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Civil Litigation,
Banking

Jun. 3, 2021

BofA ordered to halt some fraud deterrents for unemployment payments

U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria barred the bank from freezing accounts or denying claims of unauthorized transactions using its automated fraud filter.

A federal judge restricted Bank of America from using some fraud deterrents or freezing accounts used by jobless Californians to access their unemployment payments.

The order by U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria on Tuesday barred the bank from denying claims of unauthorized transactions using its automated fraud filter. The bank also cannot deny claims of fraud reim...

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