Texas Attorney General Sues Credit Card Companies

AUSTIN, TX – Texas sued several Florida-based credit card companies today, alleging they engaged in deceptive marketing practices by promising families major credit cards when in fact the cards could not be used for regular retail purchases.

The companies targeted mostly Hispanic families and asked for $299 fees upfront, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said.

“We want to make it very clear to consumers not to be enticed in by these bogus credit card offers,” Abbott said. “We also want to make it very clear to businesses that offer credit cards that if you use false, misleading advertisements, that try to entice consumers into spending money up front for a credit card, that you’re going to have face the consequences.”

The companies named in the lawsuit are LatinCard Plus, LLC of Doral, Fla.; ProLine Card LLC of Miami; Call Center Express Corp. of Miami; Tradex LLC of Miami; and Julio Cesar Sandoval and Carlos Felipe Mendez, who serve as managing members of ProLine and Tradex. Mendez is also the registered agent and manager of LatinCard, the lawsuit said.

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