Banks miss Regulation E's mandated timeline for unauthorized-transaction credits
A customer reported an unauthorized debit transaction and was told to wait far longer than Regulation E's required timeframe for provisional credit. This reflects a pattern of banks not meeting statutory reimbursement deadlines for disputed transactions.
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