Capital One sued by CFPB for allegedly cheating customers out of $2 billion
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing Capital One, alleging the bank illegally misled customers by not notifying them of account options that paid higher interest rates.The federal government's consumer watchdog claims Capital One's practices meant millions of customers missed out on a collective $2 billion they could have made in interest payments.
Capital One allegedly cheated customers out of $2 billion in interest, CFPB claims
The CFPB is suing Capital One for allegedly misleading consumers about its offerings for high-interest savings accounts.
Capital One Is Accused of Cheating Customers Out of $2 Billion
Federal regulators said in a lawsuit on Tuesday that the giant bank deliberately underpaid savings account interest, even as rates rose.
U.S. regulator accuses Capital One of ‘cheating’ customers on interest rates
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau accused the bank of “cheating” customers out of more than $2 billion by misleading them about interest rates.
Capital One’s turbulent week: Service restored, but legal challenges emerge
Capital One had a major service outage last week that left many without access to their accounts. Now, it also faces a lawsuit from CFPB.
Consumer bureau sues Capital One for ‘cheating’ customers on savings account interest
The government’s consumer watchdog sued Capital One on Tuesday for “cheating” customers out of billions in interest payments. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) accused the banking
Capital One Made ‘Substantial Progress’ Resolving Outage—Here’s What To Know
The bank experienced a “technical issue” with a third-party vendor this week, impacting some account services like deposits and payment processing.
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Capital One's five-day outage highlights third-party risk
A power outage and hardware failure at fintech FIS last week delayed deposits and payments at 27 banks, including Capital One.
Capital One cheated customers out of $2 billion by keeping deposits in lower-yield accounts, CFPB says
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing Capital One, which it says kept customers in the dark about higher-yielding savings accounts.
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Capital One outage spans days, hits thousands
Third-party vendor FIS blamed a local power loss and hardware failure for the issue, which Bank of Oklahoma said affected more than two dozen financial institutions.
Capital One's fourth-quarter profit jumps on interest income boost
Capital One Financial reported a 60% rise in fourth-quarter profit on Tuesday, as a higher income from interests helped the consumer lender. Consumer spending has remained strong on hopes of a soft landing for the economy and falling interest rates,
What's In Your Wallet? Suit Alleges It May Be Less Than Capital One Suggested
If you had a savings account at Capital One between 2019 and mid-2024, you may have been misled into accepting a lower return on your deposits than the marketing suggested, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the government's consumer watchdog agency.