Total-loss insurance and GAP payments not properly applied to auto loan payoff
After a vehicle was declared a total loss, insurance and GAP payments intended to cover the auto loan balance were not properly applied by the servicer, leaving an unresolved remaining balance. Single-account servicing error.
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