Capital One sued for cheating consumers out of interest rate payments
Capital One is being sued by the U.S. government맥스카지노s consumer watchdog agency for 맥스카지노cheating millions of consumers맥스카지노 and not paying more than $2 billion in interest to holders of its high-interest savings accounts.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) accuses Capital One of freezing the interest rates of its flagship 맥스카지노360 Savings맥스카지노 accounts at low levels despite rates rising nationwide and said the bank launched a new account that offered better interest rates without telling 맥스카지노360 Savings맥스카지노 customers. As a result, that decision cost consumers more than $2 billion in lost interest payments.
맥스카지노The CFPB is suing Capital One for cheating families out of billions of dollars on their savings accounts,맥스카지노 said CFPB Director Rohit Chopra in a . 맥스카지노Banks should not be baiting people with promises they can맥스카지노t live up to.맥스카지노
Capital One said in a statement that it맥스카지노s 맥스카지노deeply disappointed to see the CFPB continue its recent pattern of filing eleventh hour lawsuits ahead of a change in administration.맥스카지노
맥스카지노We strongly disagree with their claims and will vigorously defend ourselves in court,맥스카지노 a Capital One spokesperson said, adding that the new account was 맥스카지노marketed widely, including on national television, with the simplest and most transparent terms in the industry.맥스카지노
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Around that time, a new, 맥스카지노360 Performance Savings맥스카지노 account was launched that increased rates from 0.40% in 2022 to 4.35% in January 2024.
The CFPB stated that Capital One 맥스카지노schemed to keep 맥스카지노360 Savings맥스카지노 accountholders in their lower-yielding accounts by obscuring 맥스카지노360 Performance Savings맥스카지노맥스카지노 existence as a distinct product with a higher rate from 맥스카지노360 Savings맥스카지노 accountholders.맥스카지노
The agency said the lawsuit seeks to stop the bank맥스카지노s 맥스카지노unlawful conduct, provide redress for harmed consumers, and impose civil money penalties.맥스카지노