Bank Fails to Close Account on Request, Continues Assessing Monthly Fees
A customer's request to close a bank account goes unfulfilled, and the account continues to accrue a monthly maintenance fee despite the standing closure request. This leaves the customer needing to repeatedly follow up simply to stop being billed for an account they no longer want.
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