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Company: Chase Bank USA, N.A.
Current Parent Company: JPMorgan Chase
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Penalty: $4,400,000
Year: 2009
Date: March 30, 2009
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Chase Bank USA, N.A. agreed to stop charging a $10 per month service charge that it added to over 184,000 of its credit card accounts. In addition, it agreed to refund approximately $4,400,000 to those consumers it had charged under a unilateral change in terms.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: New York Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: New York
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking & securities
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