November 13, 2025
Bank of America said consumers who accuse the bank of opening unauthorized credit card accounts in their names should not be allowed to amend their complaint to fix the issues a North Carolina federal court found with their Fair Credit Reporting Act claims, saying the suit's same pleading defects would remain.
October 28, 2025
A proposed class of consumers who accuse Bank of America of opening unauthorized accounts in their names have asked a North Carolina federal judge to amend their consolidated complaint, saying the proposed amendment would address the deficiencies the court found with their Fair Credit Reporting Act claims last month.
October 02, 2025
A North Carolina federal judge has slashed a proposed class action accusing Bank of America of opening unauthorized accounts in people's names, tossing claims for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, unjust enrichment and unfair trade practices, and leaving only negligence claims intact.
April 22, 2025
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.
November 26, 2024
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.
July 14, 2023
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.