Ally Financial Inc. Bank Account Or Service Complaint

Ally Financial Inc. Bank account or service department,

Savings account Account opening, closing, or management Colorado

I set up a new bank account with Ally Bank on -/-/2016. On -/-/-, they authorized my old bank account at - to transfer all of my funds into my new account with Ally, and did so. On -/-/-, I tried to log in and access my new account and was told that my account was locked, and that I should contact the fraud department. After calling Ally 's fraud department, I was told that my account would remain locked until I provided them with three more pieces of identification, including a Utility Bill with my name and current address, the front and back of my driver 's license, and the front and back of my Social Security card. I was not given a specific reason for this request, but was instead informed that this was a routine part of the process of setting up a new account. At no point during the process of setting up the account or transferring my life savings into


I informed them that I do not currently have a copy of my Social Security card, and asked them what else they could do. They said that was necessary to set up my account, so I asked them to cancel it, at which point they asked me to just send the pictures of the utility bill and driver 's license, which I did later that day. It has now been a week and I still have not heard anything from Ally Bank, and my account is still locked, preventing me from accessing any of my money. I have called them twice, today and yesterday, and still have received no further information on why my account was locked, or what I can do to remedy the situation.