Bank places lengthy hold on disabled dependent's government check
A year-long Chase customer had a Social Security check issued in her newly-adult, nonverbal autistic son's name placed on a 7-day hold when deposited into her account, despite the family urgently needing the funds for rent and bills. The bank cited unusual account activity while offering no faster path to release funds it acknowledged were a government check.
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