If your bank told you it was closing your account, you’d expect it to do exactly that. But as it turns out, that’s not always the case for customers of Wells Fargo.

Instead of closing bank accounts on the preset final closing dates, Wells Fargo is accused of keeping accounts with a balance open for two more months -- without notifying the customer -- and racking up overdraft fees.

We should be able to bank without fear of being ripped off. Tell the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to open an investigation into Wells Fargo today.

The mission of the Consumer Bureau is to make sure

In 2019, our lives are attached to the internet -- from banking to shopping and even childcare and dog-walking. For most of us, sharing our personal data is the price we pay for being online. It’s only fair that the companies that profit from our data should protect it. But too often, they don’t.

The demise of the Lehman Brothers and the following Great Recession were triggered in part by financial trickery that put the big banks first and consumers last -- and why we created the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as our watchdog on Wall Street. Take action to support our protections that keep Wall Street in check.