Bank of America (BoA) will pay $250 million to settle charges of credit card and banking abuses as part of an agreement with the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
The bank will reimburse its customers approximately $100 million and pay out $150 million in fines for opening accounts for customers without their consent and charging repeated overdraft fees. "These practices are illegal and undermine customer trust," CFPB director Rohit Chopra said. "The CFPB will be putting an end to these practices across the banking system."
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