Bank fee waiver misunderstood, courtesy refund denied
A customer misunderstood a per-account balance requirement for Wells Fargo fee waivers, believing an aggregate balance across linked accounts would qualify. Despite correcting the error and requesting a courtesy refund, the bank refused. Isolated individual complaint with limited systemic signal.
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