Bank of America Outage Causes Panic with Zero Account Balances

A system glitch left thousands of customers unable to access their accounts or seeing zero balances, prompting widespread concern.

The outage began around 12:30 p.m. ET, with over 20,000 reports of issues peaking shortly after 1 p.m., according to Downdetector.
Affected customers reported being unable to access their accounts or seeing their balances incorrectly displayed as $0.
Bank of America acknowledged the issue, stating it has been largely resolved but did not specify the cause of the glitch.
The problem primarily impacted online and mobile banking users, with some ATM services also affected.
Customers expressed frustration on social media over the outage and difficulties in reaching customer service for assistance.