Will require covered financial institutions to place holds of up to 90 days on suspicious wire transactions leaving a senior's account when financial exploitation is suspected.

George Whitesides · California · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Require covered financial institutions to place holds of up to 90 days on suspicious wire transactions leaving a senior's account when financial exploitation is suspected.. Promised outcome: Allow the legitimacy of suspicious senior-account wire transactions to be determined before money leaves the account.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. As U.S. Representative for California's 27th District, George Whitesides co-introduced the Protecting Elders from Wire Fraud Act in Congress.

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The Protecting Elders from Wire Fraud Act would: Require covered financial institutions to place holds up to 90 days on transactions leaving a senior’s account where financial exploitation is suspected to allow for the legitimacy of the transaction to be determined.

Whitesides' Protecting Elders from Wire Fraud Act would require covered financial institutions to hold suspicious wire transactions from seniors' accounts for up to 90 days when exploitation is suspected.

Reps. George Whitesides, Maria Salazar, and Don Davis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Protect Seniors From Wire Fraud | Representative George Whitesides
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