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  • Report:  #448539

Complaint Review: Green Dot Corporation - Columbus Bank And Trust Company

Green Dot Corporation - Columbus Bank And Trust Company Holding All My Funds After I Filed a Dispute Including my Direct Deposits Monrovia California

  • Reported By:
    Saint Louis Missouri
  • Submitted:
    Mon, May 04, 2009
  • Updated:
    Mon, August 24, 2009
  • Green Dot Corporation - Columbus Bank And Trust Company
    605 East Huntington Drive, Suite 205
    Monrovia, California
    U.S.A.
  • Phone:
    877-434-3578
  • Category:

I use Green dot for my direct deposits and have been for some time now. This month when I went to access my funds (including the approx $1300 that was in there prior to the direct deposit) -- I was told that my card had been cancelled. Now Green Dot is holding nearly $3000 of MY MONEY. There excuse for this: I filed a dispute over non-receipt of an item and they haven't been able to get in touch with me to discuss the matter. WHAT??? That means they can take and hold MY $3000.00!!!! I called numerous times and no one is able to assist me. There is never a supervisor on hand and the "person handling my account is not available at this time and I must wait for a call back". HOW CAN THEY TAKE MY MONEY,not release it to me and then tell me I have to wait for them to call me whenever they get around to it?

I am a single, disabled, mother of 4. These people are holding every single dime of my money and I cannot buy food, pay my mortgage, gas or other bills. I am stranded with no money even though I have $3000 in my green dot account. What can I do and how can this be remedied? How can they legally do this? I did nothing wrong. I reported a charge for an item I did not receive and suddenly that gives them the right to hold all of my funds? How is that possible?

I can't sleep, I'm worried I'll lose my home. I can't feed my kids. I'm devastated. Someone PLEASE help me!

Singstoo
Saint Louis, Missouri
U.S.A.

1 Updates & Rebuttals


An805guy

Santa Paula,
California,
U.S.A.

Now you know why...

#2

Mon, August 24, 2009

... the saying goes "Don't put all you eggs in one basket".  Once the current situation has been resloved keep some of your money in a local financial institution where you easily and quickly access it when needed.  Only use the prepaid card for transactions that require it.  Direct deposits can be split so that a portion of the funds go to one account and the rest to another account.

Better luck in the future!

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