Business/Finance

December 4, 2017 Royal Park Investments SA/NV has filed a proposed class action on behalf of residential mortgage-backed securities investors.

December 1, 2017 A New Jersey man has filed a proposed class action against M&T Bank Corp. and American Security Insurance Company alleging the companies have an exclusive arrangement to “manipulate the force-placed insurance market.”

November 30, 2017 A lawsuit alleges Providence Health & Services violated ERISA by paying recordkeeper Fidelity 'excessive and unreasonable' fees.

November 30, 2017 The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company, LLC is facing a proposed class action lawsuit filed by a Florida man who alleges the hotel chain illegally adds an automatic gratuity to bills for food and beverages without including sufficient notice.

November 29, 2017 Lincoln National Corp. and Lincoln National Life Insurance Co. have been hit with a proposed class action lawsuit that claims the companies deceptively handled their life insurance policies to induce lapses of coverage.

November 28, 2017 Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC and six affiliates have been named as defendants in a proposed class action that claims the parties operated an illegal online payday lending scheme while exploiting a Native American tribe’s sovereign immunity.

November 16, 2017 National Research Corporation and five directors have been accused of approving a stock transaction that will force stockholders out of the value of their shares and award an overwhelming majority of voting rights to the company’s CEO.

November 15, 2017 Infinity Auto Insurance supposedly misapplied a Medicare rule with which it's been deducting payments for certain medical services in Florida.

November 14, 2017 Progressive Corporation, two of its affiliates, and Mitchell International, Inc. are facing claims that they artificially deflated the 'actual cash value' of vehicles for which consumers have submitted 'total loss' claims.

November 14, 2017 Prosper, Inc. and Monterey Financial Services, Inc. have been accused in a proposed class action of charging excessive interest on a personal loan in violation of state law.

November 13, 2017 A TN John Deere dealer claims WH Administrators has failed to repay health insurance plan participants' medical claims and withheld accounting information.

November 13, 2017 A California couple claims Diamond Resorts Intl. and Barclays Bank Delaware utilize unscrupulous tactics to mislead timeshare buyers.

November 7, 2017 Nerium International, LLC, Nerium Skin Care, Inc., Natural Technology, Inc. (which does business as NaturTech), and five Nerium executives are facing claims that the parties are operating an illegal pyramid scheme.

November 3, 2017 A Florida real estate business has filed suit against American Bankers Insurance Company of Florida, Avatel Technologies, Inc., The CIT Group Inc., and Assurant, Inc. over claims that the companies artificially inflated the cost of force-placed insurance.

November 3, 2017 A lawsuit claims the business loan company robocalled called consumers using an artificial or prerecorded voice message without consent.

November 3, 2017 A trustee for the F-Squared Liquidating Trust claims the SEC should repay 'disgorgement' that he claims the agency confiscated without authority.

November 2, 2017 VOYA Financial, Inc. and VOYA Retirement Insurance and Annuity Company are facing a proposed class action that claims they charged 'undisclosed excessive and unreasonable' fees for providing administrative services to the members of a retirement plan.

October 31, 2017 Per a lawsuit, PNC Merchant Services allegedly locks customers into dense contracts and then charges businesses 'unanticipated and excessive' fees.

October 30, 2017 Per a lawsuit, JP Morgan Chase Bank does not pull its weight when it comes to investigating/reinvestigating disputes of info contained in credit reports.

October 27, 2017 A lawsuit claims Wells Fargo caused delays for mortgage loan applications and then passed off consequent late fees onto unsuspecting consumers.

October 24, 2017 A proposed class action against directors of William D. Meeker Enterprises, Inc. claims the defendants harmed members of the employee stock ownership plan by making decisions that were not in the best interests of the company.

October 23, 2017 Direct General Insurance Company is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging it improperly reimbursed a healthcare facility for providing services to a man injured in a motor vehicle accident whose treatment was covered under its insurance policy.

October 23, 2017 A lawsuit challenges the mandatory issuance of fee-wracked, prepaid debit cards in lieu of cash to inmates released from Washington's Kitsap County Jail.

October 18, 2017 Two plaintiffs say First Data Corporation essentially tricks merchants into contracts for which they owe heavy fees should they seek to end sales equipment leases.

