Consumer complaint received 2021-07-12
Company: NAVY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION
State: TX
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-product: Other banking product or service
Issue: Managing an account
Sub-issue: Funds not handled or disbursed as instructed

Complaint:
In XXXX of XXXX, after coming back from a XXXX, I realized I was missing some of my XX/XX/XXXX travel pay. When I discovered my XX/XX/XXXX travel pay was placed in a wrong NFCU account, due to a mistake in account numbers, that led me to discover my XXXX travel pay ( from a move from XXXX  to XXXX  XXXX was placed in the wrong account as well. I contacted XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX XXXX ( XXXX ) and they sent a letter of indemnity on XXXX XX/XX/XXXX, regarding my XXXX XX/XX/XXXX payment and my XXXX XX/XX/XXXX payment. NFCU returned my XXXX XX/XX/XXXX payment. However, they did not return my XXXX XX/XX/XXXX payment, totaling {$2600.00}. The trace number for the aforementioned amount is # XXXX. In XXXX of XXXX, I reached out to the XXXX. XXXX Legal Assistance Office, they helped me get another XXXX letter of indemnity. Again, the {$2600.00} was denied. I filed an Inspector General ( IG ) complaint in XXXX and received another Legal Assistance Attorney in XXXX after the previous one XXXX. That attorney, XXXX XXXX XXXX, arranged a three-way phone call with NFCU and myself also on the line and XXXX XXXX facilitating. The representative at NFCU confirmed that they were able to see the mix up. The representative on the line confirmed the XXXX letters of indemnity and XXXX XXXX letter of indemnity. The representative gave XXXX XXXX a new fax address to send a letter of indemnity in her legal capacity. However, after she sent the XXXX XXXX Legal Assistance letter, on XXXX XX/XX/XXXX, on XXXX XX/XX/XXXX I called NFCU and they replied that they would not accept XXXX XXXX letter of indemnity, it had to be from XXXX. On XXXX XX/XX/XXXX, XXXX XXXX reached out to XXXX for a third and final letter of indemnity. XXXX only does two letters of indemnity, but they allowed an exception. However, this time NFCU came back saying there were insufficient funds and that the account had been closed. If youre reading this complaint and thinking, well she should have kept track of her money better. Rest assured, that I am beating myself up with that refrain already. But from a consumer standpoint, if NFCU told me where they saw the error, they have the trace number, and they saw that it went into the wrong accountit seems that the next step would be returning the money. Instead, NFCU has initiated bureaucratic roadblock after bureaucratic roadblock, saying I need another XXXX letter of indemnity when Ive already sent two on my behalf, telling my Legal Assistance attorney the wrong fax information, and conceding that they see the account transcription error when I call them. I feel like Im getting runaround. Through multiple XXXX and moves, I wrote the wrong account number down and only realized it in XXXX. I know {$2600.00} might be a drop in the bucket to NFCU, but its a lot of money to me.

Company public response: Company believes it acted appropriately as authorized by contract or law
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation