January 14, 2026
A New York federal judge preliminarily approved Capital One Financial Corp.'s $9.6 million settlement to end a proposed class action alleging it improperly used $42.65 million in forfeited employee funds that were paid into the company's retirement plan to reduce its own contributions instead of curtailing administrative costs.
September 26, 2025
Capital One has agreed to end a proposed class action alleging it unlawfully used tens of millions of dollars in forfeited 401(k) funds to reduce its own contributions to the plan rather than curtail administrative costs, the company told a New York federal court.
November 12, 2024
A group of former Capital One employees has brought a proposed class action in New York federal court accusing the financial institution and its top brass of improperly using $42.65 million in forfeited employee funds that were paid into the company's retirement plan to reduce its own contributions to the plan.