fbpx

U.S. Bank Slapped With Massive Fines Over Unfair Billing Practices

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has just announced a $4 million civil money penalty against U.S. Bank National Association, Cincinnati, Ohio, and ordered restitution of $47.9 million to more than 420,000 consumer accounts. The OCC says the bank unfairly billed customers for identity theft protection products marketed by the bank and sold …

Read more

Billions Now Available for Foreclosure Victims. Banks to Notify Consumers.

Ten mortgage servicing companies subject to enforcement actions for deficient practices in mortgage loan servicing and foreclosure processing have reached an agreement in principle with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Federal Reserve Board to pay more than $8.5 billion in cash payments and other assistance to help borrowers. The …

Read more

Doubts Spread About Independent Foreclosure Reviews

by Paul Kiel ProPublica The idea behind the Independent Foreclosure Review seems simple. During the peak of the foreclosure crisis, the banks broke laws and made errors that hurt homeowners. In response, the government mandated they compensate the victims. But there is growing evidence some banks are playing a major role in identifying the victims …

Read more

US Bank Stops Bitch Slapping Ohio Unemployed With Overdraft Charge

Those in Ohio who are receiving unemployment benefits will be getting a bit of a reasonable break come July 18, reports Policy matters Ohio. Seems that until now, the Reliacard prepaid debit cards that are issued by US Bank to deposit benefits on would hit the unemployed with a $17 overdraft charge. But you’ve got …

Read more

Worst Banks for Loan Modifications

Here is a list of the banks with the worst record for canceling loan modification requests. PNC Mortgage – 47.2% Aurora Loan Service – 46.8% CitiMortgage – 42.1% Saxon Mortgage Services – 40.8% Select Portfolio Servicing – 38.6% Wells Fargo Bank – 35.1% Worst banks for expired trial loan modifications without an answer. JPMorgan Chase …

Read more