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Sort by date 1,812 pages found matching bank of america- Defendant Attempts to Quash TCPA Lawsuit through Unique Interpretation of Law
Sep-30-17 Atlanta, GA: A nuisance call lawsuit that alleges violations under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) against defendant Comenity Bank has taken an interesting detour over revocation of consent. Illegal robocalls – or calls that are made to consumers with the aid of automated telephone dialing technology – have become a scour... - Illinois Plaintiff Launches TCPA Robocall Lawsuit against Fifth Third Bank
Jun-13-17 Chicago, IL: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) were enacted to protect consumers from needless harassment over the phone. Common purveyors of such harassment have historically been telemarketers, or debt collectors that often wind up harassing the wrong people over a debt no longer owed, due... - BP ERISA Class-Action Lawsuit Seeks Compensation for Pension Losses
Jul-21-10 Chicago, IL Even though BP Oil appears to have sufficiently capped the gushing oil well in the Gulf of Mexico, the larger crisis is far from over. Individuals who work for the oil company and partake in BP employee benefits but share no direct responsibility for the decisions that led to the oil spill face a financial crisis that will extend far beyond... - Bounced Check Re-presentment Lawsuits Are Nothing New
May-11-16 St. Louis, MO: You would be forgiven for assuming that check re-presentment is something new, and sinister, and the latest in a string of misdeeds on the part of entities whose only goal, it appears, is to fleece the pockets and accounts of unsuspecting consumers. In truth, check re-presentment is nothing new at all. In fact, a Bounced Check Re-presentme... - Wells Fargo Settlement Raises Legal Fees Queries
Nov-25-22 Santa Clara, CA A Wells Fargo's $6.5 million California labor class action wage-and-hour settlement involving about 27,500 workers may be a good deal for the class reps and plaintiffs’ lawyers, but employees may be getting shortchanged – again. Plaintiffs’ Deal Skewed This deal proposal would pay $2.167 million in attorney fees, $... - FINRA Orders Millions in Stockbroker Arbitration Rulings
Jun-5-15 Washington, DC Two recent FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) stockbroker arbitration rulings have seen FINRA panels award millions of dollars to investors who complained about stockbroker fraud or unsuitable investments. One of the stockbroker arbitration complaints was decided against UBS, while the other was decided against Goldman Sachs... - Following Suit: Overdraft Fees Lawsuit Update
Jun-3-14 Overdraft fees lawsuits allege that banks and financial institutions charge excessive overdraft fees to consumers and further that the banks reorder credits and debits to push customers into their overdraft, increasing the fees they can charge. In March 2014, Synovus Financial Corp. agreed to pay $24 million to settle lawsuits alleging the company charg... - Pennsylvania Couple Had Their Fill of Force-Placed Insurance
Jan-4-14 Wilkes-Barre, PA When a prominent bank forced its ill-timed and allegedly inappropriate influence on a Pennsylvania couple, costing them extra lenders insurance premiums that the bank refused to refund, the affected residents promptly filed a Force-placed insurance lawsuit . According to Business Wire (11/14/13), the plaintiffs secured a home equit... - Force-Placed Insurance Attorney Weighs In
Jun-21-13 Washington, DC Forced-place insurance lawyer Lorenzo Cellini, with Tycko & Zavareei LLP, is currently investigating force-placed insurance claims. If you are a homeowner, read on - this bad faith insurance practice could affect you. Force-placed insurance targets all homeowners because all homeowners are required to carry property insurance. Mr. Cel... - $6M Settlement Reached in BoFA Meal Breaks Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $6 million deal has been struck between Bank of America (BoFA) and 7000 plaintiffs in a California overtime and labor laws class action lawsuit. If approved, the settlement will end allegations that the BoFA failed to provide one hour of meal break premium pay on days when plaintiffs couldn’t start their lunch breaks befor... - Overtime Pay Class Action Settled For Over $2 Million
Oct-12-12 Chico, CA A class action lawsuit filed against Tri Counties Bank (the Bank) alleging violations to overtime pay laws in California has been settled at a sum ranging from $2,039,500 to $2,500,000 pending court approval and a determination as to the final number of class participants. According to a Business Wire press release published in the New... - Goldman Sachs Reaches $56.5M Settlement in ISDAfix Antitrust Suit
Santa Clara, CA: A $56.5 million agreement has been reached potentially enabling Goldman Sachs to exit an antitrust class action in which it is accused of participating in price-fixing the ISDAfix benchmark rate, along with several other banks. The rate is used to set terms for interest rate derivative products. The total settlement amount agreed... - Overdraft Fees Lawsuits Ongoing
Jun-24-15 New York, NY Although some banks and financial institutions have settled their overdraft fees lawsuits , more overdraft lawsuits have been filed by consumers alleging banks deceptively reorder transactions to maximize profits. Banks have defended the practice, saying it isn’t illegal. Despite that, some excessive overdraft fees lawsuits have been se... - Law Firm Tycko & Zavareei Investigating Banks for Improper Overdraft Fees
Aug-9-10 Boston, MA If you thought you were safe from excessive bank overdraft fees and fee-increasing tactics because you keep your money with a regional bank, you might be in for a surprise. According to at least one law firm, smaller banks are also being investigated for improperly charging excessive overdraft fees. Jeffrey Kaliel, of the law firm Tycko &... - Student's Savings Account Hammered by Excessive Bank Fees
Jul-25-10 Albany, NY A college student from Loudonville was recently dismayed to find that she owed bank overdraft fees on a small savings account she had maintained as a child. A recent story from the Advocate, reprinted on 7/18/10 in the Times-Union of Albany, reports that Devon Donovan was a young teenager when she and her mother opened a small savings acc... - Credit Union of New Jersey Hit with Excessive Overdraft Fees Lawsuit
Apr-6-21 Camden, NJ Laronda Hickmond filed a bank overdraft fees lawsuit against Credit Union of New Jersey in New Jersey District Court on March 17. Hickmond v. Credit Union of New Jersey alleges that the credit union repeatedly charged Ms. Hickmond $30 overdraft fees even though, according to the monthly account statements prepared by the credit union,... - Capital One Robocall Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Lawsuits have been filed against Capital One Financial and Capital One Bank, alleging that Capital One violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by using an automated telephone dialing system to "robocall" consumers in an attempt to collect on a credit card debt. Robocalls and telemarketing calls are currently the number one source of consumer complaint... - $31M Settlement Approved in BofA Force-Placed Insurance Class Actions
Los Angeles, CA: Final approval has been granted for a $31 million settlement of seven proposed force-placed insurance class actions alleging Bank of America NA (BofA) illegally forced homeowners to buy excessive amounts of flood insurance. Approved by a federal judge in Oregon, the settlement will see BofA pay $31 million into a settlement fund... - Credit One TCPA Violations Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Credit One Bank , a subsidiary of Credit One Financial , is facing several TCPA lawsuits and TCPA class action lawsuits over alleged Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations as well as violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act . Many TCPA robocalls lawsuits and TCPA violations can result in multi-million dollar class action se... - New Fees Replace Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees
Jul-2-10 New York, NY Although regulators have pushed through legislation to protect consumers from excessive bank overdraft fees , this has not stopped banks from attempting to recover profits through other fees. Meanwhile, smaller banks may also be under fire for excessive bank fees. One of the first new fees to be brought in, according to the Wall Street...