Fifth Third Bank
Complaint 3998 Details

fIFTH THIRD BANK CONSTANTLY GAVE ME DIFFICULTIES, SOMEONE HAD GOTTEN MY BANK NUMBER AND I WAS INVOLVED IN WHAT LOOKED LIKE A PAYDAY HOAX, WHERE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED ON THE LAST OF THE MONTH AND THEN THE LOAN AND PRINCIPLE PAID ON THE FIRST.
tHIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET THEM TO LOOK INTO IT AND TO FREEZE THE ACCOUNT.
UNFORTUNATELY THEY DID NOT FREEZE THE ACCOUNT AND WHEN A DIRECT DEPOSIT WENT INTO THE FROZEN ACCOUNT IT WAS TO BE TRANSFERED MY MYSELF AND A BANK MANAGER, WHEN MY PAY WOULD BE DEPOSITED I WOULD STILL ONLY RECEIVE ABOUT FIFTY PERCENT OF IT.
fINALLY THAT SEEMED TO BE FIXED HOWEVER THE OVERDRAFT CHARGES THAT I BEGGED THEM TO RETURN BECAME A HUGE PROBLEM.
i WOULD KNOW MONEY WAS TO BE DEPOSITED ON THE FIRST IT WAS ON THE FIRST RAIN OR SHINE, HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT RUN IT THROUGH UNTIL AFTER THEY RAN THROUGH PURCHASES I MADE ON THE FIRST CAUSING OVERDRAFTS,
fINALLY I HAD LOST MY JOB, THE STRESS OVER FIFTH THIRDS BANKS ACTIONS CAUSED SUCH PROBLEMS FOR ME. i WENT THROUGH THREAT OF EVICTION, UNABLE TO FEED MY SON ETC ETC,
AFTER LOOSING MY JOB I FOUND THAT I WAS ELIGIBLE FOR UNEMPLOYMENT, AT FIRST THEY WOULD SAY THEY HAD DEPOSITED THE MONEY BUT IT DID NOT COME.
aFTER CONTACTING UNEMPLOYMENT I WAS ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I WAS TO RECEIVE A CHECK FOR 1000,00
UNFORTUNATELY WHEN THEY SAID THE MONEY WAS DEPOSITED, I HAD PAID THE RENT BOUGHT FOOD (WAS STARVING) ETC...WHEN I LOOKED AT THE ACCOUNT IT STATED THAT WAS 1000 DOLLARS IN OVERDRAFT AND THAT THEY COULD SEE THE DEPOSIT BUT WAS UNABLE TO RUN IT. i CALLED UNEMPLOYMENT WHO CALLED THE BANK AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO PROBLEM WE ISSUED IT THREE DAY'S WE APPROVE OF TO BE RUN...BUT NOT BEFORE ALLOWING EVERYTHING TO CLEAR, OVERDRAFT ETC...
WHEN I CALLED SOME HUGE MAN IN FIFTH THIRD BANK I WAS HYSTERICAL, I WAS ACCUSED OF FLOATING MONIES, NEVER HAPPENED.
THEY AGREED THAT I COULD PICK UP HALF OF MY CHECK AT A DIFFERENT BRANCH, SO BASICALLY I ONLY GOT HALF OFMY UNEMPLOYMENT CHECK AND THE INEPTNESS GOT DEEPER
i HAD SPOKE TO THE MANAGER AT THAT BANK AND TOLD HIM MY PROBLEMS. lIKE WHEN THE CABLE COMPANY RAN THROUGH A PAYMENT ON A FROZEN ACCOUNT 5 TIMES, CHARGING ME 35 DOLLARS EACH TIME AND EXTRA WITH THE CABLE CO.
i CALLED TO ASK WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE, CABLE SAID I MAY HAVE ACCIDENTLY GIVEN OUT THE ACCOUNT OR PUSHED THE BOX THAT THEY COULD TAKE MONEY OUT EVERY MONTH, WHICH I EXPLAINED TO THEM WAS IMPOSSIBLE BECAUSE ONE I WOULD NOT GIVE MY BANK INFO OUT AND TWO I NEVER KNEW WHAT FIFTH THIRD WOULD STEAL.
tHAT SPECIFIC BANK MANAGER TOLD ME THAT MY BRANCH MANAGER WAS LAZY AND IT WAS BASICALLY THE MANAGER TO HELP YOU,
i TRIED CHANGING BRANCHES, THEY SAID NO.
i TRIED TO GET THE BANK MANAGER TO HELP ME THEY ACCUSED ME OF "fLOATING MONEY"
THEY TOLD ME THAT CHANGING MY DIRECT DEPOSIT WOULD BE CLOSE TO IMPOSSIBLE THAT THE MONEY WOULD BE STUCK SOMEWHERE IN CYBER SPACE, SO I WAS IN A SITUATION THAT FIVE DOLLAR WAS BETTER THAN NEGATIVE FIVE,
i BELIEVE THE LAST STRAW WAS WHEN I RENTED A CAR FOR CASH AND WHEN I RETURNED IT MY DEBIT CARD WAS IN THE CAR,
WHEN I SAW A CHARGE FOR 875.00 ON MY ACCOUNT I FREAKED.
