I hope this does become an issue and gets resolved. There are too many consumers who have been taken advantage of when they used their debit card. If the money is there in their bank account, there shouldn’t be any freeze on the account at all. All in all, I am somewhat pleased this whole concern has been resolved. I hope to see some future results for other people, too.

I would like my readers to give me their opinions on this issue. If you haven’t read the previous postings, please do this before giving me your opinion. I still feel banks and credit card companies “freezing” a certain amount on the checking account until the debit is paid has to be illegal. They are holding your account ransom until the debit goes through, BUT they don’t take the freeze off for days, causing those overdraft fees the bank so greedily grabs. Yes, most banks will reverse the fee if you ask, but some people don’t know this and won’t question it. Please email me. I will respond and I will do whatever is in my power to do regarding this concern. As I get responses I will update this information.

I believe imposing a fee on unsuspecting consumers is not right. In fact it should be downright illegal. I will continue to inform my readers of information received regarding using a debit card at a gas station pump. Check your local stations and see if there are any postings either on the pumps or inside the gas station to inform customers a freeze will be put on their checking account if they use a debit card at the pump. I found 1 station out of 3 who had such a sticker on their pumps.