Consumer complaint received 2018-06-05
Company: SUNTRUST BANKS, INC.
State: DC
Product: Checking or savings account
Sub-product: Checking account
Issue: Closing an account
Sub-issue: Funds not received from closed account

Complaint:
On XX/XX/XXXX I tried to log into my personal and business checking accounts with Suntrust. Said wasnt available and didnt work for mobile. I called and they told me over phone- we closed your account and you'll be mailed your check. They wouldn't tell me why, how, when. 
That is my rent money, my grocery money, my gas money. They did not notify me in writing, via a call, text, nothing. No warning. No reason. 
I went into a branch as I am traveling in XXXX. They tried to call corporate. They said with no " activity '' on the account for five days then account would be closed and check then 10 days and then sent. They said the closing process started XX/XX/XXXX! I had funds automatically setup from other companies transferred to the account, automatic withdrawals setup etc and they did not tell me to not interact with my account until I had to have a branch call and find out details of how I can access my own money on XX/XX/XXXX. I had to ask! So the bank can take money into my account, allow attempted debits, refuse the debits but accrue the funds and gain interst on my money, all well penalizing me in multiple ways- 1 ) charging me fees when the attempted debits dont go through even though I wasn't told not to use my account or explained why, 2 ) stealing and hoarding my money and my companies money and gain interest on it- and grow the funds because they can accept deposits on a " closed account '' but can release it to the owner of that account, 3 ) prolonging the release of funds as they did not tell me or give me any sort of details that when something interacts with my account- even a return or automatic transaction- it makes it so my funds are prolonged from me 4 ) no way to access my own money for over a month causing XXXX XXXX XXXX  such as XXXX and XXXX 5 ) no access to see what has and hasnt been attempted etc to my own account to see when I can get access /what merchant transactions are accurate etc. This has to be illegal! They said they would mail me a letter. I have  received nothing. This is XX/XX/XXXX. They have had my money and no plans to release it. What am I to do!? How can they not give 24 hours  notice, explain a week ahead of time? If my rent is late my landlord evicts us. That money was for my rent. So now I will be evicted, can't buy groceries and am unable to buy gas. How is this even legal?! And the bank is tricking me bc they won't tell me anything about what has posted/not and didnt tell me not to issue checks at start of month etc or to cancel my subscriptions etc. They just want to hold onto the funds. This is ridiculous!!!!!! On top of it they charge me XXXX and XXXX each month which I was charged to have an account, then they are going to charge me each debit attempted on the account even though I was unaware of what was going on as they didnt communicate with me to have things changed.

Company public response: Company has responded to the consumer and the CFPB and chooses not to provide a public response
Company response to consumer: Closed with explanation