Florida Woman Sues Bank for Declaring She Was Dead

A Florida woman says she’s having numerous financial troubles because of a bank error that caused Chase Bank USA to declare her dead last November.

Wrenella Pierre has filed a lawsuit and Chase officials said Monday they’re investigating how the mistake happened.

When Pierre and her husband built their home in 2007, they got two mortgages through Chase.

According to the lawsuit, the bank notified credit-reporting agencies last year that Pierre had died. They sent a letter of condolence to the family, saying someone from the bank would be in touch about the mortgage.

Pierre says she notified bank officials that she was alive and also went to a local branch to correct the mistake.

A month later, the lawsuit alleges, credit agencies still reported her dead.

Latest Comments

• July 14, 2011 at 3:40 pm

  Manny says:

  The error was initiated by the Bank and continued with the Credit Reporting agencies, both should liable for whatever this lady is going through. Banks are making a lot of mi... read more
• July 14, 2011 at 2:33 pm

  Renee says:

  Declaring a person dead requires a Death certificate and it is NOT a simple error. Banks require legal documentation to do anything. She is owed for their negligance. Chase ma... read more
• July 14, 2011 at 2:25 pm

  TN says:

  If it was an isolated incident on Chase's part, I might agree with you. However this is just a pattern of theirs lately; http://www.housingwire.com/2011/07/12/lawmakers-to-inv... read more