Services / Financial Services Litigation
We regularly sue banks and financial institutions for predatory lending, improperly assessing fees and interest charges, and otherwise illegally nickel-and-diming their most vulnerable account holders.
Banks, credit unions, mortgage services and originators, and other financial institutions assess various fees and other charges to their customers — for overdrawing accounts, making ATM transactions, making transactions overseas or with foreign merchants, transferring money between accounts more frequently than permitted, utilizing an “overdraft protection” service, making monthly mortgage payments, paying off mortgages in full, and the list goes on and on. Far too often, these fees are assessed in violation of the terms of the account holder’s standardized contract with their bank or lender.
We regularly sue major financial institutions on behalf of nationwide classes of consumers, and have recovered millions of dollars for aggrieved account holders across the country.
Notable examples of our work include:
Owens, et al. v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., No. 19-cv-20614-MGC (S.D. Fla.) (class counsel in action alleging the improper assessment of overdraft fees when accounts were not actually overdrawn, resolved for $4.95 million)
Liggio v. Apple Federal Credit Union, No. 18-cv-1059-LO (E.D. Va.) (class counsel in action alleging the improper assessment of overdraft fees for “non-recurring” debit card transactions misclassified as “recurring” debit card transactions, resolved for $2.7 million)
Key, et al. v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., No. 19-cv-23020-DPG (S.D. Fla.) (alleging claims based on improperly assessed service fees in connection with “overdraft protection transfer” service)
Crockrom v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., No. 1:20-cv-00013 (S.D.N.Y.) (alleging claims based on improper assessment of overdraft fees for “non-recurring” debit card transactions misclassified as “recurring” debit card transactions)
Alfaro, et al. v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., No. 19-cv-22762-MGC (S.D. Fla.) (alleging claims based on improper assessment of undisclosed “international transaction fees”)
Sharp v. Bank of America, N.A., et al., No. 1:19-cv-05223 (N.D. Ill.) (alleging claims based on improper assessment of overdraft fees triggered by “non-recurring” transactions with proprietary “decoupled” debit cards)
To find out if you have an actionable case against your financial institution, visit and complete the form on our Financial Services Investigation page.