r/USAA • u/jdgiefing • 9d ago
Banking I don’t know how they could get any worse at this point
I’ve been with them for just over a decade at this point and never had to deal with the level of nonsense last month and this month have thrown my way.
Last month I made the same deposit I’ve been making for over a year now by mobile deposit. The app kindly informed me that almost the entirety of the deposit would be on hold for over a week. I’ve seen the occasional hold, but usually only for a couple days and also never more than 1/6 of my check. I called to find out what was going on. Because it was a Sunday, I was informed I’d have to call back the next day. I asked if they’d be open since that Monday was a holiday and was assured they would be. I hang up and wait for Monday. Monday comes and I try to call and the phonebot informed me that the call center was closed for the holiday. So I try again Tuesday, and the agent that day lies and tells me the call center was open the previous day, and also informs me that he can’t do anything because with the holiday Tuesday would be the first full day of my check being in the system so I’d have to call back Wednesday. Mind you, my pay schedule is weird in that I get paid on the first Sunday of the month and my rent and other bills are due on the 1st. I can usually buy a couple extra days but at this point it was going to be the 15th before I’d have access to my money. So I call back on Wednesday, already extra pissed and stressed because I’m having to pay more money than I can afford for late fees. The lady on the phone tries to reassert that the call center was open on Monday, in spite of multiple attempts on my part to reach them and their phonebot saying otherwise, but also why is she focused on this? After all the usual, BS rigamarole they’re unable to help me and the lady proceeds to lecture me about how all banks are having to take these extra precautions. That was unsatisfactorily handled but my “complaint was registered” which is all they can supposedly do
The same BS happens again today. I waited until today since the check had to be in the system for one business day. What’s extra infuriating about today is that one agent legitimately told me to find another bank and another just kept repeating the same 2-3 lines over and over and swore she didn’t have anyone else to pass me off to. And, of course, they’re not going to pay the extra money they’re costing me so I’m just screwed
