monday's decision by U.S. District Judge Cathy Seibel in White Plains, New York came eight months after the U.S. Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal by Midland Funding and Midland Credit Management Inc, which are units of Encore Capital Group Inc, seeking to halt Saliha Madden's lawsuit.
Hillary Clinton gives a thumbs up as she arrives to board her campaign plane at Westchester County Airport in White Plains, N.Y. Sept. 15, 2016: Our daily Bulldog election-campaign recaps return as a critical stretch of the U.S. election begins.
U.S. Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton reacts to her newly unveiled campaign plane before boarding for the first time at the Westchester County Airport in White Plains, New York, U.S., September 5, 2016. REUTERS/Brian Snyder Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton had five lawyers in tow when she arrived at the J. Edgar Hoover building in Washington for a voluntary interview with the FBI concerning her private email server.
