Peoples Bank of East Tennessee

I was shocked when I received a recent document from People’s Bank of East Tennessee In regards to our interest rate which is an ARM. This led me to check our loan documents that we received from them when we closed on our house a little over four years ago. Did I get gasp when I read the loan term at 30 years. Jim asked us if we wanted a 30 year term. I immediately rejected the offer since we paid for our house mostly in cash and were very comfortable with paying the small monthly mortgage payments. We wanted to pay our house off as quickly as possible with less interest. A 30 year term has a significant more about of interest. The loan documents showed that we were placed into a 30 year loan. What a mistake on mine and my husband’s part for not reading the documents at our closing before signing. We trusted that Jim would complete the papers properly as we verbalized on many different occasions. I have emails to Jim that show we only ever spoke about a 15 year. I have family and friends that confirm that I’ve spoke about a 15 year loan with our lender. I am in disbelief that this has happened to us, we’ve paid thousands more than we should have paid and Jim said that there is nothing that they will do about this terrible mistake. We are speaking with a lawyer right now. We are hoping that we will have a case to move forward with. Please please please read all our closing documents when closing on your house. It sounds like common sense to do so. We spoke with Jim on several accounts about our 15 year term, as well as rejecting a 30 year term loan that he offered. We trusted that everything would be done appropriately. What a mistake!!!

Very rude tellers