Mortgages too. First house I bought, there was an error at the closing which tried to make my payment $136 more than reality. Second house I bought, the “error” was more than $500.00 in the bank’s favor. My partner, who had a head for numbers, each time said “That number seems high”, whipped out his trusty calculator (he being a scientis…
Mortgages too. First house I bought, there was an error at the closing which tried to make my payment $136 more than reality. Second house I bought, the “error” was more than $500.00 in the bank’s favor. My partner, who had a head for numbers, each time said “That number seems high”, whipped out his trusty calculator (he being a scientist, and it being back in the 20th century, and all) and made them explain their number. First banker was embarrassed. The second banker had the gall to say, “Oh no need for that!” when the calculator appeared. (Insert eye roll here).
Mortgages too. First house I bought, there was an error at the closing which tried to make my payment $136 more than reality. Second house I bought, the “error” was more than $500.00 in the bank’s favor. My partner, who had a head for numbers, each time said “That number seems high”, whipped out his trusty calculator (he being a scientist, and it being back in the 20th century, and all) and made them explain their number. First banker was embarrassed. The second banker had the gall to say, “Oh no need for that!” when the calculator appeared. (Insert eye roll here).
Good on your partner!
It is really interesting that bank and credit cards errors are ALWAYS in the bank’s favor.