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Lending overcharges lead to average $11,000 repayments to consumers

Lending overcharges lead to average $11,000 repayments to consumers

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BOSTON – Hundreds of Bay State motorists are about to get some good news as Santander Bank plans to pay an average of $11,000 in restitution for overcharges on some subprime auto loans, according to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. In a settlement filed in Suffolk Superior Court, the bank's auto finance unit agreed to settle state claims that consumers with poor credit paid excessive interest on car loans. In a statement, Healey said more than 450 "economically disadvantaged consume

BOSTON – Hundreds of Bay State motorists are about to get some good news as Santander Bank plans to pay an average of $11,000 in restitution for overcharges on some subprime auto loans, according to Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey. In a settlement filed in Suffolk Superior Court, the bank's auto finance unit agreed to settle state claims that consumers with poor credit paid excessive interest on car loans. In a statement, Healey said more than 450 "economically disadvantaged consume…