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Why Do I See Two Charges When One Says “Pending”?

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You check your card and see two charges. One says pending. The other looks completed. It feels like you were charged twice—even though one payment was never confirmed. This happens when a pending authorization overlaps with a finalized payment. A pending charge isn’t always canceled automatically when a payment completes. Why Pending and Completed Charges … Read more

Charged Twice on Your Card Statement? It’s Not Always a Real Duplicate

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You check your card statement and see the same charge twice. Same merchant. Same amount. It looks like a duplicate payment—but in many cases, only one charge is real. This usually happens when an authorization and a final charge appear separately before the system finishes updating. Two identical charges don’t always mean you paid twice. … Read more