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I've heard it all now!

Just rang my mortgage lender to ask for a settlement figure and the 'customer service advisor' (ho ho ho!) told me that it was illegal to give me that information!! :rotfl:

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  • Llyllyll
    Llyllyll Posts: 870 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    Wasn't Bank of Ireland by any chance, was it? IMO they seem to be staffed with complete imbeciles.
  • Llyllyll wrote:
    Wasn't Bank of Ireland by any chance, was it? IMO they seem to be staffed with complete imbeciles.

    no, but it was another Northern Ireland bank. hilarious!!
  • Oh that's so funny. Bet you never imagined you'd be breaking the law with that call did you now? :rotfl:

    Lotta
    "One hundred years from now, it will not matter what my bank account was, how big my house was, or what kind of car I drove. But the world may be a little better, because I was important in the life of a child."
  • balbs
    balbs Posts: 95 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10 Posts
    I wish there was a 'push this button to thank poster for a good laugh'
  • oh yes, and I forgot to include in my first post, he then began backtracking furiously and said that the reason he couldn't tell me how much I owe is because that information isn't on the computer system. Well, thats a little unfortunate, is it not? I was laughing so hard that I couldn't even be angry at the stupidity of it all....
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