by georgeoself | Bank Customer Complaints, Compliance, Cost of Non Compliance, Deceptive Advertising, Deceptive Disclosures, Reward Checking Account, Uncategorized
If you’re offering Rewards Checking accounts, you should take another look at your account disclosures. According to the FDIC, many banks are simply not being clear about exactly how the “reward” in Reward Checking can be earned. Frequently the...
by georgeoself | Bank Customer Complaints, Compliance, Deceptive Advertising, Deceptive Disclosures, FDIC Fees, Reward Checking Account, Uncategorized, Unfair and Deceptive Bank Practice
Providing disclosures in “fine print” may not be “fine” after all. Recently, many banks have been reacquainted by their examiner with Section 5 of the FTC Act: Standards of Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices. Section 5 deals with what is...