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  • Report:  #508739

Complaint Review: Wells Fargo - Wells Fargo Bank - WFB

Wells Fargo - Wells Fargo Bank - WFB Bank Abusive with Overdraft Fees & Not being consitant with returning bad checks Internet

  • Reported By:
    thisisjewels7 — Torrance California USA
  • Submitted:
    Tue, October 13, 2009
  • Updated:
    Wed, October 14, 2009

I've read a lot of complaints about Wells Fargo and their Overdraft Fee Practice.  I want to make it known that NOT every consumer who complains about Wells Fargo's abuse doesn't know how to manage their money, balance their check books or writes bad checks. 


 The FACT and complaint I want to make is that Wells Fargo does indeed take advantage of the "overdraft" situation per basis.  They do NOT have a set standard, they do as they see fit to pocketing extra money!  I have first hand experience on that.


I know Wells Fargo deliberately chooses which items they will honor or return! I have made the mistake in balancing my checkbook wrong and writing processing a bad electronic check. (I don't like writing checks anymore or buying them) I was short $50.00 once. Wells Fargo RETURNED that check. They also charged me the $35.00 fee. I DIDN'T complain. My mistake!


But this time, I'm very angry with how they are treating an overdraft on my account.


I had an electronic check in the amount of $866.82 from Toyota Financial hit my over the weekend. I had set up an electronic check to cover two payments, I ment to set it up for the 23rd of October when I got paid. Somehow, it processed early on the 9th.


Now I figured, I'm going to get an NSF fee for this and they were going to return the check because I was short $357.00 to cover this, last time when I was short $50.00 they returned it.


But, they DIDN'T!! And because they didn't, all the other 9 transactions I made (not knowing about this check to Toyota) even one in the amount of $2.51 were rearranged to hit AFTER the Toyota check so that Wells Fargo could make an extra $350.00 in fees off of me. Even a transfer & withdrawal were made before the check, but rearranged to hit AFTER the Toyota bill.


Now, you so called Wells Fargo employees could tell me Wells Fargo DOES NOT DO THAT, but then explain to me why they would return an electronic check where I was short only $50.00 but honor a check where I was short OVER $350.00??? I think any sane and smart human being would immediately know and say....."They did that to make money!"


BINGO!


I've done some research. Apparently, Wells Fargo has some lawsuits against them and are also well-known and documented doing this type of crap to other consumers. This message I've written is for consumers only! I don't care what you Wells Fargo employees have to say, so save your breath and don't reply.


Thank you!


P.S.  Transactions ARE rearranged on your account to come out LARGEST to SMALLEST dollar wise.  NOT by the date they happened!!!!  And, a withdrawl I did on an ATM on the 9th, is still pending and has been re-dated to October 13th.  Credit card purchases I did on the 9th are posted on the 9th.  Technology better at Wells Fargo??  My butt!

3 Updates & Rebuttals


thisisjewels7

USA

Thank you for your comments

#4Author of original report

Wed, October 14, 2009

To the last comment who thought they new why...

That sounds like a great reasoning, however, I don't write checks.  So they are picking and chosing the ACH payments they honor or not. 

So that theory goes out the window because they apparently don't have to honor ACH transactions.  Thank you tho.   


hlbrue@att.net

Shorewood,
Wisconsin,
U.S.A.

I can explain part of this, I think

#4Consumer Suggestion

Wed, October 14, 2009

I totally feel your pain. Thank God I got out of the banking system and work with a credit union. I have had the same problem with dates of payments I've set up.

But this might explain the difference in why one check was honored and the other wasn't.

Maybe.

When you set up a payment - like thru the Toyota or funder website, that's an ACH withdrawl, usually. And the bank has to honor that. Don't know why, but that's what I have read. An actual check they can bounce.

My last dealing with my old bank is them bouncing two checks that I had mailed and post-dated for the day I got paid. They were cashed early. The bank refused them, charged me for 2 od's, and then immediately sent them back thru - I got notice of the first time late (after the cut-off time to cover the check, plus the bank wasn't open (2 o'clock Saturday). They re-sent before the bank opened on Monday, so I went and covered the checks, being told that the cash deposit I made would cover the checks and I would be fine (other than paying yet another set of OD's)... but they didn't. I ended up having to get a money order for the two checks, send that in and am now not allowed to write checks for this monthly bill.

Interestingly, the manager offered to remove all the OD charges - IF I opened another checking account. Nope, not happening.

Best of luck, it's such a pain!


Ronny g

North hollywood,
California,
USA

Sane and smart???

#4Consumer Comment

Wed, October 14, 2009

You are not going to find much of either here..but you will find those who will stop at nothing to make you feel worse..and twist this anyway possible to throw ALL the blame on you..and none at all on the bank.

They will have to explain how and why a $50.00 check was returned...but then a $357.00 check was not. Either you have overdraft protection or not..the bank should make up it's mind and not just pick and choose what service to give you or not based solely on how much in fees they can fleece from you.

Hopefully they will abide by your request and not come here to defend the bank....but I highly doubt that will happen..these "people" live for this...a chance to kick someone when they are down..and tell us the bank did nothing wrong.

Yeah..we buy that...sure...and I have a bridge for sale in Manhattan too.

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