If you have a credit card with Bank A, and a checking account also with Bank A, can Bank A go into your checking account and wit

If you have a credit card with Bank A, and a checking account also with Bank A, can Bank A go into your checking account and withdraw funds without your authorization to settle a past due credit card with the same bank?
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Ronald Anthony Sarno

Ronald Anthony Sarno

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Yes you gave the bank the authority to do that when you signed for the credit card (read your original agreement with them).
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