{"id":3384,"date":"2016-05-30T22:42:42","date_gmt":"2016-05-30T22:42:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/blog\/?p=3384"},"modified":"2016-05-30T22:42:42","modified_gmt":"2016-05-30T22:42:42","slug":"lawsuit-says-banks-improperly-failed-to-inform-consumers-about-extra-interest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/fenello.com\/oldnews\/proseaction\/?p=3384","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit says banks improperly failed to inform consumers about extra interest"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mceItemEmbedly\" style=\"max-width:600px;\" data-ajax=\"{'url':'https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/realestate\/lawsuit-says-banks-improperly-failed-to-inform-consumers-about-extra-interest\/2016\/04\/12\/0c76e00e-0001-11e6-b823-707c79ce3504_story.html','width':null,'words':null,'height':null,'embed':'&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly\\&quot; style=\\&quot;\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/rf\/image_1484w\/2010-2019\/WashingtonPost\/2014\/04\/11\/Production\/WashingtonPost\/Images\/Earns_Wells_Fargo-05804-4209.jpg\\&quot; class=\\&quot;thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;a class=\\'embedly-title\\' target=\\'_blank\\' href=\\'https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/realestate\/lawsuit-says-banks-improperly-failed-to-inform-consumers-about-extra-interest\/2016\/04\/12\/0c76e00e-0001-11e6-b823-707c79ce3504_story.html\\'&gt;Lawsuit says banks improperly failed to inform consumers about extra interest&lt;\/a&gt;For years it was widely considered a massive, government-sanctioned rip-off of home-mortgage borrowers. Then it was banned by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And now it\\'s the subject of class-action suits that accuse four large banks of illegally collecting millions of dollars in excess mortgage-interest payments from their customers.&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;span class=\\&quot;embedly-powered\\&quot; style=\\&quot;float:right;display:block\\&quot;&gt;&lt;a target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot; href=\\&quot;http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Frealestate%2Flawsuit-says-banks-improperly-failed-to-inform-consumers-about-extra-interest%2F2016%2F04%2F12%2F0c76e00e-0001-11e6-b823-707c79ce3504_story.html\\&quot; title=\\&quot;Powered by Embedly\\&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=\\&quot;http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\\&quot; alt=\\&quot;Embedly Powered\\&quot; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;media-attribution\\&quot;&gt;&lt;span&gt;via &lt;\/span&gt;&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\\&quot; class=\\&quot;media-attribution-link\\&quot; target=\\&quot;_blank\\&quot;&gt;Washington Post&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/span&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=\\&quot;embedly-clear\\&quot;&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;'}\">\n<div class=\"embedly\" style=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/img.washingtonpost.com\/rf\/image_1484w\/2010-2019\/WashingtonPost\/2014\/04\/11\/Production\/WashingtonPost\/Images\/Earns_Wells_Fargo-05804-4209.jpg\" class=\"thumb embedly-thumbnail-small\" \/><a class='embedly-title' target='_blank' href='https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/realestate\/lawsuit-says-banks-improperly-failed-to-inform-consumers-about-extra-interest\/2016\/04\/12\/0c76e00e-0001-11e6-b823-707c79ce3504_story.html'>Lawsuit says banks improperly failed to inform consumers about extra interest<\/a>For years it was widely considered a massive, government-sanctioned rip-off of home-mortgage borrowers. Then it was banned by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. And now it&#8217;s the subject of class-action suits that accuse four large banks of illegally collecting millions of dollars in excess mortgage-interest payments from their customers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"embedly-powered\" style=\"float:right;display:block\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/embed.ly\/code?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Frealestate%2Flawsuit-says-banks-improperly-failed-to-inform-consumers-about-extra-interest%2F2016%2F04%2F12%2F0c76e00e-0001-11e6-b823-707c79ce3504_story.html\" title=\"Powered by Embedly\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.embed.ly\/images\/logos\/embedly-powered-small-light.png\" alt=\"Embedly Powered\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"media-attribution\"><span>via <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\" class=\"media-attribution-link\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Post<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"embedly-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawsuit says banks improperly failed to inform consumers about extra interestFor years it was widely considered a massive, government-sanctioned rip-off of home-mortgage borrowers. 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