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Max Withdrawals on Debit Card

How much can I withdraw from a MC-DEBIT card before the average bank would freeze my card? Please state daily and other timeframe conditions as they would apply. I'm sure there is only so much you can purchase out of your card daily, weekly, monthly despite having cleared funds in your checking account before the bank freezes your card. Im trying to find out how much would be usual.


Daily limits vary widely among card issuers. Some have separate limits for cash withdrawals and for purchases. Limits may vary from $100 or so to thousands of dollars, normally with the account balance being the absolute limit.

The daily transaction limits is usually considered a security device to protect the issuer and its customers. Accordingly, very few banks would consider publishing their limits as a matter of policy. Some will only provide such information to current customers. We'd recommend that you pose your question to individual banks, understanding that they may refuse to provide the information for reasons of security.

Published on BankingQuestions.com 12/20/06