The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has filed a lawsuit against Walmart and payroll service provider Branch Messenger, alleging they engaged in deceptive and abusive practices affecting gig workers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a lawsuit against Walmart, alleging the company forced delivery drivers to use costly deposit accounts to get

A consumer protection agency has sued Walmart Inc. and a digital banking firm, claiming the companies forced a million Spark delivery drivers to use costly bank accounts and charged them more than $10 million in fees.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau filed a complaint Monday against Walmart and Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing delivery drivers to use costly deposit accounts in order to get paid.

Walmart and a financial tech company are being sued over allegations the retail giant forced drivers to use costly, complicated deposit accounts in order to get paid and raked-in millions in the process.

Walmart and fintech company Branch Messenger are being sued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau for allegedly forcing more than one million delivery workers to use expensive deposit

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said in a news release on Monday that Walmart and Branch Messenger opened the accounts without authorization from Walmart's Spark "last-mile" drivers.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has filed a lawsuit, claiming Walmart and financial technology company Branch Messenger forced more than one million gig workers to use expensive deposit accounts to access their paychecks. This involves independent contractors who drove for the Walmart Spark platform.

A U.S. consumer finance watchdog is accusing Walmart and a workforce payments company of forcing more than a million delivery drivers into using accounts that cost them more than $10 million in junk fees.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued Walmart and the payments platform Branch Messenger in federal court in Minnesota.

Three new lawsuits filed by the CFPB take aggressive actions that could potentially be reversed by President-elect Donald Trump’s appointees.