Banking Misconduct Blog

We don’t often publish fraud warnings, social media is full of them already. This one comes to us from our friends in the U.K. and is certainly worth repeating.
 
Tweeting about Problems with Your Bank Makes You a Target for Fraudsters  
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Michael Masters is a true American hero. An Army soldier who served during the Gulf War, Michael is a 100% disabled veteran. Like many wounded warriors, he found it difficult to assimilate back into civilian life. Today he is homeless and struggling to get back on his feet.
Michael survives...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has just finalized a rule which will further protect consumers from serial violators like the infamous subprime mortgage servicing giant OCWEN. Under the new rule, banks and financial companies will no longer be allowed to use agreements that prevent...

Last April, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a lawsuit against Ocwen and its subsidiaries for “failing borrowers at every stage of the mortgage servicing process.” The CFPB’s statement claimed that “Ocwen’s years of widespread errors, shortcuts, and...

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State Farm claims to be the nation’s number one insurer. According to its website, the company promises to deliver the value customer’s expect from the industry’s leader. Evidently, that bar is quite low. In 1999, a trial court ruled against State Farm and ordered the insurance...

Want to cause a banker to shudder with fear? Mention the word RICO. Short for the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, RICO is one of the most potent weapons against corrupt banks and bankers. A recent lawsuit against PNC Bank alleging the bank violated truth in lending and...