Business/Finance

April 13, 2018 A policyholder claims First Penn-Pacific has 'failed to live up to its end of the bargain' in keeping rates high while mortality numbers continue to drop.

April 11, 2018 Two consumers have filed suit against Ocwen Loan Servicing, LLC and two affiliates claiming the loan servicing companies failed to report that a previous loan had been discharged in bankruptcy, which caused them to lose their deposit on a new home.

April 11, 2018 A new class action takes issue with allegedly numerous and excessive fees assessed by Capital One for balance inquiries and for using out-of-network ATMs.

April 10, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed in California against JP Morgan Chase Bank N.A. that alleges the defendant withheld required interest payments on mortgage borrowers’ escrow account funds.

April 6, 2018 Commercial Industrial Building Owner’s Alliance, Inc. (CIBA) and Great Lakes Insurance SE have been named in a proposed class action centered around an allegedly unlawful insurance scheme executed by the defendants in California. [Update: Dismissed]

April 6, 2018 The plaintiff claims that unbeknownst to him, his $1,500 Vehicle Service Agreement was subject to the same 23.99% annual interest rate as his financing deal.

April 5, 2018 Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is facing another proposed class action that claims the student loan servicer attempted to delay debtors' loan forgiveness in order to continue collecting interest and fees.

March 27, 2018 A proposed class action filed in October 2017 against a group of insurance companies has recently been removed from state to federal court in California.

March 16, 2018 Two class action lawsuits have been filed against the Washington governor and another official over the collection of allegedly unlawful 'agency fees.'

March 15, 2018 A proposed class action has been filed against Factor75, LLC over a woman’s claims that she was not made aware of the terms of the defendant’s automatic renewal service.

March 15, 2018 Summit Credit Union is facing a Wisconsin man’s claims that the credit union charged consumers improper overdraft fees that violated its own policies and federal law.

March 14, 2018 A lawsuit claims Warren County's (OH) alleged failure to to provide funds under the Title IV-E adoption assistance program affects children's chances for adoption.

March 14, 2018 An Alexandria, Virginia resident alleges in a proposed class action that Freedom Mortgage Corporation’s non-payment of city property taxes in 2017 caused him significant financial distress.

March 14, 2018 Comerica Bank is staring down more legal action filed on behalf of a proposed class of possibly thousands who invested upward of $1.2 billion in a series of investment vehicles managed by Robert Shapiro under the Woodbridge moniker.

March 7, 2018 A Massachusetts woman has filed suit against American General Life Insurance Company (AGLI) alleging the defendant failed to timely pay a death benefit and denied her statutorily mandated interest.

March 6, 2018 Two plaintiffs have filed a second proposed class action lawsuit against embattled cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase, Inc.

February 26, 2018 A lawsuit claims Georgetown and two admins failed to properly keep an eye on the plans’ expenses, while choosing less-than-stellar investment options.

February 16, 2018 A lawsuit has been filed against a group of companies and an individual who the suit claims orchestrated an illegal payday lending scheme and attempted to shield themselves from liability by hiding behind a Native American tribe’s sovereign immunity.

February 16, 2018 A lawsuit claims CSC breached its leases with four companies that own apartment buildings in TN by charging an additional 9.75 percent administrative fee.

February 15, 2018 BitConnect faces another proposed class action claiming the cryptocurrency platform was no more than a Ponzi scheme through millions were stolen.

February 15, 2018 The companies behind New York Sports Clubs allegedly charge fees in excess of those authorized in their contracts with patrons.

February 15, 2018 The suit claims that since AARP is not a licensed insurance agent, it cannot collect a commission for Medigap policies on behalf of UnitedHealthcare.

February 15, 2018 Defendants Kevin Mason, Chantel Grant, Stuart Goldberg and two firms face a class action claiming their 'student loan resolution services' simply do not exist.

February 14, 2018 A recipient of temp. unemployment benefits claims the issuers of EPPICard debit cards are of no help when an account is subject to fraudulent activity.

February 12, 2018 Cimarex Energy Co. is facing a proposed class action lawsuit that alleges the company made improper deductions from royalties paid to landowners after extracting gas from their wells.

