Inter-Bank Check Validation Gaps Lock Customers Out of New Accounts
When a bank closes an account and issues a settlement check, the receiving bank cannot validate the check's legitimacy, locking the new account. Each bank blames the other, leaving the customer stranded with no recourse or resolution path. A structural interoperability failure between financial institutions.
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