Bank of America is freezing accounts of US citizens for not proving residency status

BofA once paid a check I’d told them was fraudulent, out of a closed account. I knew some of my checks had been stolen, so I closed that account and gave the bank the stolen check numbers.

A week later I got an overdraft notice to the tune of $500. They paid the check that I very specifically told them not to pay. From, again, a closed account.

When I pointed out this was exactly what I was trying to prevent when I closed the account, they backed down. It’s not MY fault if you do exactly the thing I told you not to do. But that’s when I stopped banking with BofA.

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So way way back when I switched to the credit union and closed out my BoA account the teller was polite gave me the fityish dollars I had left and said all was good. Fast forward a month and I get a statement saying I owe maintenance for the empty account… wtf?!? I go in they fix it and ‘close the account again’. One month later same thing. I go in again and get all pissed off with an actual banker right away rather than a teller. That finally fixed it.

They have been a bastion of evil and stupid for a long long time.

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Yup, this is how our society falls apart. I to hope there are both good crypto solutions as well as govt regulated solutions. Same arbitrary BS for legit businesses. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-12/banks-refusing-gun-industry-business-is-troubling-says-cfpb-chief

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But… But… the bank is for putting money in? That’s absolutely nuts.

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My MIL had a fair total in BOA and Wells Farko. After she passed away my wife moved it all to other institutions. Now we get better service and much better interest payments. Personally, I do not understand why anyone would bank with BOA.

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Citation needed.

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