Bank uses advertised negative balance buffer as grounds to deny new account promotion
Banks market accounts with a negative balance buffer feature but then cite a temporary negative balance within that buffer as grounds for disqualifying customers from earned sign-up bonuses. The feature designed as a safety net is reframed as a compliance failure at the moment of payout. This contradictory application of account terms is both deceptive and financially harmful.
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