U.S. Bank: self-reported financial from an automated decision

The author had all his bank accounts frozen by U.S. Bank's automated fraud detection system while traveling in Europe, and despite verifying his identity, was told accounts would remain locked for 48 hours with no escalation available.

Date it happened

2025-07-15

Organisation involved

U.S. Bank

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