Bank Places Weeks-Long Hold on ACH Transfer to New Account
US Bank placed an unexplained multi-week hold on ACH transfers used to fund a new checking and savings account, refusing to disclose the reason beyond citing policy. Single consumer complaint about new-account fund availability holds. Banking regulation governs hold periods; no software product resolves individual hold disputes.
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