Checking account Account opening, closing, or management
RBS Citizens Bank account or service department,
Checking account Account opening, closing, or management Rhode Island
On - - of 2015, I called the Customer Service Phone Number for Citizens Bank in Rhode Island because I noticed a $35.00 overdraft fee that did not seem appropriate. Specifically, the fee was assessed on -/-/15 for check # - in the amount of $220.00. I feel the fee is unfair because the check was only processed by the bank on -/-/15 when funds were sufficient. According to - and - from Citizens ' New Mexico Phone Banking Department '', the fee was assessed because funds were insufficient on the day before ( -/-/15 ). I expressed to these representatives that, as a factor of dealing many times with Citizens and overdrafts in the past, we were closely watching for notifications of transactions on the evening of -/-/15. This is because we 've been told innumerable times by Citizens ' customer service representatives that, as long as we watch the online activity and ensure funds are sufficient by - of each day, we will not incur any overdraft fees in the future. To be
ATM 's ) if a notification had appeared online. Moreover, I even checked my account the morning of -/-/15 before going into school and nothing about this transaction was evident online. When I expressed this information to -, the Supervisor, he then told me that online banking is only a tool for customers '' and that it can not be completely relied upon for accuracy. This contradicts what I 've been told every single time I get an overdraft fee ( and it happens all the time honestly ) ; in fact, I was told this just within the last week or so when I incurred a different, unrelated overdraft fee. - further declined to grant a reversal of the fee on the basis that they have been gracious enough with reversals in recent past encounters. I explained that the other transactions were irrelevant because this situation is unique, but he was not persuaded to help me. I feel that since funds were sufficient when the bank did process the check, an overdraft fee is just inappropriate, unfair, greedy, and overly punitive. Moreover, I 'd like to know if I am one of the bank 's customers from whose deposits they stole money over the last couple years. If so, this means I 'm going to be receiving money back from them in a lump sum. Depending on the amount to be returned, this could also mean that perhaps some or all of the overdraft fees incurred during this time period should be reversed in my favor. I also think it 's important that this same courtesy be given to every one of the customers from whom it stole money, along with a hand-written letter of apology. Please do what you can to help me as I am in - - and trying to keep bread on my table. I have only $4.00 to my name right now as a consequence of this fee, and I may consider suing Citizens for emotional distress as well if this is not solved expediently. Thank you Consumer Protections!
RBS Citizens customer in Rhode Island
Sep 12, 2015
* Source: CFPB Complaint Database
RBS Citizens response to complaint:
Closed with monetary relief
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