Espin et al v. Citibank, N.A.

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Case Number:

5:22-cv-00383

Court:

North Carolina Eastern

Nature of Suit:

Banks and Banking

Multi Party Litigation:

Class Action

Judge:

Richard E. Myers, II

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  1. April 22, 2026

    Citibank Defends Arbitration Ruling In Veteran Credit Card Row

    Citibank has urged a North Carolina federal court to uphold a magistrate judge's decision to pause a military consumer lawsuit accusing the bank of misleading service members about interest and fees after the Fourth Circuit determined that the arbitration agreements were enforceable.

  2. April 08, 2026

    Veterans Say Citibank Arb. Ruling Is 'Anti-Military Readiness'

    A group of service members urged a North Carolina federal court to keep in its sights claims that Citibank NA proffered misleading information about credit card account interest and fees, arguing a recent arbitration order erodes safeguards baked into the Military Lending Act.

  3. March 24, 2026

    Citibank Wins Order To Arbitrate Military Lending Case

    A North Carolina federal judge paused a military consumer lawsuit against Citibank NA over misleading information about interest and fees after the Fourth Circuit determined that the arbitration agreements were enforceable.

  4. December 12, 2023

    AmEx Military Lending Suit Paused As 4th Circ. Mulls Citi Suit

    A proposed class action accusing American Express of charging service members unlawfully high interest rates has been put on pause as the Fourth Circuit considers an appeal involving a relevant arbitration enforcement issue in a similar case against Citibank NA.

  5. October 19, 2023

    Citibank Appeals Arbitration Denial In Veterans' Fee Fight

    Citibank NA is looking to reverse a North Carolina federal judge's decision denying its bid to compel arbitration in a proposed class action claiming the bank overcharged military credit customers.

  6. October 02, 2023

    Citi Must Face Service Members' 'Veteran Penalty' Lending Suit

    Citibank NA must face the claims of four veterans who allege the bank improperly overcharged military credit customers, a North Carolina federal judge has decided.

  7. May 11, 2023

    Citibank Wants Vets Trimmed From Military Lending Suit

    Citibank has urged a North Carolina federal judge to cut three veterans from a suit accusing the bank of unlawfully overcharging military credit customers, saying the veteran plaintiffs have no connection to North Carolina and therefore lack standing.

  8. April 11, 2023

    Citibank Military Lending Suit Belongs In NC, Vets Say

    Service members who claim Citibank unlawfully saddled them with debt want their suit against it to stay in North Carolina, telling a federal judge that the bank does audits and other relevant business in the state.

  9. March 10, 2023

    Citibank Wants Military Credit Card Suit Dismissed

    Citibank, after filing a motion to compel individual arbitration of a class action that alleges it overcharged military credit customers, is now asking a North Carolina federal judge to dismiss the suit, arguing that the plaintiffs have failed to show that the court has jurisdiction over their claims.

  10. March 03, 2023

    DOJ Says Citi, AmEx Can't Arbitrate Military Customer Cases

    The U.S. Department of Justice is urging a North Carolina federal court to deny bids by American Express and Citibank to force individual arbitration of class actions that allege they overcharged military credit card customers, saying a 2019 federal law overrode the agreements that the banks seek to invoke.