The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a flurry of suits against major U.S. firms in recent months as the Biden administration winds down.

Walmart and Branch Messenger, a payments platform, accused of deceiving workers about pay from retailer for two years.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has sued Walmart and Branch Messenger, alleging they exploited Walmart’s Spark Driver delivery workers by forcing them into costly deposit accounts and

A consumer protection agency has sued Walmart Inc. and a digital banking firm, claiming the companies forced a million Spark delivery drivers to use costly bank accounts and charged them more than $10 million in fees.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart and the payments platform Branch Messenger in federal court in Minnesota.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a lawsuit, claiming Walmart and financial technology company Branch Messenger forced more than one million gig workers to use expensive deposit accounts to access their paychecks. This involves independent contractors who drove for the Walmart Spark platform.

The federal government is suing Walmart and the fintech company Branch Messenger, accusing the companies of forcing employees to use specific accounts to access their pay and of opening the accounts on the employees’ behalf.

The U.S. consumer finance watchdog accused Walmart and the workforce payments company Branch Messenger on Monday of forcing more than a million delivery drivers into using accounts that cost them more than $10 million in junk fees.

Walmart called the lawsuit factually inaccurate and said the agency didn’t give the company a fair chance to present their case

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Walmart and payroll service provider Branch Messenger, alleging they engaged in deceptive and abusive practices affecting gig workers.

The lawsuit claims Walmart and Branch opened accounts and deposited drivers' pay without consent since 2021, highlighting ongoing CFPB actions against companies mishandling worker and consumer financial accounts.