Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection v. Fifth Third Bank, N.A.

  1. May 27, 2020

    CFPB Says Chicago Was 'Hotbed' Of Fifth Third Misconduct

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau says its unauthorized accounts lawsuit against Fifth Third Bank NA should remain in Chicago instead of being moved to Ohio because the Windy City has been a "hotbed of unscrupulous conduct" by the bank's employees.

  2. March 09, 2020

    CFPB Suit Says Fifth Third Opened Unauthorized Accounts

    The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleged Monday in a new Illinois federal lawsuit that employees at Fifth Third Bank for years opened unauthorized customer accounts as part of an aggressive cross-selling strategy and incentive program that the bank failed to properly police.