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Capital One sued by CFPB for allegedly cheating customers out of $2 billion
FOX Business ^ | January 15, 2025 | Breck Dumas

Posted on 01/15/2025 5:07:23 PM PST by george76

Government consumer watchdog claims Capital One misled consumers..

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.

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CFPB accused Capital One of promising depositors that their 360 Savings account provided one of the nation's "top," "best" and "highest" interest rates but froze their rate at just 0.30% even as deposit rates rose nationwide.

The CFPB also said Capital One kept 360 Savings depositors in the dark when, in 2019, it launched the 360 Performance Savings account, which was identical except for carrying a substantially higher interest rate that reached 4.35% in January 2024.

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Capital One allegedly told branch employees not to proactively tell depositors they could switch accounts or send depositors to the bank's account conversion unit unless they asked whether conversions were allowed.

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Banks should not be baiting people with promises they can't live up to," CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said

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Capital One stopped offering 360 Savings to new customers when it introduced 360 Performance Savings, which now yields 3.8% annually,

(Excerpt) Read more at foxbusiness.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bank; banking; banks; capitalone; cfpb; lawfare
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1 posted on 01/15/2025 5:07:23 PM PST by george76
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2 posted on 01/15/2025 5:11:37 PM PST by simpson96
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Where’s your wallet?


3 posted on 01/15/2025 5:15:11 PM PST by Old Yeller (On judgement day, you’ll wish you were biblically correctly, not politically correct.)
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What’s a wallet?


4 posted on 01/15/2025 5:16:28 PM PST by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: simpson96

MY FAVORITE IS THIS WINTER’S AD WITH JOHN TRAVOLTA DRESSED AS SANTA & ghe music is from “SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER”.


5 posted on 01/15/2025 5:16:44 PM PST by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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I learned my lesson with Capitol One about 20 yrs ago. They’re thieves, no ifs ands or buts about it.


6 posted on 01/15/2025 5:17:45 PM PST by workerbee
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Banks should not be baiting people with promises they can’t live up to,” CFPB Director Rohit Chopra said


the promise was offered and available. do you expect your bank to make financial decisions for you? In fact, I wonder if it would be legal for a teller to make a financial recommendation.

Consumers have some responsibility also.


7 posted on 01/15/2025 5:24:11 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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To: workerbee

Please go to the link and check out the article. The picture with Biden in the background is hilarious.

Jeff Dunham and Walter.................


8 posted on 01/15/2025 5:26:07 PM PST by SteelPSUGOP (UGHT)
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To: george76

Lawyers to victims: “Here’s your $1.70”


9 posted on 01/15/2025 5:32:28 PM PST by montag813
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sure to a point. but advertising a producat as one of the highest interest rates while offering one 10 times higher... is defintiely false advertising.


10 posted on 01/15/2025 5:33:39 PM PST by orionrising
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Liz Warren needs some leftist community organizer walking-around money


11 posted on 01/15/2025 5:33:44 PM PST by PGR88
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I have several accounts with Capital, all paying different rates. The information on which accounts pay which rates are clearly available in their website and you can transfer easily between accounts. Last thing we need is a gov’t agency coming in to ‘help’ us.


12 posted on 01/15/2025 5:37:03 PM PST by Hartlyboy
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Capital One stopped offering 360 Savings to new customers when it introduced 360 Performance Savings,


The teller actively tells you that current cd rates are 4%. so you buy one but the next day they are 5%. many would sue the bank for bad financial recommendations.

They can response to your request, but cannot sell. A financial advisor can make a recommendation to you.

The bank recommending the new savings plan opens up all kinds of liability for them.


13 posted on 01/15/2025 5:45:31 PM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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Capital One fees

Trulli
14 posted on 01/15/2025 5:47:44 PM PST by Jonty30 (Liberals are a fulfillment of II Tim3:5. We are instructed to have nothing to do with those people. )
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I haven’t heard good things about Capital One. Only that they don’t treat customers the best.


15 posted on 01/15/2025 5:56:42 PM PST by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: orionrising; PeterPrinciple
sure to a point. but advertising a producat as one of the highest interest rates while offering one 10 times higher... is defintiely false advertising.

Respectfully, I have to agree with PP on this. What next?

Will Invesco get sued for advertising heavily their QQQ tech fund, which has made 10.04% since inception, instead of advertising their OPTFX large cap fund, which has made 12.31% since inception?

Or maybe going after KFC for advertising their original recipe chicken if someone says their pot pie is better?

16 posted on 01/15/2025 5:57:18 PM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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I’ve had no issues with them. What’s nice is with the Venture X card, I get access to the Capital One Lounge at DFW Airport.


17 posted on 01/15/2025 5:57:36 PM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Hartlyboy
I have several accounts with Capital, all paying different rates. The information on which accounts pay which rates are clearly available in their website and you can transfer easily between accounts. Last thing we need is a gov’t agency coming in to ‘help’ us.

I also have numerous accounts with Capital One and enjoy my returns which are clearly delineated on their website.

18 posted on 01/15/2025 6:11:26 PM PST by bertmerc1 (Conservative Buddhist)
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To: george76

This outfit bought out ING Direct back in the 2010s. I had to move all my online savings away from these crooks.


19 posted on 01/15/2025 6:13:33 PM PST by George from New England (escaped CT back in 2006ttsee)
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“JPMorgan Chase and Goldman Sachs Post Surging Profits”

https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/4290273/posts


20 posted on 01/15/2025 6:15:50 PM PST by VanShuyten ("...that all the donkeys were dead. I know nothing as to the fate of the less valuable animals)
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