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Gov't says Fifth Third opened fake accounts like Wells Fargo

by AP Business Writer
| March 9, 2020 3:05 PM

NEW YORK (AP) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a lawsuit against Fifth Third Bank, alleging the bank's employees opened fake accounts for customers in order to meet aggressive sales targets.

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