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Wells Fargo’s Earnings May Change With Potential $1B Penalty

PYMNTS

That increase in fake accounts was due to the bank’s use of a third party to analyze the scope of the scandal. million new accounts were opened potentially without the blessing of its customers. The original account analysis reviewed 93.5 The third party found 1.4

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5 Strategies for Fighting First-Party and Synthetic Identity Fraud

FICO

With non-intrusive application and account analysis and scoring, however, much of the first-party and synthetic identity fraud being conducted could be identified and stopped. Improve sign-up and origination processes with these analyses. What to Do.

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What Is First-Party Fraud?

FICO

Most companies are reluctant to impose controls that may stop fraud, but which may also dissuade legitimate prospects, new accounts and current customers. However, non-intrusive application and account analysis, and scoring, can identify and stop much first-party fraud, as well as fraud being conducted with synthetic identities.