The agreement authorizes Robinhood to recover amounts owed by debiting external bank accounts, affiliate accounts, and any account in which the user has a beneficial interest, without prior notice to the user.
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This provision establishes a broad contractual right of offset that extends beyond the Robinhood brokerage account to external bank accounts and accounts held with Robinhood affiliates, exercisable without prior notice and surviving account termination.
Interpretive note: The enforceability of contractual offset rights over external bank accounts without prior notice may vary by jurisdiction and is subject to applicable state law and Electronic Fund Transfer Act requirements.
The updated terms establish new fiduciary verification and personal liability provisions for trust and custodial accounts. Trustees are now required to complete Robinhood's identity verification and onboarding before accessing trust accounts, notify Robinhood promptly of any material changes to the trust (amendments, revocation, trustee changes), and provide the correct taxpayer identification number for the trust. The revised language states that trustees are personally liable for obligations, debts, or negative equity arising from instructions given outside the scope of their authority under the trust instrument or applicable law. Robinhood reserves the right to freeze trust accounts or request updated documentation at any time, and will rely on instructions from any onboarded trustee without requiring consent from co-trustees or verifying compliance with the trust instrument. You should consult a tax advisor regarding the appropriate taxpayer identification number for your trust and review your fiduciary authority under the applicable trust instrument before executing trades.
View change record →Under this clause, Robinhood is authorized to debit external bank accounts and accounts held with Robinhood affiliates to recover amounts owed, including following account termination, without prior notice. The terms state this authorization survives termination of the account and the agreement.
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Compare across platforms →"You authorize Robinhood to recover amounts you owe, and to debit, charge or otherwise exercise a right of offset to recover funds from the balance in your Account, your external bank account, any account you own with an Affiliate of Robinhood, any other present or future account carried by Robinhood or its Affiliates in which you have a beneficial interest (meaning you are entitled to the economic benefit of the account's assets, whether or not you are the account's registered owner), or any other payment instrument linked to your Account.Excerpt from Robinhood's Customer Agreement (PDF)
REGULATORY LANDSCAPE: The right of offset over external bank accounts may require evaluation under applicable state law governing unauthorized bank account debits and CFPB standards for unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices under the …
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This provision establishes a broad contractual right of offset that extends beyond the Robinhood brokerage account to external bank accounts and accounts held with Robinhood affiliates, exercisable without prior notice and surviving account termination.
Under this clause, Robinhood is authorized to debit external bank accounts and accounts held with Robinhood affiliates to recover amounts owed, including following account termination, without prior notice. The terms state this authorization survives termination of the account and the agreement.
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