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Bank of America to Pay $72.5 Million to Settle Lawsuit Brought by Hundreds of Epstein Survivors

HeadlineMar 30, 2026

Bank of America has agreed to pay more than $72 million to settle a federal lawsuit brought by hundreds of survivors of rape and sexual abuse by the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. Survivors filed the lawsuit last October, alleging Bank of America overlooked clear signs that Epstein was using a pair of bank accounts to carry out crimes. The suit claimed Bank of America had “a plethora of information regarding Epstein’s sex trafficking operation but chose profit over protecting the victims.” It’s the third settlement of its kind, after Deutsche Bank and JPMorgan Chase paid out a combined $365 million to settle lawsuits brought by Epstein survivors.

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