October 17, 2017 Jackson National Life Insurance Company is facing a lawsuit that claims the defendant broke its contractual duties to its life insurance policyholders by adding undisclosed charges to the monthly fees deducted from their accumulated funds.

October 12, 2017 GEICO Indemnity Company is facing a proposed class action lawsuit claiming it failed to pay consumers the actual cash value of vehicles involved in car accidents that were considered a total loss.

October 12, 2017 A retired Air Force veteran claims Future Income Payments, LLC and two other companies prey on retired/disabled veterans by offering interest-heavy loans.

October 11, 2017 Two plaintiffs argue Bank of America provides 'bogus reasons' for failing to honor agreements with mortgage borrowers seeking to prevent foreclosure.

October 9, 2017 HSBC Bank USA, National Association is facing a lawsuit that claims it is improperly withdrawing money from trust funds for its defense in another lawsuit accusing it of misconduct in servicing those same trust funds.

October 4, 2017 City National Bank is the defendant in a lawsuit centered around its alleged compliance with an 'ATM Ponzi Scheme' through which millions were supposedly lost.

October 2, 2017 A physician has filed a lawsuit against 45 insurance companies, administrators, and claims adjusting companies alleging that they unlawfully failed to pay interest on medical bills for patients insured under the Illinois Workers' Compensation Act.

September 22, 2017 Nationwide Agribusiness Insurance Company is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit that claims it unlawfully failed to pay title and registration fees to an insurance policyholder after the woman's vehicle was totaled in an accident.

September 22, 2017 Six months of alleged silence led one California man to filed a proposed class action against the Department of Treasury and the IRS.

September 22, 2017 A couple from Colorado claim Progressive Insurance refused to pay statutorily mandated fees after a 2016 total-loss car accident.

September 22, 2017 Wells Fargo and co-branding agent Mississippi Iron Works are facing a lawsuit that claims the companies signed consumers up for Visa credit cards without authorization.

September 21, 2017 Lincoln National Corp. and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company (which do business as Lincoln Financial Group) have been named as defendants in a proposed class action that claims the companies unlawfully increased their cost of insurance (COI) rates.

September 7, 2017 A contracted worker has sued Highpoint Solutions and its former HR manager in the wake of the latter's much-publicized theft of millions from the company.

September 1, 2017 A Pennsylvania woman has filed suit against Educational Computer System, Inc. over claims that the defendant debited her bank account without proper authorization.

August 29, 2017 A lawsuit out of NY claims Navient has intentionally steered borrowers into forbearance rather than guide them through its income-driven repayment system.

August 23, 2017 HSBC Bank USA, N.A. is facing a homeowner’s proposed class action lawsuit claiming the bank failed to timely file a satisfaction of mortgage after he paid off his loan in full.

August 17, 2017 A New Jersey woman has filed a doozy of a proposed class action lawsuit against Santander Bank, N.A.

August 16, 2017 A lawsuit filed against Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) alleges the company deprived mortgage applicants of their rights under CA law.

August 9, 2017 An investment firm alleges Deutsche Bank is unlawfully using funds from investors currently suing the company to pay its own legal costs.

August 8, 2017 Wells Fargo Merchant Services, LLC is on the receiving end of a proposed class action lawsuit filed by two businesses that claim it charges illegal fees for its payment processing services.

August 5, 2017 Morningstar, Inc. and two Prudential investment cos. are named in a case claiming their 'GoalMaker' software unlawfully limits investors' options.

August 2, 2017 EVO Payments International and one other company are facing allegations they charge excessive, illegal credit and debit payment processing fees.

August 1, 2017 Ditech Financial, LLC is facing a proposed class action filed in Washington by a retired Army National Guard major who claims the loan serving company charged him and other servicemembers an improper amount of interest on their mortgages.

July 26, 2017 Fundbox, Inc. is staring down claims it used prohibited auto-dialing equipment to call consumers' cell phones.

July 19, 2017 An Alabama resident has filed suit against Athene Annuity & Life Assurance Company for allegedly misinterpreting the amount of his monthly annuity withdrawals and breaching its contract with him.

July 17, 2017 Web.com Group, Inc. – which offers consumers website support and construction services – is facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging that its automatic renewal process violates California state law.