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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Wells Fargo & Co.
Current Parent Company: Wells Fargo
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Penalty: $13,460,000
Year: 2019
Date: March 15, 2019
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Wells Fargo agreed to pay over $13 million to settle litigation alleging it imposed trial loan modification programs on customers without their consent.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Western District of North Carolina
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:18cv499
Case Name: Cotton et al v. Wells Fargo & Co. et al
Private Lawsuit Resolution Type: settlement
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: California
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: financial services
Specific Industry of Current Parent: banking
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