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2016-09-19 — consumeraffairs.com
The plaintiffs, all from Utah, charged in a federal court complaint that they were among the thousands of customers who had money taken from their accounts, without their permission, to open additional accounts in their names.
They are seeking class action status and $5 million in damages from the bank. Their complaint also seeks punitive damages, charging it failed to alert customers to the practice in a timely manner.
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"Fast forward five years when I'm trying to buy a house and my credit report shows over $900 in fees from Wells Fargo," Tara wrote in a ConsumerAffairs post. "I disputed this numerous times yet Wells Fargo insisted I opened an account with direct deposit, even though I wasn't working at the time, meaning they signed me up for an additional account with fees."
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