Capital One’s $2 Billion Bait and Switch TL;DR Capital One aggressively marketed its “360 Savings” account with promises of “top,” “best,” and “highest” interest rates, encouraging millions of customers to deposit their money and trust the bank to deliver. In…
Shell’s Chemical Siege in Appalachia TL;DR A class-action lawsuit (Case No. 2:24-cv-193-MJH) accuses Shell Chemical Appalachia of torturing a Pennsylvania community with pollution from its massive ethylene cracker plant. The plant repeatedly violated its own air permit, releasing “noxious odors,…
Walmart and Branch Forced Drivers Into Predatory Accounts Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Walmart Inc. and Branch Messenger, Inc. · Enforcement action Walmart and Branch Forced Drivers Into Predatory Accounts Walmart and Branch Messenger coerced thousands of delivery drivers into predatory…
Rocket Homes Used Illegal Kickback Scheme to Steer Homebuyers to Higher Rates Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Rocket Homes Real Estate LLC · Federal enforcement action Rocket Homes Used Illegal Kickback Scheme to Steer Homebuyers to Higher Rates The CFPB alleges…
THE CLIMB CREDIT FILE Case No. 1:24-cv-07868 TL;DR: The Receipts Climb Credit and its parent companies allegedly engaged in “deceptive and abusive acts” by falsely marketing student loans. They created a “sham” return-on-investment (ROI) analysis to give the appearance of…
Apple and Goldman Sachs fined $89M for Apple Card dispute failures Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Apple Inc. and Goldman Sachs Bank USA · Consent Order (CFPB Enforcement Action) Apple and Goldman Sachs fined $89M for Apple Card dispute failures Tens…
CreditNinja Charged Indiana Borrowers 225% Interest on $800 Loans Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project CreditNinja Lending, LLC · Class Action CreditNinja Charged Indiana Borrowers 225% Interest on $800 Loans A class action alleges CreditNinja used a rent-a-bank scheme to evade Indiana’s…
Synchrony Bank’s ‘Veteran Penalty’ Scheme Corporate Misconduct Accountability Project Synchrony Bank · Class Action Synchrony Bank’s ‘Veteran Penalty’ Scheme Synchrony Bank promised servicemembers 0% interest during deployment, then allegedly hiked rates to 27% the moment they returned home, violating federal…
Credit Suisse Bribed Its Way Into Mozambique and Left a Nation in Ruins EvilCorporations.com Corporate Accountability Project Criminal Case No. 1:21-cr-00521 Federal Criminal Charges | Eastern District of New York | 2013–2017 Credit Suisse Bribed Its Way Into Mozambique and…
Barclays Hid 5 Million Trades From Regulators for Five Years EvilCorporations.com Corporate Accountability Project Barclays Bank PLC · CFTC Enforcement Order · 2018 to 2023 Barclays Hid 5 Million Trades From Regulators for Five Years The British banking giant systematically…