Checking or savings account -- Opening an account -- Complaint #5240820

Complaint Overview

Complaint ID: 5240820

Company: Citizens Financial Group, INC.

Product: Checking or savings account

Sub-Product: Checking account

Issue: Opening an account

Sub-Issue: Account opened as a result of fraud

State: Minnesota

ZIP Code: XXXXX

Date Received: 2022-02-19T12:00:00-05:00

Date Sent to Company: 2022-03-22T12:00:00-05:00

Company Response: Closed with explanation

Timely Response: Yes

Consumer Disputed: N/A

Submitted Via: Web

Consumer Narrative

- I had a checking account and savings account from XXXX Bank. Sometime in XXXX, XXXX announced that it will no longer serve me and that my accounts will be transferred to Citizens Bank. I did not want to have an account with Citizens Banks, so I called XXXX and let them know. The XXXX representative responding my call ensured that my accounts will not be transferred, as long as I close those accounts before the transfer in XX/XX/XXXX. - I closed both my checking and savings account with XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX, and double-checked with the XXXX representative whether my accounts are closed for sure, and whether I should worry about my account information being transferred to Citizens Bank . The representative ensured that my accounts are closed, and that the account transfers to Citizens bank will not happen. Yet, I received a credit card and a debit card from Citizens bank by mail in XX/XX/XXXX. I called multiple times to XXXX in XX/XX/XXXX to complain : the XXXX representative still insisted that, because my accounts are closed, Citizens can not open my account, and that I should contact Citizens bank because my problem is with Citizens bank. I protested that it is XXXX 's fault because XXXX sent my information without my consent, but all XXXX representatives I talked to repeated a similar line of answers and refused to issue any written confirmation of what they were saying to me over the phone. I now seek what I can do against this unauthorized transfer of my account information and the opening of accounts. - When I closed my checking and savings account with XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX, I attempted to close my credit card account with XXXX. The representative said the credit card account will not be a part of the transition to Citizens Bank, so I told the representative I will keep the credit card. Now, because I was unhappy with what XXXX and Citizens were doing with my personal information, I decided to close my credit card account with XXXX. When I called XXXX on XX/XX/XXXX, to close the credit card account, the XXXX representative said, unlike what the XXXX rep told me on XXXX call, my credit card was to be transferred to Citizens Bank from the beginning, and now XXXX can not close my credit card account because it is now transferred to Citizens. I demanded that XXXX check their record of my call with the representative on XX/XX/XXXX, the representative answering my call on XX/XX/XXXX, stated she does not have the authority to check the recording nor has the phone number to call to check. - I have made recordings with XXXX customer representatives, which can be provided upon request ( did not attach due to size )

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