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		ceejayoz on May 31, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: How Plaid Reconciles Pending and Posted Transactio... > If they can log in to your financial sites, a breach would mean the attacker would be able to as well. As an added bonus, banks may disclaim liability because you shared your credentials with a third party.

jaden on June 1, 2019 [–]

That's a good (although bad for the consumer) point. Are you aware of any examples of this happening?

sdoering on June 1, 2019 | [–]

Reading my terms of service I can see my bank explicitly having forbidden the sharing of credentials.

Not sure if there ever was a case they used this clause, though.

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