Bank Charges Annual Fee While Account Access is Locked
A bank charged a full annual credit card fee during a period when the customer could not access the account due to a technical lockout. The customer paid for a product they could not use for months with no prorated refund. Banks have no automated process to suspend fees when accounts are inaccessible due to bank-side errors.
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