In response to that message, a spokesperson for the Office of Public Affairs informed me that the story I had related was distressing and that consumers should promptly contact the FTC with their information.

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While the individual bank and servicer numbers seem to obfuscate what they supposedly cleared up, a spokesperson for the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight did say they are useful in providing some metric to measure progress.

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"The branch has been identified as one that could potentially be partnered with a retailer between the autumn of this year and spring of 2015, with any change being subject to a six week public consultation to gather the views of the local community, " said a spokesperson for the Post Office.

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Home Office spokesperson said there were already extensive restrictions in place to control the sale and possession of knives.

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