Bank claims account closure and fee refund complete when it is not
A customer who filed a formal complaint over an unrefunded annual fee and unclosed account was told on a resolution call that both issues were fixed, only to later receive a welcome email showing the account still open. The gap between resolution claims and actual account state is the core failure.
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