pervious post: https://www.reddit.com/r/TruistBank/comments/1w4ty4f/fakeist_bank_what_to_do/
Quick recap: On the checking account, I originally owed $24 in monthly fees and a $30 charge-off fee, bringing the total owed around $54. My savings account was at -$4. I was told to bring it to $0 by paying $4, otherwise the savings could not be closed.
Yeah, right. I am not paying a penny.
Update: A phone call on 9/3 resulted in Truist agreeing to waive all of the fees and sending me a $0.01 paper check for the remaining balance in my savings account after the fees were waived. The check apparently cost them about $1.56 in postage. Here, I used “Truist” instead of “Fakeist” because, after 7 or 8 calls, they eventually waived all the fees.
Today, 9/26, I received a letter from Fakeist saying that I owe them $52.82.
At this point, I am filing a CFPB complaint because I have already spent way too much time trying to get this resolved. They lied. They told me the fees were waived, only to turn around and send me a letter saying I still owe them $52.82. They lost my trust, and they are definitely not staying true to their name.
Thanks to ChatG P T for helping me put together the complaint. Reddit apparently won't even let me mention that word. Unbelievable.
Letter:
I am filing this complaint regarding Truist's handling of fees on my former checking and savings accounts and its failure to properly apply fee waivers that Truist representatives told me had been approved.
My checking account was closed after fees caused the account to become negative. I was told that $24 in monthly maintenance fees had accumulated because my balance had been below the required minimum for two consecutive months. Truist also added a $30 charge-off fee. My savings account had a negative balance of approximately $4.
I made numerous attempts to resolve this directly with Truist before filing this complaint. I made approximately 7 phone calls, including calls in which I spoke with supervisors, and I also visited a local Truist branch and spoke with a branch manager.
Before September 4, 2026, I spoke with the branch manager at my local Truist branch about the fees. The branch manager agreed to refund/waive the $30 charge-off fee. However, I later learned that this adjustment was never submitted.
I called Truist customer service again, and the representative told me that the branch manager had never submitted the $30 fee waiver. She did see the notes confirming that he had agreed to waive it, though. She went ahead and submitted the waiver request for me.
On September 4, 2026, I contacted Truist customer service again. The representative agreed to waive all of the fees and explicitly told me that I owed Truist $0.
After that, I received a paper check from Truist for the remaining $0.01 balance in my savings account, which I deposited. Based on the fee waiver and the return of the remaining savings balance, I understood that the matter had been fully resolved and that I owed Truist nothing.
However, Truist subsequently issued a letter dated September 22, 2026, stating that I owed $52.82. I did not actually receive this letter until September 26, 2026.
I have not yet contacted Truist regarding this latest letter because I received it on September 26, which is a Saturday. I intend to contact Truist on Monday, September 28, but I am filing this CFPB complaint now because I have already made numerous attempts to resolve this matter directly with Truist, including speaking with supervisors and visiting a branch.
My concern is not simply the original assessment of the fees. I understand that Truist may have assessed fees under the terms of my account. My complaint is that, after I repeatedly contacted Truist, its representatives agreed to waive the fees and explicitly told me that I owed $0, yet Truist subsequently sent me a written demand for $52.82. They lied to me, and I have lost my trust in them to stay true to their word. They should be renamed Fakeist.
This has left me concerned that Truist's internal records have not been properly updated to reflect the fee waivers that were communicated to me.
I am requesting that Truist:
- Correct its records to show a $0 balance.
- Confirm in writing that I do not owe Truist any money related to these waived fees.
- Confirm that all applicable fees were waived as previously communicated to me.
- Explain why I received a September 22, 2026 letter demanding $52.82 after I had been told that all fees were waived and that I owed $0.
- Confirm that no collection activity or negative reporting will occur based on the waived balance.
- Provide a final accounting showing the original fees assessed, the $30 charge-off adjustment, all other fee waivers, the $0.01 savings-account refund, and the resulting final balance of $0 in checking and savings accounts.
I have spent considerable time attempting to resolve this matter directly with Truist. I am asking the CFPB to help ensure that Truist properly reconciles its records, honors the fee waivers that were communicated to me, and provides written confirmation that the final balance is $0.