Business/Finance

October 31, 2017 Per a lawsuit, PNC Merchant Services allegedly locks customers into dense contracts and then charges businesses 'unanticipated and excessive' fees.

October 30, 2017 Per a lawsuit, JP Morgan Chase Bank does not pull its weight when it comes to investigating/reinvestigating disputes of info contained in credit reports.

October 27, 2017 A lawsuit claims Wells Fargo caused delays for mortgage loan applications and then passed off consequent late fees onto unsuspecting consumers.

October 24, 2017 A proposed class action against directors of William D. Meeker Enterprises, Inc. claims the defendants harmed members of the employee stock ownership plan by making decisions that were not in the best interests of the company.

October 23, 2017 Direct General Insurance Company is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging it improperly reimbursed a healthcare facility for providing services to a man injured in a motor vehicle accident whose treatment was covered under its insurance policy.

October 23, 2017 A lawsuit challenges the mandatory issuance of fee-wracked, prepaid debit cards in lieu of cash to inmates released from Washington's Kitsap County Jail.

October 18, 2017 Two plaintiffs say First Data Corporation essentially tricks merchants into contracts for which they owe heavy fees should they seek to end sales equipment leases.

October 17, 2017 Jackson National Life Insurance Company is facing a lawsuit that claims the defendant broke its contractual duties to its life insurance policyholders by adding undisclosed charges to the monthly fees deducted from their accumulated funds.

October 12, 2017 GEICO Indemnity Company is facing a proposed class action lawsuit claiming it failed to pay consumers the actual cash value of vehicles involved in car accidents that were considered a total loss.

October 12, 2017 A retired Air Force veteran claims Future Income Payments, LLC and two other companies prey on retired/disabled veterans by offering interest-heavy loans.

October 11, 2017 Two plaintiffs argue Bank of America provides 'bogus reasons' for failing to honor agreements with mortgage borrowers seeking to prevent foreclosure.

October 9, 2017 HSBC Bank USA, National Association is facing a lawsuit that claims it is improperly withdrawing money from trust funds for its defense in another lawsuit accusing it of misconduct in servicing those same trust funds.

October 4, 2017 City National Bank is the defendant in a lawsuit centered around its alleged compliance with an 'ATM Ponzi Scheme' through which millions were supposedly lost.

October 2, 2017 A physician has filed a lawsuit against 45 insurance companies, administrators, and claims adjusting companies alleging that they unlawfully failed to pay interest on medical bills for patients insured under the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act.

September 22, 2017 Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it unlawfully failed to pay title and registration fees to an insurance policyholder after the woman's vehicle was totaled in an accident.

September 22, 2017 Six months of alleged silence led one California man to filed a proposed class action against the Department of Treasury and the IRS.

September 22, 2017 A couple from Colorado claim Progressive Insurance refused to pay statutorily mandated fees after a 2016 total-loss car accident.

September 22, 2017 Wells Fargo and co-branding agent Mississippi Iron Works are facing a lawsuit that claims the companies signed consumers up for Visa credit cards without authorization.

September 21, 2017 Lincoln National Corp. and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (which do business as Lincoln Financial Group) have been named as defendants in a proposed class action that claims the companies unlawfully increased their cost of insurance (COI) rates.

September 7, 2017 A contracted worker has sued Highpoint Solutions and its former HR manager in the wake of the latter's much-publicized theft of millions from the company.

September 1, 2017 A Pennsylvania woman has filed suit against Educational Computer System, Inc. over claims that the defendant debited her bank account without proper authorization.

August 29, 2017 A lawsuit out of NY claims Navient has intentionally steered borrowers into forbearance rather than guide them through its income-driven repayment system.

August 23, 2017 HSBC Bank USA, N.A. is facing a homeowner’s proposed class action lawsuit claiming the bank failed to timely file a satisfaction of mortgage after he paid off his loan in full.

August 17, 2017 A New Jersey woman has filed a doozy of a proposed class action lawsuit against Santander Bank, N.A.

August 16, 2017 A lawsuit filed against Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) alleges the company deprived mortgage applicants of their rights under CA law.

August 9, 2017 An investment firm alleges Deutsche Bank is unlawfully using funds from investors currently suing the company to pay its own legal costs.

August 8, 2017 Wells Fargo Merchant Services, LLC is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit filed by two businesses that claim it charges illegal fees for its payment processing services.

August 5, 2017 Morningstar, Inc. and two Prudential investment cos. are named in a case claiming their 'GoalMaker' software unlawfully limits investors' options.

August 2, 2017 EVO Payments International and one other company are facing allegations they charge excessive, illegal credit and debit payment processing fees.

August 1, 2017 Ditech Financial, LLC is facing a proposed class action filed in Washington by a retired Army National Guard major who claims the loan serving company charged him and other servicemembers an improper amount of interest on their mortgages.

July 26, 2017 Fundbox, Inc. is staring down claims it used prohibited auto-dialing equipment to call consumers' cell phones.

July 19, 2017 An Alabama resident has filed suit against Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company for allegedly misinterpreting the amount of his monthly annuity withdrawals and breaching its contract with him.

July 17, 2017 Web.com Group, Inc. – which offers consumers website support and construction services – is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that its automatic renewal process violates California state law.

July 13, 2017 HD Supply Holdings is facing a lawsuit alleging its CEO and CFO artificially inflated stock prices by hiding key information from investors.

July 7, 2017 Intellitix and Intellipay are facing a lawsuit alleging they failed to refund unspent money on concert festival goers pre-paid electronic wristbands.

July 6, 2017 Xactly Corporation and its board of directors are named in two class actions over alleged violations of federal securities law.

July 5, 2017 Five plaintiffs across three countries claim in a class action lawsuit that Kraken illegally froze/liquidated Ether holdings after its May 7 DDoS attack.

June 23, 2017 Trans Fast Remittance and its parents companies are the defendants in a class action filed over alleged unpaid overtime violations of the FLSA.

May 12, 2017 A husband and wife claim in a proposed class action that they and others were the victims of allegedly deceptive, fraudulent, and high-pressure sales practices.

April 13, 2017 Higher One Holdings, Inc., WEX Bank, Inc., and Customers Bancorp, Inc. have been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a college student.

March 31, 2017 A proposed class action citing alleged FCRA and CCCRAA violations claims Wells Fargo systematically reports inaccurate information on consumers' credit reports.

March 28, 2017 A proposed class action has been filed against First Century Bank, N.A., and Stored Value Cards, Inc. by a Georgia man who claims he was charged unauthorized fees.

March 24, 2017 A proposed class action claims payment processing group North American Bancard defrauded users of its mobile credit card readers by charging undisclosed monthly fees.

March 22, 2017 A complex proposed class action has unfolded against defendants Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) and the Depository Trust Company (DTC).

March 18, 2017 BioAmber Inc. and three senior officers are the defendants in a lawsuit claiming they violated the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

March 6, 2017 A proposed class and collective action complaint alleges defendants CashCall, Inc. and LoanMe, Inc. violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and California law.

February 17, 2017 A has been filed against Wells Fargo that seeks monetary damages, as well as an injunction, for the defendant's alleged practice of opening fake accounts.

January 25, 2017 Strategic Financial Solutions, LLC, Strategic Consulting, LLC, and the companies' CEO and Vice President of Human Resources are the defendants in a proposed class action.

January 19, 2017 A former employee has filed a proposed class action against JPMorgan Chase claiming that he worked up to 10 overtime hours a week without proper overtime pay.

January 12, 2017 A Mississippi man has filed a proposed class action against Comerica, Inc. and Comerica Bank over the fees incurred as a result of the forced use of debit cards.