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  2. Wells Fargo cross-selling scandal - Wikipedia

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    Wells Fargo's sales culture and cross-selling strategy, and their impact on customers, were documented by the Wall Street Journal as early as 2011. [5] In 2013, a Los Angeles Times investigation revealed intense pressure on bank managers and individual bankers to produce sales against extremely aggressive and even mathematically impossible [7] quotas. [8]

  3. Bank fraud - Wikipedia

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    Bank fraud is the use of potentially illegal means to obtain money, assets, or other property owned or held by a financial institution, or to obtain money from depositors by fraudulently posing as a bank or other financial institution. [1] In many instances, bank fraud is a criminal offence. While the specific elements of particular banking ...

  4. Money laundering - Wikipedia

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    These include "bank methods, smurfing [also known as structuring], currency exchanges, and double-invoicing". [15] Structuring: Often known as smurfing, is a method of placement whereby cash is broken into smaller deposits of money, used to defeat suspicion of money laundering and to avoid anti-money laundering reporting requirements. A sub ...

  5. Identity theft - Wikipedia

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    Surveys in the US from 2003 to 2006 showed a decrease in the total number of identity fraud victims and a decrease in the total value of identity fraud from US$47.6 billion in 2003 to $15.6 billion in 2006. [citation needed] The average fraud per person decreased from $4,789 in 2003 to $1,882 in 2006. A Microsoft report shows that this drop is ...

  6. PayPal - Wikipedia

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    eBay, PayPal, Kijiji and StubHub, 500 King Street West, Toronto, April 2014. PayPal Holdings, Inc. is an American multinational financial technology company operating an online payments system in the majority of countries that support online money transfers; it serves as an electronic alternative to traditional paper methods such as checks and money orders.

  7. Debt service coverage ratio - Wikipedia

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    The debt service coverage ratio (DSCR), also known as "debt coverage ratio" (DCR), is a financial metric used to assess an entity's ability to generate enough cash to cover its debt service obligations, such as interest, principal, and lease payments. The DSCR is calculated by dividing the operating income by the total amount of debt service due.

  8. Credit card - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A credit card is a payment card, usually issued by a bank, allowing its users to purchase goods or services, or withdraw cash, on credit. Using the card thus accrues debt that has to be repaid later. [1] Credit cards are one of the most widely used forms of payment across the world. [2]

  9. Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act

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    Ransom v. FIA Card Services, N.A., 562 U.S. 61 (2011) The Bankruptcy Abuse Prevention and Consumer Protection Act of 2005 (BAPCPA) (Pub. L. 109–8 (text) (PDF), 119 Stat. 23, enacted April 20, 2005) is a legislative act that made several significant changes to the United States Bankruptcy Code. Referred to colloquially as the "New Bankruptcy ...