After protests, cleaner gets CIMB's word bank will look into housing snafu

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been amended to clarify that beyond their RM2,567 in arrears, the couple still had over RM40,000 of the loan to settle.

School cleaner Tamil Selvi’s plight may finally be eased after CIMB contacted her regarding a housing loan issue that caused her house in Ipoh to be auctioned off by the bank without her knowledge.

Tamil said that a CIMB officer called her at 8pm last night to tell her and Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) central committee member Rani Rasiah that the bank would do its best to resolve the issue.

“They haven’t made a decision yet, but they said they will...