August 2021 Complaints Against Santander Consumer USA

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Complaint Details:

Date of Complaint: August 9, 2021

Company Official Name: Santander Consumer USA Holdings Inc.

State: SC

Product: Vehicle loan or lease
Sub-Product: Loan

Issue: Struggling to pay your loan
Sub-Issue: Denied request to lower payments

Full Complaint:
I purchased a XXXX XXXX XXXX in XXXX That was financed with Santander Bank, At the time of purchase before signing any paperwork i was concerned about the payment of XXXX per month when my SSI was only XXXX per month knowing i could not make this kind of payment for a long period of time i spoke with Santander and there answer to my worries were settled when they explained if i made my payments for 6 months on time i could have the loan refinanced and it would most likely be half of the amount i was paying so i decided to go ahead with the deal and got a part time job to be able to afford the car. Then Covid hit the world and i lost my job so i called to get my loan refinanced and was told they didn’t refinance loans and explained when i purchased the car i was told after 6 months i could and they replied yes with another bank or credit union. I then also found out while trying to get my car refinanced that i had only been paying interest nothing has brought the car amount down so i could not get it refinanced after all. So stressed out because i knew i had to get help or lose my car and my credit i called Santander explaining my problem so they offered me assistance because of the covid virus. So during that i went to several places to try to trade it in for a cheaper payment but that to was a dead in i was upside down over XXXX XXXX dollars so if i wanted to get out of the payment that’s what i would have to come up with which was not possible. So i reached out to Santander again and they explained the there was nothing they could do for me either pay the payment or give the car up. Well that was not a option so while researching what i could possibly do i saw a article about Santander being sued so i read it and it was for the same thing they did to me to the tee … Then i got the information and called and made a complaint but because the lawsuit was already settled for XXXX XXXX dollars i was not included in it. I felt i have tried everything so i contacted Santander again they still would not budge to lower the payment and to find out my loan had gone up XXXX XXXX dollars because of the assistance they gave me. I then explained that i thought that the government gave the money to companies to help consumers like me and quickly i was told i was wrong Then told that if i did not have the payments caught up by the end of XXXX they were charging it off on my credit. So i have since started back to work but not able to fix this long overwhelming problem so i have nothing else left to do but look for help because it was known from the beginning i could never afford a payment like that for a long period and i feel like they got over on me and every way i tried to fix it Santander had me blocked where it was never since the first day for me to get through this and they knew it.. So with everything i have been through i feel very wronged and no way to win …

Company response:

Response Type: Closed with explanation


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