GE Capital Makes History
The CFPB has ordered GE Capital Retail Bank to pay the “largest credit card discrimination settlement in history,” $225 million, to compensate consumers for discriminatory and illegal credit card practices. The bureau found that GE Capital used deceptive marketing practices to promote add-on products, including deceiving customers as to their eligibility for benefits and not disclosing that customers were making a purchase. [6/27/14]