ACU mistakenly charges members hefty maintenance fees

Thousands of Assiniboine Credit Union members woke up Monday to a shocking $1,000, or less, gone from their bank accounts and few answers.

Jennifer Sadowski, 40, checked her account because it was the beginning of November. On the first day of each month, she pays property taxes, an alarm system fee and insurance.

"I noticed that they had taken the $1,000 out," she said. "I was like, 'Oh my God,' so I tried to call."

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