U.S. Bank Fined For Opening ‘Sham’ Accounts For Customers

U.S. Bank Fined For Opening ‘Sham’ Accounts For Customers

The fifth-largest largest commercial bank in the US has been fined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for illegally accessing consumer credit reports and opening accounts without their permission, as reported by CNN. U.S. Bank, which is based in Minneapolis and has over $559 billion in assets, pressured its employees to meet sales goals as…