Bank Places Unexplained 5-Day Hold on ACH Credit Card Payment
Wells Fargo debited a checking account via ACH but held the payment from applying to the credit card balance for 5 days with no explanation, blocking available credit. Single consumer complaint about arbitrary payment hold policy. ACH hold timing is a banking regulation issue, not a software product opportunity.
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