Bank Overdraft Protection Settings Silently Disabled, Enabling Multiple Same-Day Fees
Truist Financial charged multiple overdraft fees on the same day — seven times over a year — after overdraft protection settings were silently disabled without the customer's knowledge. Customers rely on these safeguards and have no visibility into when bank settings change unilaterally.
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