Of course it was "standard procedure" - just because it is the law does not make it moral.

They devour widows' houses and for a show make lengthy prayers. Such men will be punished most severely." (Mark 12:40)

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The new rule would help people like Kelly May, a 59 year-old disabled former genetic oncologist in Dothan, Ala. After Wachovia Bank froze her account in March 2009, it took Ms. May four months to get her money released.

The bank didn't return the $100 fee it took when it froze her account.

"That's a lot of money to me," said Dr. May, whose sole source of income is $1,400 a month in Social Security

A spokeswoman for Wells Fargo & Co., which owns Wachovia, says collecting the garnishment fee from the Social Security was standard procedure.