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Capital One faces Fair Credit Reporting Act class action

Posted on: December 23rd, 2011 by Steve Larson

On December 6, 2011, an employee of Capital One, filed a class action lawsuit in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, alleging that Capital One illegally obtains background checks in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act.  Plaintiff seeks to represent a class of all Capital One employees and job applicants for the past three years.  Plaintiff Smith accuses Capital One of violating the Act in two ways. Read more…

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Capital One faces class action over transfer balance program

Posted on: December 22nd, 2011 by Steve Larson

A group of consumers have filed a class action lawsuit against credit card giant Capital One claiming the company lures consumers into transferring large balances with promises of interest free money, but engineer the offers’ details to allow the company to charge interest rates exceeding 13%. Read more…

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