Coverage dated July 27, 2022 to July 28, 2022

Bureau: US Bank opened fake accounts in sales bid

Headline from Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

For more than a decade, US Bank pressured its employees to open fake accounts in their customers' names in order to meet unrealistic sales goals, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday, in a case that is deeply similar to the sales practices scandal uncovered at Wells Fargo last deca…

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24 articles, oldest first.

  1. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

    Gov't: US Bank workers opened fake accounts for sales goals (opens Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

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    Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier's feed description

    For more than a decade, US Bank pressured its employees to open fake accounts in their customers’ names in order to meet unrealistic sales goals, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

  2. Washington Times

    U.S. Bank opened fake accounts under customer’s names to meet sales goals, report finds (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    U.S. Bank pressured employees to open fake accounts in customers’ names to meet unreasonable sales goals, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday.

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    US Bank Workers Opened Fake Accounts to Meet Sales Goals, Consumer Agency Says (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    For more than a decade, US Bank pressured its employees to open fake accounts in their customers’ names in order to meet unrealistic sales goals, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday.

  4. CBS News

    U.S. Bank opened fake accounts for unsuspecting customers (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Employees opened fake accounts in order to meet sales goals and earn financial rewards.

  5. KCEN Waco

    US Bank workers opened fake accounts to meet sales goals, feds say (opens KCEN Waco)

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    KCEN Waco's feed description

    It's unclear just how big the fake accounts scheme was, but it echoes a similar scandal uncovered years ago at Wells Fargo.

  6. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

    Bureau: US Bank opened fake accounts in sales bid (opens Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

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    Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's feed description

    For more than a decade, US Bank pressured its employees to open fake accounts in their customers' names in order to meet unrealistic sales goals, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday, in a case that is deeply similar to the sales practices scandal uncovered at Wells Fargo last deca…

  7. CBS News

    Federal investigators say US Bank workers opened fake accounts for sales goals (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    For more than a decade, US Bank pressured its employees to open fake accounts in their customers' names in order to meet unrealistic sales goals, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said Thursday, in a case that is deeply similar to the sales practices scandal uncovered at Wells Fargo last deca…

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