CFPB Sues Walmart and Branch Messenger for Illegally Opening …
Dec 23, 2024 · – Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) sued Walmart and Branch Messenger for forcing delivery drivers to use costly deposit accounts to get paid and for deceiving workers— “last mile” drivers in Walmart’s Spark Driver program—about how they could access their earnings.
Walmart illegally opened bank accounts for over 1 million drivers, …
Dec 23, 2024 · The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart and fintech company Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing more than a million delivery workers to use expensive deposit accounts to access...
Walmart Inc., and Branch Messenger, Inc. | Consumer Financial ...
Dec 23, 2024 · The Bureau alleges that for approximately two years starting around June 2021, defendants engaged in unfair, abusive, and deceptive practices in violation of the Consumer Financial Protection Act of 2010, including by requiring Spark Drivers to receive their compensation in Branch Accounts, opening Branch Accounts for Spark Drivers without ...
Consumer protection agency sues Walmart, Branch alleging …
Jan 3, 2025 · The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued Walmart and work scheduling platform Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing delivery drivers that are part of its gig program to use costly deposit accounts to get paid and mispresented how they could access their wages.
Walmart illegally opened costly deposit accounts for one million ...
Dec 23, 2024 · More than one million delivery drivers collectively paid more than $10 million in fees after Walmart and Branch Messenger illegally opened costly deposit accounts in their names without consent,...
CFPB sues Walmart for illegally opening delivery drivers' deposit …
Dec 23, 2024 · The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday accused Walmart and payments platform Branch Messenger of costing delivery drivers over $10 million in fees through these accounts since 2021....
Consumer protection agency sues Walmart, Branch alleging …
NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued Walmart and work scheduling platform Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing delivery drivers that are part of the discounter's...
Consumer protection board sues Walmart and fintech firm over …
Dec 23, 2024 · The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing Walmart and a financial technology firm, alleging they illegally forced drivers into using costly deposit accounts to receive their pay.
CFPB sues Walmart and fintech over driver payment program
Dec 23, 2024 · The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a lawsuit against Walmart and its fintech partner, Branch Messenger, over a worker payment program that allegedly forced last-mile drivers to open costly deposit accounts to get paid.
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sues Walmart, a digital …
Dec 23, 2024 · A consumer protection agency has sued Walmart Inc. and a digital banking firm, claiming the companies forced a million Spark delivery drivers to use costly bank accounts and charged them more...