Bank of America Bank Account Or Service Complaint

Bank of America Bank account or service department,

Savings account Account opening, closing, or management Michigan

I have been a Bank of America customer in good standing since 2011, using a number their services. Recently, my savings account was frozen by the bank 's risk department without notice. The account was not overdrawn and had a steady balance. I was informed over the phone by a representative from the bank 's risk department that the bank had " made a business decision '' in closing my account. I was given no prior notice of the closure or reason for the decision, and I temporarily lost access to online banking for all my accounts ( including checking, credit, and money market savings ). The representative said I could resolve the issue at a financial center, where a bank representative would deliver me the funds " if they had the ability to do so. '' It took three visits over ten days to a local branch to finally get the funds released and the account closed. By the end of the first visit, I told the branch representative that I wished to end all business with the bank. Realizing that the account closure was likely an error and not wanting to lose my other accounts, she attempted to


received any contact or follow-up. I was unable to talk with the risk officer and the branch manager provided no further information about the situation. The bank was uninterested in compensating me for work hours lost attempting to resolve this issue. Once the funds were released, the bank dragged its feet in permanently closing the account as I had requested, presumably because they were attempting to retain my other accounts. Given that the bank chose ( for no expressed reason ) to close my account in the first place, I find it troublesome that I was forced to make several phone calls and three trips to a branch before they actually closed the account and returned my money.