Citibank Charges Full Wire Transfer Fee Even When Transfer Fails and Is Reversed
Citibank charged $110 in wire fees for a transfer that failed to reach the beneficiary and was returned to the sender. The bank refused to refund fees for a service that was never successfully delivered. This policy of charging full fees for failed transactions with no refund path is a consumer protection gap that affects any customer whose wire transfer encounters a technical failure.
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