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When he received the notice from Toronto-Dominion Bank six years ago, Hossein Pourshafiey says it hit him like a sledgehammer.

TD Bank, he was informed, was closing his business and personal accounts within 30 days. It was also closing his line of credit for his mortgage in two months. He needed to repay the bank $767,000.

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All of this was made clear in writing. The reason behind the bank’s decision wasn’t.

Pourshafiey, 66, scrambled to find a solution. He sought out answers with his local branch manager, but to no avail. He wrote to the bank’s head office, but again never received a response.

As a last resort, he took legal action. He knew it was a “David versus Goliath” situation, but also believed he was owed an explanation — the bank had upended his life.

After a six-year legal battle, a Quebec Superior Court sided with Pourshafiey in July, ordering TD Bank to pay him $49,000 in damages and $27,000 to cover his legal fees.