"I thought we'd be OK because of his credit card insurance," his wife told Go Public. "Credit card protection is fantastic for the banker, usually horrible for the consumer," says personal finance expert Kerry Taylor, from Vernon, B.C. She says employees from Canadian Tire Bank repeatedly phoned her at home, demanding she pay her spouse's outstanding credit card bill, which was about $17,000. Canadian Tire settlesTwo days after Go Public contacted Canadian Tire Bank, a spokesperson phoned Jolante Graves and apologized for the harassing phone calls. She's glad Canadian Tire settled the dispute over her husband's Mastercard, but says the retailer has lost her as a customer.

Source: CBC News November 05, 2018 01:00 UTC