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BY PAM LOBLEY

NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM.COM

NOW THAT'S FUNNY

A Union City woman, Jamie Nelson, is suing her mortgage company, Wells Fargo, for refusing to help her unless she sent them a nude photo.

Wait ... nude photos aren't required for refinancing? Oops. I guess that's why I got such a great rate.

I've heard of paying attention to the bottom line, but this is ridiculous.

Well, well, wells, how Far will they Go?

What allegedly happened was this: the woman, whose mortgage is through Wells Fargo, noticed that the company inexplicably withdrew money from her checking account, leaving her with nothing. When she called to complain and get the matter fixed, the fellow on the line refused unless she had some "phone fun" with him and sent him a nude photo via her cell phone.

I can only imagine their conversation:

WF Rep: Phone fun ... any interest?

Woman: What?

WF Rep: I could make you a special offer ...

Woman: I never -

WF Rep: The rates are dropping as fast as my pants!

Where was this gem of a customer service representative during the run up to the housing crisis? If only he had sexually harassed thousands of potential customers, he could have scared off the weakest buyers and single-handedly avoided all those bad credit mortgages.

In her suit, the woman is claiming all kinds of pain and mental anguish, and says that she was "severely and permanently injured emotionally and physically ..." Does that include a broken rib from laughing at this dweeb?

Wells Fargo ... they put the "fanny" back in Fannie Mae.

Pam Lobley writes the "Now That's Funny" column. Sign up for her mailing list at www.pamlobley.com.

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