discussionIndustry Verticals · FinTech & BankingsituationalFintech

Alleged surveillance and retaliation disrupts mortgage payments

A borrower describes being unable to pay their mortgage after alleging their phone was compromised and a specific individual caused them to lose their job in retaliation. The account is highly personal and difficult to independently verify as a systemic issue.

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