Bank Fails to Execute Promised Account Closure, Issues New Card Instead
After a previous CFPB complaint about account closure and fee refund, Barclays issued a new credit card from a partner brand instead of closing the account as promised. Repeated resolution failures with the same institution. Individual consumer follow-up complaint.
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