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Wrong funds in your account? What can you and your bank do with the funds?

20 May 2021,  Marvin Odendaal

I recently had the situation where a third party accidentally paid a sum of money into our business account. Our... banker saw the amount and asked whether it could be used to settle some of our company’s debt with the bank. When informed that it was not our money, the re-transfer to the third party was arranged. However, I was wondering what would have happened if we had used the money or the bank had taken it to settle our debt with it?

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Can a bank transfer funds from one account to another without your permission?

11 November 2019,  Dr Candice Reynders

I have two accounts with the same bank. I am in arrears on my home loan payments but will be... receiving money into my savings account. It’s not my money, but money from my sister that I must use to help arrange for her wedding and expenses. I’m just worried that the bank will see the money and then take it to settle my arrears on my home loan. Can they do this?

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