I recently notified my banking institution, Merrill Lynch, that my husband and I were traveling outside of the country and wanted to use our debit cards while traveling. The bank was courteous and notated the accounts of our impending travel. I was able to use my debit card while in XXXX and had a wonderful life-altering experience. Upon our return to the States, our accounts were frozen without any notice. We contacted the bank and were told a multitude of possible reasons by several representatives to include the following:1. I attempted to login to my account while XXXX2. My husband carried a negative {$17.00} balance on XXXX of his personal accounts that was not tied to my personal account3. Our accounts were XXXX XXXX Accounts and we were n't conducting any share purchases. 
Of note, we XXXX held our accounts with Merrill Lynch for over two years without issue. Ultimately, my issue is not the bank 's ability to terminate our banking relationship. My issue is that the bank has put a hold on my assets without any legal justification. I have been told by several Merrill Lynch Representatives that I can not access my funds until the Operations Team Lead, XXXX XXXX XXXX, lifts the hold on my account. In the interim, I have no access to my money. The hard-earned money that I got up and went to work for has been seized for more than forty-eight hours because a too big to fail financial institution arbitrarily decided to terminate our banking relationship. This situation has left me void of funds to file my taxes timely, pickup prescriptions XXXX and the like ; yet no one seems to feel this situation warrants immediate action. Additionally, any transactions that were due to hit my account will be returned. Again, no one sees an issue with this banking institution 's ability to bounce transactions in my name. Last I heard, XXXX XXXX XXXX 's name is not currently being dragged through the mud with a insufficient funds sign attached to it. I am utterly appalled and quite frankly disappointed that in this country, consumers can be treated in such a vile way. 
