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A bank refuses to provide clearance certificate due to unpaid hidden charges

Hi,

I had a debt with a bank. The last year 2022, I completed all the payments, and my bank account statement shows zero.

Finally, I approached both the bank and the collection department for the clearance paper, but I was told I still owe them money (for late payment, SMS fees, maintenance fees, etc.) which seems to be hidden charges of about 10,000 AED which is not reflected in my bank statement.

This is not fair. Kindly provide me a solution on how to get the clearance paper without paying this amount.

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Mohamed Bakheet Advocates & Legal Consultants
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11 Sep 2022, 13:07

Dear questioner,

It is possible to resort to the Central Bank as a higher authority to file a complaint against the bank’s management and to take the necessary legal action.

For more assistance, please contact us via WhatsApp.

12 Sep 2022, 19:05

Hi Mr. Mohamed

Any email references , if any pls share

12 Sep 2022, 19:21

No

12 Sep 2022, 19:21

No

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Shamsa Albedwawi Advocates & Legal Consultants
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12 Sep 2022, 07:35

Hi,

You need to raise a complaint with all proof about the hidden charges and if they still don't take action, then you should raise it to Central Bank.

12 Sep 2022, 19:04

I raised a complaint to the finance council as per the above email ID but the email got returned sending error.

I also sent an email to the bank representatives but no response yet.

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Laila Hamza Al Mulla Advocates and Legal Consultants
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16 Sep 2022, 07:08

Hi,

If you have the statement that your balance is zero, you can file a case against the bank.

But it is better to settle with them.

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