In re: Bank of America Unauthorized Account Opening Litigation

  1. April 22, 2025

    Judge Wonders If BofA Fake Accounts Suit Is 'Fishing'

    A North Carolina federal judge on Tuesday questioned why he shouldn't dismiss a proposed class action alleging Bank of America opened unauthorized accounts in people's names after the bank argued that a similar suit against Wells Fargo didn't survive.

  2. November 26, 2024

    BofA Blames ID Fraudsters For Fake Accounts Behind Suit

    Bank of America told a North Carolina federal court that third-party identity theft is to blame for the alleged fake accounts that prompted proposed class claims, and cited Wells Fargo's escape from a similar suit as a reason to toss the case.

  3. July 14, 2023

    Customers Sue BofA Over Fake Accounts After CFPB Fine

    Bank of America NA has been hit with a proposed class action alleging it opened credit cards without customers' knowledge to meet sales goals, just days after the bank agreed to a nine-figure settlement with federal regulators over alleged transgressions involving its credit card rewards and overdraft policies.