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Georgia joins multi-state settlement with ACI Worldwide over unauthorized mortgage payment withdrawals
Georgia's Attorney General, Chris Carr, has joined a multi-state settlement with payment processor ACI Worldwide, following a 2021 testing error that resulted in an attempted unauthorized withdrawal of $2.3 billion from mortgage-holders' accounts. This $10 million settlement, involving 49 attorneys general, aims to provide restitution and safeguards for impacted consumers in the state, with Georgia set to receive a total of $550,436.63 from the agreement and a related consent order.