{"id":37041,"date":"2023-03-08T09:17:13","date_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:17:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/d56fg8tfg.fitnews.club\/finance\/cfpb-orders-u-s-bank-to-pay-48-million-refund-to-consumers-illegally-billed-for-services-not-received\/"},"modified":"2023-03-08T09:17:13","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T14:17:13","slug":"cfpb-orders-u-s-bank-to-pay-48-million-refund-to-consumers-illegally-billed-for-services-not-received","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/d56fg8tfg.fitnews.club\/finance\/cfpb-orders-u-s-bank-to-pay-48-million-refund-to-consumers-illegally-billed-for-services-not-received\/","title":{"rendered":"CFPB Orders U.S. Bank to Pay $48 Million Refund to Consumers Illegally Billed for Services Not Received"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Approximately 420,000 Consumers Unfairly Charged for Identity Protection \u201cAdd-On\u201d Products to Receive Full Refunds<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

WASHINGTON, D.C. \u2014<\/strong> Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is ordering U.S. Bank to provide an estimated $48 million in relief to consumers harmed by illegal billing practices. U.S. Bank consumers were unfairly charged for certain identity protection and credit monitoring services that they did not receive. These services were sold as \u201cadd-on products\u201d for credit cards and other bank products such as mortgage loans and checking accounts. U.S. Bank will pay a $5 million civil money penalty to the CFPB and a $4 million penalty to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). <\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s action will provide $48 million in relief to U.S. Bank customers who were illegally charged for identity protection services they did not receive,\u201d said CFPB Director Richard Cordray. \u201cWe have consistently warned companies about practices related to add-on products and we will do what is necessary to prevent further harm to consumers. \u201c<\/p>\n

According to the CFPB order, U.S. Bank\u2019s service provider enrolled bank customers in identity protection add-on products that promised to monitor consumers\u2019 credit and alert them to potentially fraudulent activity. These credit monitoring programs, known as \u201cPrivacy Guard\u201d and \u201cIdentity Secure\u201d were marketed by U.S. Bank and administered by its third-party vendor. <\/p>\n

In order for a company to provide credit monitoring services, it generally must obtain the customer\u2019s written authorization. U.S. Bank customers, however, were charged for these products as soon as they enrolled without the necessary authorization to perform the services. As a result, consumers:<\/p>\n