In the New York case, the CFPB and the New York attorney general sued RD Legal Finding last year, accusing the company of scamming retired NFL players suffering from brain injuries and Sept. 11 first responders anticipating money from large settlements. RD Legal contacted the alleged victims after they had been awarded a settlement but before they had received all of it, tricking them into taking out high-interest loans while they waited for their money, according to the lawsuit. Some borrowers ended up paying back more than twice as much as they borrowed.