Wells Fargo started foreclosing his home.

Not wanting to lose his home for absolutely no reason, Syldor got a lawyer. The homeowner’s attorney, LaMya Henry, looked at Syldor’s documents and verified his story.

“When he came in and showed me all of the documents, it was just unbelievable,” Henry said to WFTV. “Who gets foreclosed on when they’ve made all payments on time?”

According to Wells Fargo, Syldor’s loan was “part of a mortgage-backed security and in a protected pool, with specific guidelines.” This means Syldor is required to pay the exact amount exactly when it’s due. Why would any bank hate someone paying more than they’re supposed to and early?

Source: WFTV

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Gerber’s phone service was part of Verizon FiOS’ cable, phone, and internet package. When her phone stopped working, she contacted Verizon using a wireless phone. A customer service representative told her that she had provided permission for the number to be given away. Gerber said numerous times that she never gave permission, but the representative refused to believe her. Eventually, Gerber got Verizon to investigate.

The company discovered that the number had been given to a Verizon Wireless customer by mistake. Gerber was then told that the only way to get her number back was to pay $50 more a month on her bill. This was due to the fact that she had apparently “broken her bundle,” despite the issue being entirely Verizon’s fault.

Once the Newark Star-Ledger got involved, Verizon quickly changed its tune. Within two hours of being contacted by the Star-Ledger, Gerber had her number and original bundle price back. She also received a free month of service.

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Source: Newark Star-Ledger

The civil lawsuit targeting Bank of America accuses the company of losing more than $1 billion and defrauding through a scheme started at the former Countrywide Financial Corp, which the bank acquired in 2008.

The Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act allows the government to pursue civil penalties against anyone that commits fraud “affecting a federally insured financial institution.”

Bank of America, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, and Wells Fargo have argued the law doesn’t apply when the only institutions affected by fraud are those that allegedly committed the fraud.

Last month, that argument was rejected by a New York federal judge in a case against Bank of New York Mellon for overcharging clients for trading currencies.

Source: Reuters

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Hi Tim,

“The five mortgage servicers that signed the National Mortgage Settlement are legally required to take specific, rigorous, and enforceable steps to protect homeowners,” Schneiderman said in a statement. “Wells Fargo and Bank of America have flagrantly violated these obligations, putting hundreds of homeowners across New York at greater risk of foreclosure.”

These obligations include a prohibition against banks simultaneously negotiating a loan modification while working on a foreclosure, providing every borrower that requests assistance with a single point of contact, and four separate requirements that determine how quickly a bank has to respond to an application.

Source: The Consumerist

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The fees range anywhere from $25 to $100 based on where passengers check in. According to Frontier, passengers will receive a message when they make a reservation that notifies them of check-in choices and associated costs.

Starting this summer, previously complimentary beverages such as soda, juice, tea, and coffee will no longer be free. Passengers will have to pay regardless of how their book their flight. Each beverage will cost $1.99.

Another change starting this summer is the amount of miles Frontier passengers earn for flights. Anyone that books tickets through third-party sites will only earn between 25 and 50 percent of the miles they fly. Booking directly through Frontier earns passengers the normal 100, 125, 150 percent accrual rates.

Source: The Consumerist

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Chubb was preparing dinner for her family in their South Bend home and didn’t notice the frogs until everyone sat down to eat.

“I cooked them in the microwave with butter and salt and pepper, put them on the table and my son put some on his dish and said ‘What is this?’” Chubb told CBS Detroit. She says the event made her nauseous for three days.

Speaking to Beth Fisher from WWJ Newsradio 950, Chubb explained her theory on how the frog ended up in the can.

“I’m sure it’s like cans on the line, you know. Maybe a frog jumped in. I don’t know why it would be in there in the first place, but anyway, then the green beans went in the cans through the line, I’m sure,” she said.

Chubb took the can to the health department and received a refund for all of the green beans she purchased from Meijer.

The Wisconsin-based canning company supposedly responsible for the mishap sent Chubb an apology letter and $50.

“We love green beans. We ate a lot of green beans, in casseroles, soups, on the side, but I’m not going to eat green beans anymore,” Chubb said.

According to CBS Detroit, Meijer is investigating the situation.

Source: CBS Detroit

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Harper, a 340 pound man from Kyle, Texas, says he “felt like a criminal.”

An attendant told Harper the flight was overbooked and asked if he knew about Southwest’s policy for overweight passengers. He said he did and was then kicked off.

Eventually, Harper was allowed to board again after the flight had been delayed for 30 minutes.

Harper previously weighed 430 pounds and never had an issue with the airline at that weight.

Southwest’s “Customer of Size” policy encourages overweight passengers to buy an extra ticket in order to “accommodate all customers” and “avoid asking customers to relinquish their seats for an unplanned accommodation.”

When his flight landed, Harper spoke to customer service and was offered $100, but he declined and is now seeking legal aid.

“We sincerely regret Mr. Harper’s unhappiness over his experience,” Southwest spokesman Chris Mainz said to KDVR.

Source: KDVR

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To help cover the decreasing number of controllers, the FAA warned airlines to institute a ground-delay system, keeping planes from departing until controllers have confidence they can land safely.

Because of the furloughs, the AP reports that some flights have been delayed for hours, such as a US Airways flight from Reagan National Airport in Washington to New York City. It’s only a 50 minute flight and it was stuck on the tarmac for almost two hours. About 20 percent of flights out of Reagan National were delayed today.

The furloughs are expected to continue in the months to come, meaning the already hectic summer travel season could become even crazier. Insufficient air traffic controllers could make any delays caused by weather problems even more severe. As of right now, there’s no way to tell which airports or flights will be affected by the furloughs.

The FAA has 47,000 agency employees and around 15,000 of them are air traffic controllers. The administration claims it had no choice but to make cuts, since its budget is dominated by salaries. Planes will have to take off and land less frequently because of a truncated staff.

Source: Associated Press

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According to The Consumerist, T-Mobile and Apple Store employees are unaware they’re selling devices incompatible with the 4G network.

Those interested in an iPhone from T-Mobile should look for “1700/2100” on the phone’s box. This indicates that the phone will get 4G speed.

Arthur, a reader of The Consumerist, experienced this problem first hand. After paying almost $700 for his new iPhone , he noticed it had slower data speeds than his old Android phone. Arthur discovered there are two versions of T-Mobile’s 4G network, one that uses the HSPA+ network and one that uses the more limited LTE network. He contacted a T-Mobile store to get an iPhone that uses the HSPA+ network and customer service representatives were unable to help him.

Source: The Consumerist

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