SPRINGFIELD — A federal judge has signed off on Westfield Bank paying roughly half a million dollars to people affected by alleged double-dipping on overdraft fees, according to court filings.
Last January, Matthew Levy and Anthony Rodoletto filed a class-action lawsuit against the bank for an “abusive and predatory practice” of charging overdraft fees on transactions, and then charging insufficient funds fees on those same transactions, the complaint said, which breached the bank’s contract and violated the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act.
The plaintiffs, in their complaint, said they required refunds for the improper charges.
