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No. If the bank deposited money to your account in error, it doesn't need your permission to remove those funds and deposit them into the correct account.
The bank may also correct the error by exercising an offset, which allows a bank to charge the account for a debt owed to the bank. Review your deposit account agreement for your bank’s offset policy.
Last Reviewed:April 2021
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