Thursday, June 2, 2011

Bank to Pay Millions

Wells Fargo will pay as much as $16 million to settle a Justice Department lawsuit, accusing the company that it refused to conduct business with deaf customers. The bank's call centers refused to accept calls from relay services, forcing people to instead, call a number that went unanswered. Besides the $16 million Wells Fargo will pay a $55,000 civil penalty and give $1 million donation to charity. The company says it agreed to start accepting relay calls again last year after customers complained.