Attempted to search for airline tickets thru XXXX XXXX on XXXX & XXXX. Did not complete transaction as XXXX raised prices significantly while processing. Backed out/cancelled search and XXXX placed XXXX separate " pending '' holds for a total of {$3200.00} ; {$2200.00} on XXXX and the balance on XXXX. Called my bank Suntrust to let them know I DID NOT purchase tickets. Called XXXX and basically got nowhere and was told XXXX business days was typical for them to hold monies from my account. On XXXX Suntrust did a Credit Memo for {$2200.00} and indicated that " once XXXX released the hold, the credit memo would be " paid back '', basically balance back to what it should be ''. The customer service rep never indicated that there was a specific time hold, i.e. XXXX hours and that the Credit Memo would only be for that specific time period. Today I see the Credit Memo dropped off and my account is in the negative as well as my savings account because I have overdraft protection. I called Suntrust, again, and was told that the Credit Memo was time specific and as of today, XXXX there appears to be a XXXX hour hold from XXXX XXXX. I stated that today would be day XXXX and yet there is another XXXX hour hold? That leads me to believe that XXXX will not release the hold until Monday XXXX at the earliest ... How is it that Financial Institutions can manipulate funds in this manner? If I indicate that NO PURCHASE was made and a XXXX party vendor is simply tying up my funds XXXX business days for their use, that my banking institution does not have the authority to release or drop a hold. How is this any different than a fraudulent transaction? Again, I DID NOT purchase tickets ; merely searching. 
As a side note, on Tuesday the XXXX my First call was to XXXX XXXX who said I needed to call XXXX and then my bank. I then called XXXX and was told to call XXXX XXXX. Neither had any confirmation information indicating to me that there definitely was no pending transaction. I did call Suntrust and on a Conference call with XXXX was told that a Fax would be sent ASAP from XXXX with all pertinent information that Sunturst needed to release the monies ; that Fax never was sent. I called XXXX, again, got a Supervisor who pretty much told me, " Oh Well, XXXX business days ''. 
