Tag: Wells Fargo

Wells Fargo auto insurance product scandal will now lead to $130 million in payments

G. Turner
Frustrated Auto insurance product Wells Fargo

The financial giant released a securities filing at the end of last week with its updated estimates. The Wells Fargo auto insurance product scandal has received a fresh update as the bank updated its payment estimates in a recent securities filing. The document revealed the financial giant’s intentions to pay a total estimated $130 million to affected customers. That new figure represents an amount that is $50 million greater than previous estimates it released. The auto insurance product in question has since been discontinued. The premiums associated with its coverage…

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Wells Fargo auto insurance scandal escalates with accusation of lying to Congress

Nordstrom
Wells Fargo insurance scandal

Senator Sharrod Brown put forth the allegations against the bank during a recent Senate hearing. The Wells Fargo auto insurance scandal has just escalated to a new level after accusations of lying to Congress last year. At a Senate hearing this week, Senator Sherrod Brown alleged that the bank failed to disclose a growing problem within the bank’s car insuring business. This has only worsened the situation for the bank which is already facing considerable scandal. “The company pure and simple lied to this committee — and lied to the…

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Wells Fargo insurance customers seek credit repair for auto policy scandal

G. Turner
Frustrated Auto insurance product Wells Fargo

Borrowers forced to pay for unnecessary auto policies now want the damage to their credit scores fixed. New developments have arisen as a result of the Wells Fargo insurance scandal as customers seek to put right the damage done to their credit. Many of the customers have already filed a class action lawsuit to be compensated for the money they lost, but they are concerned about their credit histories. The bank’s own investigations found hundreds of thousands of customers were charged for unnecessary auto insurance. The added Wells Fargo insurance…

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Wells Fargo insurance scheme brings lawsuit from customers

Logan B.
lawsuit Usher’s insurance broker company

Borrowers forcibly made to purchase auto coverage they didn’t need are suing the bank for scamming them. Wells Fargo & Co has been accused of running an insurance scheme, as was reported yesterday by Live Insurance News, and now affected customers are filing a lawsuit against the bank. Customers allege the bank forced them to pay for auto insurance they didn’t need and that caused financial hardship. In yesterday’s article, it was pointed out that the insurance scheme caused many customers to face expenses they couldn’t afford. This led several…

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Wells Fargo auto insurance forced on borrowers who didn’t need it

H. Cutner
Wells Fargo insurance scandal

The bank charged customers for unnecessary coverage, leading to 25,000 wrongful vehicle repossessions. A new report determined Wells Fargo auto insurance was forcibly sold to customers who did not require this coverage. As a result of the bank’s activity, there were approximately 25,000 wrongful vehicle repossessions. Over 800,000 people who took out Wells Fargo car loans were charged for unnecessary insurance. The added expense of the unnecessary Wells Fargo auto insurance was too much for some borrowers, whose vehicles were wrongfully repossessed. The report showed that among 800,000 of the…

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