i CALLED AND SAID I DID NOT CHARGE THIS, I PAID THIS IN CASH. fIFTH THIRD DID NOT BELIEVE ME BECAUSE THEY SAID NO ONE HAS THIS MANY PROBLEMS, THEY HOWEVER WOULD LOOK AT THE CONTRACT (WHICH THEY DID) AND SAW I PAID IN CASH, SO THEY RETURNED MY MONEY .UNFORTUNATLY I WAS SHORT ON MY RENT AGAIN BY 500 DOLLARS AND WAS EVICTED. fIFTH THIRD HAD SENT SOME PAPERWORK FOR ME TO FAX TO THEM TO MY NEW NUMBER ALTHOUGH I EXPLAINED TO THEM I WAS MOVING AND I GAVE THEM MY NEW ADDRESS. WHEN I USED THE MONEY THEY RETURNED TO PURCHASE FOOD, AND PAY ON THE FIRST MONTH'S RENT I WROTE CHECKS. the MONEY WAS IN MY ACCOUNT, HOWEVER BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T RECEIVE THE FAX...THEY TOOK THE MONEY AND BOUNCED THE CHECKS.
i FAXED THEM THE PAPERWORK ABOUT FIFTY TIMES BEGGING THEM TO LISTEN, THAT THEY SENT IT TO THE WRONG ADDRESS THAT I MADE SURE THEY HAD THE NEW ADDRESS. THEIR EXPLANATION WAS THAT THEY DON'T USE THE NEW ONE AT FIRST,
iN THE END I DID CHANGE BANKS, HOWEVER FIFTH THIRD STILL SAID I BOUNDED CHECKS AND THAT I OWED THEM MONEY.
i WAS CONTACTED BY AN ATTORNEY STATING FIFTH THIRD BANK WAS ACTUALLY BEING SUED, i FELT JUSTIFIED, AND I WANTED TO JOIN THE FIGHT.
UNFORTUNATELY I DIDN'T GET ALL THE INFORMATION AND THEN I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A SMALL CANCER SET BACK AND I LOST THE CARD.
aFTER MONTHS AND MONTHS OF RESEARCHING, FILING REPORTS LIKE THESE OUT I FOUND THE LAWYERS WHO WERE SUING FIFTH THIRD....AND THEY STATED THAT AFTER MAY FIRST THAT IF I WAS NOT A PART OF THE TRIAL I COULDN'T CLAIM A SENT.
i AM DEVASTATED, I HAVE YET TO GET ON MY FEET FINANCIALLY BECAUSE OF THAT. MY SAVINGS WAS DEPLETED AND JUST THIS MONTH AFTER MONTHS OF STEALING FROM PETER TO PAY PAUL PAUL CAUGHT UP AND ONCE AGAIN I AM IN AN EVICTION,
i HAVE HAD MY BANK ACCOUNT AT A POSITIVE WHEN THE DIRECT DEPOSIT COMES IN, HOWEVER THE MONEY I OWE, AND MY CREDIT REPORT IS 419, I LOST MY CAR EVERYTHING BECAUSE FIFTH THIRD BANK FOR ALMOST A YEAR DECIDED THAT IF I GOT A MONTHLY DIRECT DEPOSIT THAT WAS THE SAME EVERY MONTH I WOULD BE THE PERFECT PATSY,,,,
lIFE AFTER THAT HAS BEEN HORRIBLE, IHAVE A SIXTEEN YR OLD WHO SHOULD BE DRIVING WITHOUT A CAR, I HAVE HAD AWESOME JOB OFFERS ONLY TO SEE THAT MY CREDIT SCORE IS BAD....ONLY BECAUSE FIFTH THIRD BANK JUST ALLOWED PEOPLE TO TAKE WHAT THEY WANTED.
i AM NOT THE BEST BANKER AND I MADE MISTAKES HOWEVER AS I TOLD THE MANAGER ONE DAY,
iF I USE MY DEBIT CARD AFTER MAKING SURE THERE IS AT LEAST A COUPLE HUNDRED DOLLARS IN THERE ON THE FIRST (MY DD IS 3100( AND THEN I SWIPE MY CARD AGAIN ON THE SECOND AND IT JUST GOES RIGHT THROUGH, WHY WOULD I BOTHER TO SEE IF THE ACCOUNT HAS BEEN OVER-DRAFTED BY THOSE STARBUCKS PURCHASE, IM NOT THAT MUCH IN LOVE WITH THE COFFEE THAT IT WILL COST ME 80.00 AND THEN SOME CRAZY OTHER FEES...WHY WOULD I DO THAT> ONCE BUT TWICE?
STUPID BANK I CAN'T EVEN WRITE CHECKS ANYMORE>>>