Credit Card Issuers Continue Charging Monthly Fees After Account Closure
Card issuers sometimes keep charging recurring account-maintenance fees on accounts a customer has already closed, refusing to stop until any lingering balance reaches zero. Affected cardholders describe repeated disputes and no clear path to have the fees waived or refunded, which erodes trust in the closure process.
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surfaced semanticallyClosed credit accounts continue accruing fees on zero-service balances
Credit card issuers charge recurring annual and maintenance fees on accounts that have been closed and have no available credit line, trapping low-income consumers in growing debt for a product they cannot use. The fees compound faster than consumers can pay down principal. The practice functions as a debt trap with no clear opt-out mechanism.
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