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Most US ATMs can detain cards. This can be done in response to a request from the issuing bank, or if the card is left in the slot after the transaction as a sa
by oasisbob 15y ago
Most US ATMs can detain cards. This can be done in response to a request from the issuing bank, or if the card is left in the slot after the transaction as a safeguard.
I'd suspect that they want to keep the opportunity to seize the card until the last possible moment.
- georgefox 15y agoI've heard that with some of these ATMs, if you enter an invalid PIN too many times, it'll kick you out and eat the card. I've never tried this, personally.
- philwelch 15y agoIt's happened to me.
- blendergasket 15y agoDefinitely happened to me too. Also, I've noticed the ATMs at convenience stores, bars, on street corners etc are usually the swipe ones and the ones at banks are usually the keep your cards ones for some reason. To me the ones that give me card back right away are much much nicer as it's much harder for me to forget my cash than my card, and it means I only have 1 thing (which is my goal anyway) to get from the machine. It's nice that basically the ones around the places I wind up when I'm tipsy in the middle of the night are the ones that're set up so they're hardest for me to mess up.