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According to the judgment of the Federal Court (BGH) in repayment of loan fees will experience the appeal bodies of banks according to one report, favored. As the “Süddeutsche Zeitung” reported on Friday, went in the various arbitration boards of the banks in the past seven weeks a lot more complaints than usual in an entire year.
When Ombudsman of the private banking association BdB in November and December, more than received 20,000 complaints about the recovery of service charges, the newspaper reported.
Normally went there in the course of a year from 6500 to 8000 complaints. The Federation of People’s cooperative banks are therefore reported to October 400 customers to the Ombudsman, in the judgment of the end of October, there were another 2000. At the German Savings Banks and Giro Association had been received already 991 complaints about processing fees this year, otherwise it may be a year 870 Complaints about all topics.
Many claims expire end of 2014
The Supreme Court had ruled in late October that bank customers reclaim handling charges brought before the conclusion of a consumer credit retroactively from the end of October 2004 can. Many of the affected customers can claim back their claims only until the end of this year, since then barred their claims.
Consumer advocates advise all affected customers to bring their demands immediately by sample letter. If banks are playing for time or refuse the so-called ombudsman banks should be turned on in order to inhibit the impending time of the year. Consumer advocates advise the tenacity because some banks tried to rid the customers with some dubious arguments. AFP
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