Bankers, finance firms and other
lenders use tempting treats to get your business, but often
keep some nasty -- and expensive -- tricks waiting to trap you.
And these gouging goblins don't come out just at Halloween,
but conspire to ignite a financial Devil's Night that lasts
the whole year.
Readers share their tales of banking's goblins.
After our Halloween Horrors series on financial dirty tricks,
we asked and, boy, did you tell us. It's here, culled from hundreds
of e-mail responses. The names have been changed to protect
the ghoulish. Auto
loans, Credit
cards, Mortgages,
Online
banking.
Credit
card catches: Credit card companies have a handful of subtle
tricks to pad their profits. By Lucy Lazarony
Festering fees:
Fed up with fees, some customers are taking their banks to court
and unmasking new charges. By Michelle Samaad
PLUS: No
treats here -- Ten Web sites that illustrate what
can go wrong when banks go online.
Creepy
cars: Auto financing treats often disguise some nasty tricks
in the terms of your car loan. By Lucy Lazarony
Mortgage
menaces: Borrowing for a home can be laden with objectionable
mortgage lending practices. By Michael D. Larson
