Bank Customer Support Requires 30-60 Minute Hold for Any Issue
Bank of America customers routinely wait 30-60 minutes on hold for every support interaction, regardless of issue complexity. This structural inaccessibility drives account closures and represents a solvable gap in financial services support tooling.
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