First National Bank of Omaha Delays Credit Balance Refund
First National Bank of Omaha delayed issuing a credit balance refund on a credit card account beyond reasonable timeframes. Credit balance refunds are legally required within a reasonable period but banks routinely delay them. Consumers have no self-service mechanism to accelerate mandated refunds from slow-processing banks.
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