Why is PayPal not letting me add a bank account? Issue: “We’re sorry. We’re not able to process your request right now. This account needs a little help to link it.” If you have ever removed a bank account from PayPal only to find yourself unable to link it back moments later, you have encountered one of the platform’s most frustrating security features. This “soft ban” on specific financial instruments often leads users down a rabbit hole of deleting accounts…