Freedom Federal Credit Union members hit by fraudulent debit card charges

Many Freedom Federal Credit Union members noticed fraudulent charges on their cards over the weekend, and some aren’t happy with how the situation was handled. The Bel-Air-based credit union, which as of June had more than 33,000 members and more than $420 million in total assets, announced on Friday that many of its members were experiencing unauthorized charges on their debit cards due to issues at Freedom’s third-party card services provider. The credit union has been working with impacted members to shut down accounts and issue refunds by the end of the day on Tuesday. The mass instances of fraud led to long lines at Freedom’s branches, and long waits for customers who called.