February 12, 2018 The case claims Equifax and its directors overstepped federal securities laws governing financial reporting and the company's concealment of the data breach.

February 12, 2018 A consumer alleges Citibank preys on its 'most economically vulnerable and cash-strapped customers' by tacking on additional checking account charges.

February 9, 2018 Per a lawsuit, First Bank and its BoD violated securities laws by submitting an inaccurate registration statement for a proposed acquisition.

February 8, 2018 A former employee of Credit Suisse Securities (USA), LLC has filed suit against the company claiming it owes him and other former employees unpaid wages.

February 8, 2018 A lawsuit takes issue with Branch Banking and Trust Company’s alleged demands for payment of attorneys’ fees from debtors.

February 5, 2018 A consumer says Wells Fargo performed a credit check without permission roughly 10 years after she filed for bankruptcy and her auto debt was discharged.

January 30, 2018 Bitconnect faces another class action in which the plaintiff claims the shuttered cryptocurrency exchange/lending platform was no more than a Ponzi scheme.

January 26, 2018 A group of banks, law firms, and loan servicers are facing a proposed class action that was removed to California federal court this January and accuses the parties of wrongfully collecting on defaulted mortgage loans.

January 26, 2018 Rite Aid Corporation is facing another proposed class action alleging it engineered an 'unfair and deceptive price scheme' to overcharge customers paying for generic drugs through third-party insurance plans.

January 26, 2018 A case out of Maryland claims Toyota Motor Credit Corp. fails to provide enough information to those whose belongs the company has repossessed and resold.

January 25, 2018 Six plaintiffs claim now-shuttered cryptocurrency exchange Bitconnect and several recruiters ran a Ponzi scheme that robbed investors of billions.

January 25, 2018 A class action aims to take Lexis Nexis Risk Solutions to task for its practice of charging consumers extra for the most up-to-date bankruptcy info.

January 23, 2018 A student loan borrower has filed suit against Conduent Education Services, LLC and Access Funding 2015-1, LLC over the loan servicers’ alleged failure to submit timely loan consolidation forms.

January 19, 2018 Bank of America and Specialized Loan Servicing face a suit claiming the companies wrongfully initiated mortgage foreclosure actions against consumers.

January 19, 2018 A Virginia consumer's lawsuit claims Northwood Asset Management deceptively collected on a payday loan debt considered to be invalid under state law.

January 17, 2018 AMC, its top officers, and a group of under-writers face a securities case claiming shareholders were misled prior to a series of 2016/17 acquisitions.

January 16, 2018 Sheridan Production Company, LLC is facing a proposed class action that claims it improperly calculates royalties to be paid to owners of the wells from which it extracts oil and natural gas.

January 15, 2018 Vircurex faces claims that has yet to refund cryptocurrency holders after it froze access to its online exchange following two 'hacks' in mid-2013.

January 15, 2018 Hotels.com, Expedia, Travelscape and Reservations Technologies face a lawsuit over allegedly excessive taxes and fees charged on Reservations.com.

January 11, 2018 A group of investors has filed a proposed class action lawsuit on behalf of all those who purchased investments from Woodbridge Group of Companies, LLC or its affiliates, claiming the companies’ business model was a Ponzi scheme destined for failure.

January 10, 2018 A consumer has filed a second lawsuit against Credit One Bank after it attempted to collect a debt it already sold off to another entity.

January 2, 2018 Preferred Care Partners, Inc. and iCare Health Solutions LLC are facing a proposed class action that claims the defendants violated the terms of their healthcare policies and denied participants the full value of their benefits.

January 2, 2018 Two plaintiffs have sued Rhode Island HHS Secretary Eric Beane over the 'great strain' put on some by the shuttering of the state's MPP benefit program.

December 22, 2017 According to a lawsuit, Comerica Bank overlooked a series of red flags, effectively enabling one individual to embezzle millions in a Ponzi scheme.

December 22, 2017 A 9.75% 'administrative fee' is at the center of Kay-Kay Realty's lawsuit in which it says CSC ServiceWorks 'outright disregarded' contract terms.