French check processing fee controversy of 2010

In 2010, the French government's Autorité de la concurrence (the department in charge of regulating competition) fined eleven banks €384.9 million for colluding to charge unjustified fees for check processing, especially for extra fees charged during the transition from paper check transfer to "Exchanges Check-Image" electronic transfer.

The banks were:
 * Banque de France
 * BPCE
 * Banque postale
 * BNP Paribas
 * Confédération Nationale du Crédit Mutuel
 * Crédit Agricole
 * Crédit du Nord
 * Crédit Industriel et Commercial (CIC)
 * HSBC
 * LCL
 * Société Générale