Auto lender secretly diverts on-time lease payments to an undisclosed tax charge
A lessee's automatic lease payments were drafted on time, but the lender internally redirected part of each payment toward an annual municipal excise tax without disclosure, causing the base lease payment to fall short and triggering a 37-day delinquency flag despite the consumer having paid the full balance.
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