People often ask me how to get a refund when a flight goes belly-up. Belly-up covers drama from Sandy or that Nor'easter-when airlines are the ones canceling flights-to you falling ill and scrubbing your own trip.
It may be that the company placed a block â or a hold â on your card for the estimated total of your bill. Merchants use blocks to make sure you have sufficient funds to pay your bill. If youâre near your credit limit or you have a low balance in your bank account when a block is placed, your card could be declined for additional purchases. To avoid surprises at the cash register, ask your card issuer and the merchant if they use blocking.
Rating Newest Oldest. Best Answer: This varies form bank to bank, and occasionally WITHIN a bank. The bank where I work switched from 8 digit to 10 digit account numbers 4 or 5 years ago. The existing 8 digit numbers were retained as long as the accounts remain active. If you state the NAME of the bank, it is POSSIBLE someone can tell you how many digits their account numbers have. Without the bank name, it is not possible to answer correctly. KMcG: You are mistaken. The bank SHOULD have provided a card with the account number.