Banks sweep active account funds for closed accounts with no notice or legal explanation
Banks unilaterally withdraw funds from active customer checking accounts to offset balances on separately closed accounts, describing the transaction only as "Recovery" with no prior notice or disclosed legal basis. The unexpected withdrawals cascade into bounced payments, late fees, and overdrafts on bills the customer had no way to anticipate. Affected customers cannot plan around transactions they were never warned about.
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