May 13, 2025
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau told a Minnesota federal court Tuesday that it is dropping its enforcement lawsuit that accused Walmart and fintech company Branch Messenger Inc. of forcing delivery drivers to use costly deposit accounts to receive wages, months after the court put the case on hold.
February 13, 2025
Walmart and fintech company Branch Messenger Inc. asked a Minnesota federal judge to stay the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's enforcement case over allegedly mandatory deposit accounts for delivery drivers until policymakers untangle the agency's role under the Trump administration.
December 23, 2024
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau on Monday sued Walmart and fintech company Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing delivery drivers to use costly deposit accounts to receive their wages and deceiving them about how to access their earnings.