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Related: About this forumWells Fargo Forced Unwanted Auto Insurance on Borrowers
Source: New York Times
Wells Fargo Forced Unwanted Auto Insurance on Borrowers
By GRETCHEN MORGENSON JULY 27, 2017
More than 800,000 people who took out car loans from Wells Fargo were charged for auto insurance they did not need, and some of them are still paying for it, according to an internal report prepared for the banks executives.
The expense of the unneeded insurance, which covered collision damage, pushed roughly 274,000 Wells Fargo customers into delinquency and resulted in almost 25,000 wrongful vehicle repossessions, according to the 60-page report, which was obtained by The New York Times. Among the Wells Fargo customers hurt by the practice were military service members on active duty.
Wells Fargo, one of the largest banks in the United States, is struggling to repair its image after a scandal in which its employees created millions of credit card and bank accounts that customers had never requested. That crisis, which came to a head last year, toppled Wells Fargos chief executive and led to millions of dollars in fines.
The bank also stands accused of having made improper adjustments to the terms of the home loans of customers who were in bankruptcy, which Wells Fargo denies.
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By GRETCHEN MORGENSON JULY 27, 2017
More than 800,000 people who took out car loans from Wells Fargo were charged for auto insurance they did not need, and some of them are still paying for it, according to an internal report prepared for the banks executives.
The expense of the unneeded insurance, which covered collision damage, pushed roughly 274,000 Wells Fargo customers into delinquency and resulted in almost 25,000 wrongful vehicle repossessions, according to the 60-page report, which was obtained by The New York Times. Among the Wells Fargo customers hurt by the practice were military service members on active duty.
Wells Fargo, one of the largest banks in the United States, is struggling to repair its image after a scandal in which its employees created millions of credit card and bank accounts that customers had never requested. That crisis, which came to a head last year, toppled Wells Fargos chief executive and led to millions of dollars in fines.
The bank also stands accused of having made improper adjustments to the terms of the home loans of customers who were in bankruptcy, which Wells Fargo denies.
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Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/business/wells-fargo-unwanted-auto-insurance.html
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Wells Fargo Forced Unwanted Auto Insurance on Borrowers (Original Post)
Eugene
Jul 2017
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Marie Marie
(9,999 posts)1. Why would anyone continue to do business with this crooked bank?
shenmue
(38,506 posts)2. I hope they burn in Hell
elleng
(130,768 posts)3. Heckuva company, eh?
Nothing like history.
Laffy Kat
(16,373 posts)4. Why are they still a bank? Why are they shut down?
Oh never mind. This is America.