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Capital One Kept $2B In Savings Account Interest From Banking Customers, CFPB Suit Says Capital One Kept $2B In Savings Account Interest From Banking Customers, CFPB Suit Says
Capital One Kept $2B In Savings Account Interest From Banking Customers, Cfpb Suit Says The federal government is suing Captial One, accusing the banking giant of deceiving consumers and withholding more than $2 billion in interest payments on savings accounts. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against Capital One and its parent company, the agency said in a news release on Tuesday, Jan. 14. The CFPB accused Capital One of marketing its "360 Savings" accounts as offering some of the nation's highest interest rates but froze those rates while competitors' rates climbed. Simultaneously, the bank introduced a nearly identical product, "360 …

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by Chris Spiker
News
Repeat Bank Robber To Spend Decade In Prison For Targeting Same Carroll County Branch Twice Repeat Bank Robber To Spend Decade In Prison For Targeting Same Carroll County Branch Twice
Repeat Bank Robber To Spend Decade In Prison For Targeting Same Carroll County Branch Twice A 28-year-old man will spend years behind bars after admitting to a pair of bank robberies at the same location that were caught on camera years ago in Carroll County over the course of several months, officials say. Jimmie Lee Benjamin Haney pleaded guilty on Friday to one count of robbery and one count of armed robbery for two separate bank robberies at the same Capital One branch in September 2016 and January 2017. Haney was caught on camera entering the bank on East Ridgeville Boulevard in Mt. Airy in September 2016, when he handed a note to the teller demanding cash, which they complie…

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by Zak Failla
Police & Fire
Nail Gun-Wielding Bank Robber Nailed By Police In Maryland, Officials Say Nail Gun-Wielding Bank Robber Nailed By Police In Maryland, Officials Say
Nail Gun-Wielding Bank Robber Nailed By Police In Maryland, Officials Say Authorities say that a bank robber in Maryland turned to an interesting weapon to steal cash from a Montgomery County Capital One branch on Tuesday afternoon before he was tracked down within 24 hours. Germantown resident Kevin Figueroa-Funez, 24, is facing charges in Montgomery County after robbing the Capital One Bank in the 10200 block of River Road in Potomac while armed with a nail gun, according to police. The incident began shortly after 1:50 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8. According to a spokesperson from the Montgomery County Department of Police, Figueroa-Funez entered the bank with th…

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by Zak Failla
News
UMD Football Stadium No Longer Known As Capital One Field After $11M Partnership Announced UMD Football Stadium No Longer Known As Capital One Field After $11M Partnership Announced
UMD Football Stadium No Longer Known As Capital One Field After $11M Partnership Announced University of Maryland's Capital One Field football stadium will have a new name this season after a partnership was announced with state-chartered credit union, SECU, announced the school. The credit union will pay Maryland Athletics $11 million for the 10-year partnership, including a $2.5 million gift supporting programs and facilities that will go toward the construction of a basketball performance center. An additional $300,000 to $400,000 will be compensated annually. Welcome to SECU Stadium!➡️ https://t.co/cBW4FrU40H pic.twitter.com/cdDr1JQt4R — Maryland Terrapins (@umterps) Sept…

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by Zak Failla
Lifestyle
Maryland Content Producer Among New 'Big Brother' Houseguests Maryland Content Producer Among New 'Big Brother' Houseguests
Maryland Content Producer Among New 'Big Brother' Houseguests The "Big Brother" house will have a taste of Maryland in it this season. Ameerah Jones, 31, of Westminster, and the other 16 guests moved  into the Palm Springs “BB Motel,” during the season that began airing on CBS Sunday, July 10. The contestants will be vying for a $750,000 grand prize. Jones, who is a UX content designer who graduated from Towson University in Maryland, according to CBS, has worked at Etsy to “design the words in (the company’s app,” her website says. “A versatile and creative UX Writer who collaborates with designers, developers, product manag…

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by Zak Failla