16. PEACE, JUSTICE AND STRONG INSTITUTIONS

PNC $6.1 Million Settlement Over BBVA 401(k) Plan Gets Final Nod

Written by Amanda

A $6.1 million settlement with PNC Financial Services Group Inc over a Spanish banking subsidiary’s allegedly bad 401(k) management received final approval from a federal judge.

BBVA Compass Bancshares Inc was accused of leaving one-fifth of its 401(k) assets in the Vanguard Money Market Fund, a strategy the plaintiffs said was tantamount to leaving the money in a mattress. The class of about 27,000 participants in the retirement plan would recover an estimated 7.7% of damages, according to the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama, which said the settlement was “fair, reasonable, and adequate.”

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Source: news.bloomberglaw.com

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