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Company: WFS Financial, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Wells Fargo
Penalty: $4,550,000
Year: 2004
Date: November 15, 2004
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: discriminatory practices (non-employment)
Violation Description: To resolve allegations that it discriminated against minority auto loan customers, WFS Financial agreed to reform its practices and pay $90,000 to class representatives, $250,000 for consumer education and $4.21 million for plaintiff's legal fees and expenses. Case documents are not available online. These details are taken from the following article: Kenneth J. Rojc, Dealer Rate Participation Class Action Settlements: Impact on Automotive Financing, Business Lawyer, February 2006 (via Nexis).
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: private litigation
Court: Middle District of Tennessee
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Case ID: 3:02-cv-0570
Case Name: Lee, et al v. WFS Financial, Inc.
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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