Deferred Interest Charged After Paperless Notification Failure
Wells Fargo charged deferred interest on a promotional financing plan after the consumer enrolled in paperless billing and never received a notification warning. The consumer had a five-year on-time payment record. The interaction between paperless enrollment and promotional expiration warnings creates a structural trap.
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surfaced semanticallyDeferred interest charged due to paperless enrollment PDF ambiguity
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