Big bank hit with $4 million penalty over years of misapplied account fees [Wealth Professional (Canada)]
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Bank of Montreal is facing a new regulatory hit after Canada's federal consumer watchdog slapped the bank with a $4m penalty for years of improperly disclosed fees on discounted accounts. The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada (FCAC) said it found BMO committed two violations of its disclosure obligations under the Bank Act on personal deposit accounts, according to a summary of proceeding published Tuesday. FCAC said that from 2010 to 2024, BMO failed to disclose all applicable monthly plan charges on certain accounts and, between 2022 and 2024, failed to clearly explain when those fees would begin. The violations stem from BMO's 2010 Discounted Banking Programs for Newcomers to Canada, medical and dental students, Indigenous banking clients and participants in a home financing promotion According to FCAC, customers applying in-branch received written confirmations with incorrect start dates for fee waivers, so they were charged monthly plan fees that should have been waive
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