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Re:Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Down Customer Accounts by raincom on Monday November 06, 2023 @01:51AM (#38159593)
Lawyers are not of much help when it comes to reopening already-closed accounts. Most of the time, banks will send a cashier check for whatever money left, if they close accounts abruptly. Sometimes, they give a month to move funds elsewhere. When a bank closes an account for that last check which they find suspicious--subsequently cleared by the payee bank, that's when banks give a run around. File a complaint with CFPB without any lawyer, unless of course that amount is substantial.
Re:Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Down Customer Accounts by mindslight on Monday November 06, 2023 @10:27AM (#38163851)
I agree - you don't need an attorney to file a complaint with the CFPB, and that is what you should do ASAP when a bank starts pulling this crap. But the comment I was responding to was suggesting you should have an attorney to handle any large possibly-judged-as-suspicious transaction.
Re:Why Banks Are Suddenly Closing Down Customer Accounts by fencepost on Monday November 06, 2023 @12:07PM (#38165286)
I wouldn't expect them to help with reopening, but if a bank is investigating an unexpected large deposit and determines that "Oh, it's coming from a law firm's escrow account" it gives at least one obvious possible explanation - and may also indicate to investigators that the account holder is someone with legal representation so don't be sloppy.