New allegations arise against Wells Fargo
Others hit construction sites and factories, according to court documents. Knowing that undocumented workers there needed a place to cash their checks, Wells Fargo employees urged them to open new accounts while promising to waive check-cashing fees. Some offered the immigrants money to open an account.
The more people signed up, whether it was for checking and savings accounts, credit and debit cards, online banking or overdraft protection, the better. If they signed up for all of the features, even better. Each new account was considered a sale, and the more sales employees rack up, the better their future was with the company.
That’s according to former employees’ sworn statements obtained last month by a law firm that has been handling a shareholder’s lawsuit against Wells Fargo. Former bank managers, personal bankers and tellers say they were forced to resort to questionable tactics to meet the company’s unrealistic sales quotas.
Mark Molumphy, an attorney for the firm, said the sales practices, which spanned 15 years, were not a secret to the bank’s executives and should have also been known to its board members. The statements are the latest in a massive scandal that continues to engulf the San Francisco-based banking giant.
In September, Wells Fargo was forced to pay $185 million in regulatory penalties following revelations that more than 2 million bank and credit card accounts were opened on behalf of customers without their knowledge. The fraudulent accounts netted more than $2 million in fees charged to customers for services they didn’t sign up for.
Wells Fargo has denied the allegations from former employees.
Home delivery from dozens of restaurants is now available south of Dayton in communities in Butler and Warren counties.
DoorDash, which launched Thursday in Deerfield, West Chester and Liberty townships and Mason, allows residents to choose from restaurants ranging from fast food to gourmet fine dining, and have their food delivered right to their home.
Delivery is available from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily from dozens of restaurants, including P.F. Chang’s, Taco Bell, The Cheesecake Factory, Red Robin, Bravo! Cucina Italiana, City Barbeque and Bamboo Kitchen.
Delivery fees range from 99 cents to $2.99. The business has plans to expand in the region.
DoorDash connects customers with local and national businesses in more than 350 cities across the United States and Canada.
The company allows merchants to grow their businesses by offering on-demand delivery, data-driven insights, and increased in-store efficiency. It does not yet deliver in the Dayton area.
“From customers ordering in to enjoy their favorite meal at home, to restaurant owners looking to grow their business, we’re excited to offer the convenience of food delivery to the Cincinnati area,” Tony Xu, CEO and co-founder of DoorDash, said in a statement.
The launch marks the beginning of DoorDash’s investment in the Cincinnati area, which will continue over the next few months.
The company plans to expand within the year into Kentucky and Northeast Ohio.