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Re:The Fed Is Behind the Capital One/Discover Merger by PH95VuimJjqBqy on Friday February 23, 2024 @09:31AM (#39480986)
> Debit cards will debit immediately from your account and you may know that banks are very creative in re-ordering transactions to inflict you maximum pain.

In the US that's been illegal since the late 90's, you need to update your information.

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Re:The Fed Is Behind the Capital One/Discover Merger by jjav on Friday February 23, 2024 @01:44PM (#39484546)
> In the US that's been illegal since the late 90's, you need to update your information.

And yet, it happens.

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Re:The Fed Is Behind the Capital One/Discover Merger by PH95VuimJjqBqy on Friday February 23, 2024 @02:03PM (#39484781)
evidence please.
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Re:The Fed Is Behind the Capital One/Discover Merger by jjav on Friday February 23, 2024 @11:17PM (#39489075)
Here's one article from 2014, much later than the 90s:

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/nearly-half-of-banks-still-reor...

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Re:The Fed Is Behind the Capital One/Discover Merger by PH95VuimJjqBqy on Saturday February 24, 2024 @02:45AM (#39489912)
The practice is illegal, do your research. Banks that have been caught doing this often have class action lawsuits filed against them.
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