Bank Reps Give False Regulatory Info to Block Account Closure
A USAA customer whose account was charged off after a minor overdraft was told, incorrectly, that federal regulators require the bank to keep the membership profile open. This is a single-incident case of customer-service misinformation rather than a documented systemic policy. It highlights a training and compliance gap but lacks broader evidence of recurrence.
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