The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau fined Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. $100 Million for what the bureau said was the widespread illegal practice of secretly opening unauthorized deposit and credit card accounts. Spurred by sales targets and compensation incentives, employees boosted sales figures by covertly opening more than two million accounts and funding them by transferring funds from consumers' authorized accounts without their knowledge or consent, often racking up fees or other charges. Wells Fargo was ordered to pay full restitution to all victims and a $100 million fine to the cfpb's Civil Penalty Fund. For more info visit http://www.consumerfinance.gov/about-us/newsroom/consumer-financial-protection-bureau-fines-wells-fargo-100-million-widespread-illegal-practice-secretly-opening-unauthorized-accounts/