American regulators are getting ready to apply penalties to the financial giant for its illegal actions. U.S. regulators are preparing to apply the Wells Fargo sanctions the industry has known would be coming. The bank forced over half a million drivers to pay for auto insurance they didn’t need. The official repercussions are now arriving. The financial industry has been waiting to see how this Wells Fargo scandal would play out. The Wells Fargo sanctions are not a surprise to anyone. After the scandal came out, it was only a…
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The Wells Fargo scandal continues to bite with 38,000 erroneous letters mailed
The auto insurance scam involved selling unnecessary coverage and now includes sending letters containing mistakes. The Wells Fargo scandal that rocked the financial services company in the second half of last year just became more unpleasant. As the bank attempts to recover from the latest damage to its reputation in which auto loan customers were sold insurance policies they didn’t need, they’ve now made another mistake they didn’t need. The bank accidentally sent out letters about the auto insurance scam containing erroneous information. The Wells Fargo scandal involved requiring car…
Read MoreWells Fargo could face additional sanctions due to auto insurance practices
The bank may be facing even more penalties from a federal regulator due to mortgage and insurance scandals. Wells Fargo & Co. may already have faced penalties for its mortgage and auto insurance practices but they don’t seem to be over yet. A federal regulator may be applying more sanctions to the bank as a result of practices that have come to light over the last few months. Among the car insurance practices was one that forced car loan customers to pay for unnecessary coverage. Last week, the Wall Street…
Read MoreWells Fargo auto insurance product scandal will now lead to $130 million in payments
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…
Read MoreWells Fargo auto insurance scandal escalates with accusation of lying to Congress
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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