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Article: Ford Credit sued; class action sought. (Ford Motor Credit Co.)
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- Automotive News
- Article date:
- June 23, 1997
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A Ford Econoline owner in suburban Detroit has filed a lawsuit that accuses Ford Motor Credit Co. and a local dealership of altering loan documents.
The complaint, which seeks class action status, was filed in Oakland County (Mich.) Circuit Court. It alleges that Ford Credit or Mel Farr Ford Inc. in Oak Park, Mich., fraudulently changed the terms of the purchaser's late charges and forged her initials to the changes.
"Deborah Caldwell became concerned when the amount she was charged in her late fees was increased to an amount higher than allowed under her contract," said her lawyer, Steven Lehto of Farmington Hills, Mich. "She requested a copy of her contact ...