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Federal Consumer Bureau Opens Probe Into Nine Major Banks Over Account Closures

via CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau launched a formal investigation into nine of the largest U.S. banks — including JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, and Wells Fargo — over allegations that accounts were closed or denied without proper notice or legal justification. The probe follows an Office of the Comptroller of the Currency report documenting the practice at each institution.