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  "id": 3708669,
  "title": "My mother, 91, has dementia. Every bank says I need her signature to unlock her $100,000 stock certificate. What can I do?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/my-mother-91-has-dementia-every-bank-says-i-need-her-signature-to",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-08-27T09:15:00.000Z",
  "source": {
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  "summary": "“These shares are the only assets in her estate without designated beneficiaries.”",
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        "title": "My mother, 91, has dementia. Every bank says I need her signature to unlock her $100,000 stock certificate. What can I do?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/my-mother-91-has-dementia-every-bank-says-i-need-her-signature-to-3709064",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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