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Wells Fargo Forced Unwanted Auto Insurance On 800,000 Borrowers

Wells Fargo Forced Unwanted Auto Insurance On 800,000 Borrowers

One year after Wells Fargo was busted in the biggest post-financial crisis scandal, when Warren Buffett's favorite bank was exposed for fraudulently "cross-selling" bank products, including creating millions of credit cards and bank accounts to its customers that were never requested, and which cost the former CEO his job, Wells has just been busted yet again for another major scandal: the NYT's Gretchen Morgenson writes that more than 800,000 people who took out car loans from Wells Fargo were also charged for auto insurance they did not need, and some are still paying for

Biometric Banking Technology On Its Way To ATMs

Biometric banking is coming to ATMs, testing is already underway. The new ATM concept would allow people to unlock their bank accounts with an eye scan. However, the technology that will do away with the need for cards in favor of iris scanners is being developed by a company accused of election fraud Activist Post reports: The video below makes the same plea to embrace new technology that is always heard when discussing a solution to the very real threat of identity theft. However, it is worth noting that in this case the company which is developing the solution is Diebold.