Tag: Consumers and consumer protection
Financial industry trembles at a commission ban
Building with shield Sparkasse Many savings banks fear for their business model if the traffic light plans for commission advice come true. (Photo: imago / blickwinkel) Frankfurt, Berlin The horror…
Package tours: Beware of the cost trap: These pitfalls lurk when extending Corona travel vouchers
Germany’s tour operators have to exchange unused vouchers for cash at the end of the year. They try to avoid this through targeted actions. What consumers should pay attention to.…
Berlin Regional Court considers negative interest to be inadmissible
Frankfurt The dispute over negative interest rates on current and overnight money accounts is entering a new round – with a current verdict. Accordingly, the approach of the German financial…
These checking accounts are particularly consumer-friendly
checking account Bank customers can recover account management fees that have arisen without their express consent. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt If you want to get money back from your bank, you…
Exhaust gas manipulation: consumer advocates leave diesel plaintiffs alone
Despite the great success compared with Volkswagen, the consumer association only sued a car manufacturer in one other case. Diesel plaintiffs and lawyers are looking for alternatives. .source site
Lawsuit against Commerzbank due to negative interest rates
Commerzbank The Hamburg consumer center wants to ensure that Commerzbank no longer includes savings in the calculation of negative interest. (Photo: imago images / Ralph Peters) Frankfurt In the dispute…
More and more banks are charging negative interest rates
A piggy bank Until now, negative interest has mostly been due for large sums. But that is also changing. (Photo: dpa) Berlin Savers currently live in the worst of all…
Nürnberger Versicherung loses legal dispute against Helpcheck
Reversal of life insurance The Legal Tech Helpcheck gets a tailwind for its business model. (Photo: dpa) Frankfurt With its lawsuit against the Internet legal service provider Helpcheck, Nürnberger Versicherung…
Baden-Württemberg consumer advice center is suing two banks
At the end of September she filed a lawsuit against the Sparda-Bank Baden-Württemberg (Az. 11 O 482/21) at the Stuttgart Regional Court and at the beginning of October against the…
Bafin orders money houses to repay bank fees
Financial supervision Bafin Following a ruling by the Federal Court of Justice, the authority calls on the financial institutions to “reimburse unjustly charged fees”. (Photo: Reuters) Frankfurt The financial regulator…
Consumer advocates: model declaratory action against savings banks
Consumer advocate Klaus Müller All fees that have been increased or newly introduced without the active consent of the consumer must be reimbursed. (Photo: dpa) Berlin The Federation of German…
Long-term savings contracts: “Changes according to the landlord’s style” – BGH opens the gate for high interest payments to savers
Consumer advocates see themselves largely confirmed by a ruling by the Federal Court of Justice. Accordingly, many subsequent rate cuts in savings contracts are ineffective. .source site
The gas companies gambled away – the consumers pay for it
heater If you want to be warm in winter but have gas heating in the basement, it could be expensive for you. (Photo: obs) Anyone who has gas heating in…