T Rowe Price 401(k) Plan Fees Investigation

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is currently investigating claims on behalf of participants in the T. Rowe Price U.S. Retirement Program who invested in T. Rowe Price -related funds. Those T. Rowe Price funds charged fees and expenses that often were excessive and directly benefitted T. Rowe Price and the other fiduciaries of the Plan.  Often more »

Wells Fargo 401(k) Fees for Target date Funds Investigation

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is currently investigating claims on behalf of participants in the Wells Fargo & Company 401(k) Plan who invested their retirement assets in Wells Fargo’s mutual funds — known as “Target Date Funds”. Those funds generally cost at least two times more than comparable target date funds and often underperformed the other more »

Property Inspection Fees, Appraisal Fees And Property Preservation Fees Investigation

Investigation Into Improper Charges By Mortgage Lenders And Services For So-Called “Property Inspection Fees”, “Appraisal Fees”, And “Property Preservation Fees”. Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims that mortgage lenders and servicers have improperly charged borrowers for monthly property inspection fees, “Property Preservation Fees” and “Appraisal Fees” without justification, often increasing the amount of debt for more »

Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Forced-Place Insurance Investigation

Loan Care Forced-Place Insurance Investigation

Update: In February 2016 we agreed to have this case transferred from the Eastern District of Virginia to the Southern District of Florida. On March 15, 2016 the transfer became effective and the case was transferred to Chief Judge K. Michael Moore in the Southern District of Florida.  

M&T Bank Forced-Place Insurance Investigation

Fair Credit Reporting Investigation

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is currently investigating lenders’ unlawful practices of pulling consumers’ credit reports without cause or consent. Credit reports contain personal information that is protected by federal law. Lenders can only check a person’s credit report for a reason expressly authorized under the Fair Credit Reporting Act. However, lenders systemically overstep their authority more »

Fast Food Restaurant Wage and Hour Investigation

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims for current or former employees in fast food restaurants who have not been paid minimum wage, have been denied overtime, have not been paid for all hours that the employee worked because their employer required that some of their work be done “off the clock,” or have not more »

UBS Puerto Rico Municipal Bonds and UBS Bond Funds, including the UBS Tax Free Puerto Rico Fund II Investigation

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims for investors who have lost money by investing through UBS in Puerto Rico municipal bonds or bond funds. We are investigating claims that UBS brokers encouraged investors to buy Puerto Rican municipal bonds and were suggesting that their brokerage customers borrow money on home equity lines of credit to more »

Hospital/Overtime Investigation

Squitieri & Fearon, LLP is investigating claims for workers in hospitals, nursing homes, and health care facilities who have been denied overtime pay because their employer averages their hours over a two-week period. The wage-and-hour law in some states requires employers to pay health care workers “time-and-a-half” overtime wages based upon a 40-hour “workweek” basis. more »