05/04/2025
I have seen multiple banks offer Christmas Club accounts, but only allow one owner on the account. When i used to open accounts this was the only way were taught how to open them. At my new instituton they allow multiple owner(s)/signer(s) on these accounts. Is there a specific reason the bank should only allow one owner per account?
04/27/2025
Do banks have a legal obligation to respond to verification of assets for Medicare or public housing? If so, is there a hard and fast rule for a response timeframe. We try to respond timely out of courtesy for our customer base, but the requesters have become increasingly aggressive and pushing for immediate responses. Due to the volume of requests and our limited staff, it is difficult to fulfill all of them the same day that they are received.
04/20/2025
I am looking for the time frames for debit card disputes, not in regard to Reg E, but Mastercard rules.
Customer filled out a dispute form for fraud on 1/25/25. I input it to our processor [omitted] 1/27/25. Today (4/1/25), the merchant has done a rebuttal rejecting the dispute. I opened a case with [vendor name omitted] stating the merchant is outside the 45 days window to respond. They didn't process the chargeback to the Merchant until 2/15/25 (they state they have 120 days to do this-they are within the time frame) which i was under the impression that is as far back as I could go if we were to go back farther than the 60 days past statement receipt, not how long [vendor name omitted] has to process the dispute I opened. Either way if they go by my date of 1/27/25 or their date of 2/15/25, 4/1/25 seems to be outside the 45 days window. I am looking for a table or guide with timeframes to help with disputes please.
04/06/2025
Are banks legally obligated to perform credit checks when H-2A workers apply for a basic bank account? Our banks serve large agricultural communities where farmers frequently hire foreign workers through qualified programs. Since most H-2A workers do not have established credit histories, we’re curious whether conducting credit checks is standard practice or if alternative verification methods are commonly used.
03/23/2025
I need suggestions for preparing an account service agreement for MSB accounts. We have a questionnaire attached to our applications to confirm transactions, etc., but lack a true service agreement beyond our standard commercial account agreement.
03/16/2025
A customer authorized a transaction with Apple Cash but says they didn't receive anything. Since this transaction was authorized by the customer, is this covered under Reg E's error claims rules?. The customer was attempting to purchase something on Facebook marketplace but never got the item.
03/02/2025
We have seen an uptick in merchant credits for disputed transactions, and these credits areduplicated in the cardholder's account, (the bank's final credit and a merchant credit). My question is, are banks able to reverse merchant credits after the final credit has been supplied to the cardholder?
03/02/2025
My question is related to checking accounts that go into the negative and are facing potential charge off. I am looking to see what the rules and regulations are in regard to sending negative checking accounts (depending on the amount) to a third-party collector. Is this allowed? I cannot find anything anywhere stating that it is allowed.
02/23/2025
We have a member that we have called several times to confirm a check for things like a check number differing from what's shown in the MICR line and other things. Each time, he has informed us that his CPA was having issues, and asked us to pay the item. Recently he added a business partner who has reviewed the account and identified the items which were approved, and says they were in fact altered.
The member now wants to make a claim on these checks. Would we be able to deny the claim since he had previously approved them?
02/23/2025
I am just wondering if anyone has a process for when a customer passes away. Is there a care package sent out? Or a letter notifying the other account owners of their options? Or, in the case of a single owner, a letter sent to the last known address with options? I am looking to not have such a detached process. Our customers are like family at the bank I work for.