Bank drops available balance to zero after cleared payment
A cardholder made a payment that cleared, then several small purchases, only to have the bank drop the available balance to zero without a clear explanation, later citing a hold to ensure the payment clears. This points to opaque funds-availability practices at the issuer.
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