International Bank Customers Cannot Close Accounts Digitally
Customers living outside the US who hold US bank accounts face a paper-only closure process requiring notarization and international mail, while digital alternatives are absent. Phone support and in-app chat routes dead-end without resolving the issue. This creates an asymmetry where account opening is frictionless but account exit is designed to trap international customers.
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