Bank Issues Unsolicited Credit Card and Blocks Account Access, Causing Delinquency
A bank issued an unsolicited replacement credit card with a transferred balance, then revoked online portal access preventing the customer from viewing statements or making payments, ultimately reporting the account as severely delinquent despite no customer fault. The customer paid nearly the full balance as soon as they learned of it, but was still reported to all three credit bureaus. Blocking account access while simultaneously accumulating late fees is a structural misuse of account migration processes.
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