Credit-builder fintech apps auto-debit accounts without required advance notice
A fintech credit-builder service repeatedly withdraws varying, non-preauthorized amounts from a users bank account without the 10-day advance notice required for varying-amount transfers, and continues automated retry withdrawals after a payment fails. The company also conditions continued service on a membership fee while refusing to let the user disconnect their card to stop the sweeps.
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