BAC to pay $250 million for 'double-dipping' and fake accounts
Regulators concluded Bank of America repeatedly charged overdraft fees and opened accounts for customers without their consent.
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Regulators concluded Bank of America repeatedly charged overdraft fees and opened accounts for customers without their consent.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Bank of America withheld credit card rewards, double-dipped on fees and opened accounts without consent.
Bank of America will reimburse customers more than $100 million and pay $150 million in fines for "double-dipping" on overdraft fees, withholding reward bonuses on credit cards and opening accounts without customer consent.
The CFPB is cracking down on Timemark, a student-debt relief company, for charging fees for loan forgiveness services that are normally free.
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