Justice returns to the window to cancel commissions for cash proceeds

The Commercial Court No. 1 of Vitoria-Gasteiz has declared Nil collection of commission for cash income at the bank window Santander For a person who was not the holder of an account in this entity, in which this is the fourth such sentence issued by the courts of Alva.

This resolution, dated April 13, is also among other similar ones issued in recent weeks or months by courts that have canceled such commissions to other banks such as Kutxabank, BBVA or Bankinter.

On this occasion, the Commercial Court No. 1 of Vitoria-Gasteiz has partially upheld the suit filed by the Basque Association of Consumers and Users (EKA/ACUV) against Banco Santander.

contrary to the rules

In this way, it declares that the collection by this entity ten euro commission For cash deposits at the teller window, by a third party consumer or user who is not an account holder, and reflects the concept of deposit, “constitutes a derogatory practice, contrary to regulations for the protection of consumers and users “

As a result, it condemns Banco Santander “for discontinuing the indicated practice, for refraining from charging the indicated commission, and for eliminating information relating to its accrual from the brochures of commission rates, terms and expenses.” “

The judge establishes that the banking institution “shall publish the judgment of this sentence, once final, at its own expense in one of the newspapers with the largest circulation in the Basque Country.”