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Charl M

1 reviews | Active since May 2019

27 Jan 2022, 12:11

Sanlam Personal Loans Unfair practice of taking debit orders.

Sanlam Personal loans . Very helpfull when applying for a loan but service is bad when you close the account. Personal Loan Fully paid based on settlement letter received and then they still take another debit order and tell you to wait up to 10 days to get your money back. Deb Checks is the only way they will pay out but a debi check takes away your control to reverse the debit order should they take money out of your account by mistake. So now you re hands are cut off due to them doing their loans this way. They can take any amount in between the amounts on debi check and you have no control. Even if the ccount is fully paid . You have to unfortunately hope they refund you because no one can assist you when you querie it and you will be at the mercy of them practising good customer service. In the end my loan is fully paid for and They took a debit order after the full and final payment is done. And now they tell me I have to wait 10 days to get my money back..I wonder how many clients experience this and where is all the interest going with all the incorrectly taken debit orders from clients all over South Africa. Who makes a profit on these payments that can only be returned in 10 days.

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Replies (4)
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply27 Jan 2022, 12:36
Official
Dear Charl

We acknowledge receipt of your complaint. Your matter was referred to the responsible team for further investigation. 

Regards 
Sanlam Client Relations
CM
Charl M's update28 Jan 2022, 10:56
Reviewer Update
Thank you for the response. I have received a call yesterday in this regard but my issue has not been resolved.
CM
Charl M's update28 Jan 2022, 12:12
Reviewer Update
I have received a mail confirming that my refund has been approved and the funds will clear in my bank account within a maximum of 48 hours. Thank you for your assistance.I have had bad experience in the past with huge financial institutions when a problem such as this occurs . In today's world anything is possible . Anything can go wrong .As I always say life will happen , what makes the difference is how you handle it when it happens. This post started out as a negative post but due to the fast response from Sanlam and the professional way that it was handled I must say I am a happy client . Once my payment reflects I will refer people to you and I will also make use of your services again. Kind Regards and thank you for all your assistance.
Sanlam
Sanlam's reply28 Jan 2022, 15:50
Official
Dear Charl 

We are glad to ear that your matter was taken care of efficiently and thank for the wonderful reply. We will pass on your feedback to the relevant consultant. 

We trust you will have a great day further. 

Regards
Sanlam Client Relations