Bank flags legitimate phone number causing account access issues
A consumer's phone number was incorrectly flagged by Ally Bank, preventing normal account access and creating friction with customer service. This appears to be an isolated data quality issue within the bank's identity verification system. The consumer lacks any self-service mechanism to correct the incorrect flag.
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