The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing Capital One, alleging the bank illegally misled customers by not notifying them of account options that paid higher interest rates.The federal government's consumer watchdog claims Capital One's practices meant millions of customers missed out on a collective $2 billion they could have made in interest payments.

Capital One (COF) , one of the largest banks in the U.S. with over 100 million customers, recently saw a boost in profits. The company’s third-quarter earnings report for 2024 revealed that it generated a total net revenue of $10 billion,

Capital One is being sued by the US government’s consumer watchdog agency for “cheating millions of consumers” and not paying more than $2 billion in interest to holders of its high-interest savings accounts.