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CFPB Fines Santander Bank $10M Because of Overdraft Practices

July 28, 2016
In a warning to other lenders on the importance of proper vendor oversight, the CFPB recently brought a$10 million enforcement action against Santander Bank, based in Wilmington, DE, because of its allegedly illegal overdraft services practices. Among the practices at issue, the bureau said the bank signed up consumers for overdraft services without their consent. “In some instances, Santander’s telemarketerbriefly described [the bank’s] Account Protector [service] to consumers, then asked for the last four digits of their Social Security numbers, and enrolled them without their consent,” said the CFPB. “In other instances, consumers said they did not want to enroll but requested information about the overdraft service, but the telemarketer enrolled them anyway,” the bureau added. Also, call ...
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