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New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman's office filed a lawsuit Wednesday against four companies and their principals for operating a fraudulent loan modification scam.

Inc. magazine has ranked Autoscribe Corp., based in Gaithersburg, Md., on its 33rd annual Inc. 500|5000 list, a ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. Autoscribe is an affiliate member of ACA International.

Corinthian Colleges Inc., the troubled for-profit higher-education company that will be closing operations under a deal with the U.S. Education Department, is now involved in settlement talks concerning alleged illegal debt collections.

Consumers indicated in August that they are more optimistic about the state of the economy even as they show concerns about the prospects for wage growth, according to the The Conference Board.

Square is seeking to gain about $200 million in funding, with part of that coming from the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation, according to CNBC.

Equifax Inc. economists take an in-depth look at the highly publicized notion that subprime auto lending is creating the next bubble.

A new report from TransUnion indicates consumers are doing a better job of making timely payments even as lenders extend credit more often to people with troubled credit histories.

Sequent has patented a payment system that allows merchants to simultaneously accept several types of cards with a single tap of a mobile device at the physical point of sale, with the goal of making mobile wallets more user-friendly.

The company will pay more than $6 million in relief to consumers and a $1 million penalty if the proposed enforcement is approved.

Health care systems have long looked for new ways to collect patient accounts, particularly as deductibles rise and patients find it more difficult to pay outstanding balances.