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TD Bank continued to work furiously Friday to correct online account postings and fix the computer problems that have plagued the bank and its customers all week.

But while direct deposit postings were up-to-date by mid-day Friday, customers were still getting other outdated balance information when they logged into their accounts online.

“We’re working flat out,” said spokesman Nick Petter. “We’ve got people working double shifts, 24-hours-a-day, very little sleep. Everyone is completely committed to getting this fixed as soon as possible.”

For some people who rely on direct deposits, the computer glitch has been a major headache since those deposits had not been showing up immediately, causing some people to be short of funds. The bank said it will not charge any overdraft or other fees because of the problem and will reimburse customers who incur fees at other institutions.

“We’ve been talking to customers who are very angry, and we’re absolutely committed to regaining the trust that we may have lost in this. We’re absolutely committed to getting back to delivering them the convenience that they’re used to getting on a daily basis,” Petter said.

The computer problems started last weekend when the bank tried to merge the systems of TD Banknorth and Commerce Bank — “A large and complex project,” Petter said. Toronto-based TD Bank Financial Group bought Commerce last year.

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TD Bank is based in Cherry Hill, N.J., and Portland, Maine. It also employees 1,000 people in facilities in Lewiston-Auburn.

Petter said direct deposits were all processed and up to date as of Friday afternoon. The bank has also reduced the lag time between when a customer makes a transaction and when that transaction appears in the account online, but the bank was not yet back to providing real-time results. By 10 a.m. Friday, customers could see all their transactions from the previous day.

Petter could not say when everything would be fixed.

“We’re making progress. At the same time, we recognize any delay is going to be frustrating and a problem for customers. So we remain completely focused on getting rid of it (the delay),” he said.

Petter could not say how many of TD Bank’s millions of customers were affected, but he said the computer problems were widespread.

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The Associated Press contributed to this story.

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