Whirlpool Ordered to Pay $581 million in Alabama Satellite-Dish Finance Case
In 1999, Whirlpool Financial National Bank was ordered to pay over $580 million after a jury determined it defrauded thousands of Alabama consumers. Whirlpool was sued by 59 victims across the state for its satellite dish financing program scheme. The program sold satellite dishes to victims for $1,100 plus 22 percent interest. The same product […]