Banks withhold provisional credit during fraud investigations despite legal obligation
Financial institutions promise provisional credit for unauthorized card charges but fail to deliver it during the investigation period, leaving consumers financially exposed. This gap between stated policy and practice is a systemic pattern across banks and credit unions.
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