
Refunds of Bank of America’s Fees
Allegations: Falsely representing that it would provide accountholders with refunds of various bank fees during the COVID-19 pandemic when the bank systematically refused to provide refunds
In April 2018, a class-action lawsuit was filed against Bank of America for allegedly promising accountholders that it will not authorize non-recurring debit card transactions if the accounts do not have enough funds to cover the transactions and thus will not charge overdraft fees on them when, according to the complaint, the bank misclassifies certain one-time debit card transactions – such as gas station transactions – as recurring and then charges accountholders an overdraft fee on them. (Mason et al v. Bank of America, N.A. and Bank of America Corp., Case No. 18-cv-159, D. ME.)
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Allegations: Falsely representing that it would provide accountholders with refunds of various bank fees during the COVID-19 pandemic when the bank systematically refused to provide refunds
Allegations: Misleadingly representing that the bank would “offer assistance to qualifying consumer[s]” during the COVID-19 pandemic when the bank rejected requests for assistance
Allegations: Misrepresenting when consumers will be charged overdraft fees
Allegations: Misrepresenting when consumers will be charged overdraft fees
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