The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing Walmart and a finance company, arguing they forced delivery drivers to fork over junk fees for “costly” deposit accounts and used their personal information without their consent.
The federal agency filed its lawsuit against the retail company and Branch Messenger, a financial technology company, on December 23. The lawsuit argues Walmart forced “workers into getting paid through accounts that drain their earnings with junk fees” through Branch for two years, beginning in 2021.
