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Internal Bank Transfer Double-Charges Source Account Causing Overdraft

A USAA internal transfer between accounts was double-charged on the source account while only crediting the destination once. The resulting overdraft consumed subsequent deposits through fraudulent overdraft fees. Critical reliability bug in internal transfer processing with compounding financial impact.

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