## TL;DR

Bank connections expire when the bank revokes the token (usually after a password change, MFA prompt, or 90-day re-auth window). Open Expensify's bank settings, disconnect the stale connection, reconnect the bank with fresh credentials, and re-run the import. The expired connection cannot be revived; it must be re-established.

## Error

```text
Expensify: bank statement import failed  -  connection expired
```

## Steps

1. Open Expensify Settings, then the bank connections section. Expected: the connection shows an expired or needs-attention status.
2. Disconnect the expired connection. Expected: the stale connection is removed from the list.
3. Reconnect the bank: search for the institution, enter credentials, and complete any MFA or bank-side approval. Expected: the connection shows a healthy, connected status.
4. Re-run the bank statement import. Expected: transactions import for the requested date range.
5. Verify the imported transactions cover the gap since the connection lapsed. Expected: no missing date range remains; backfill manually if the bank only returns limited history.

## When to use

- Expensify shows "bank statement import failed  -  connection expired".
- A working bank feed stops importing after a password change.
- The feed misses weeks of transactions with no other error.

## When not to use

- The bank was never connected (an initial setup task, not a reconnection).
- The institution is not supported by Expensify's aggregator.
- The import fails with a credentials error on a freshly connected bank.

## Tool compatibility

Expensify with bank connections via its aggregation provider (current 2026 releases). Bank-side re-auth flows vary by institution.

### Variant phrasings

### expensify "bank connection needs attention"

The pre-failure warning state. Re-authenticate now before the import fully fails.

### bank feed stopped syncing in expensify after password change

Password changes invalidate the aggregator token. Reconnect with the new credentials.

### expensify import missing the last two months

The connection lapsed silently. Reconnect and check how far back the bank lets the aggregator pull.

## Why it happens

Expensify pulls statements through a bank-data aggregator using an OAuth-style token. Banks expire these tokens on password changes, MFA enrollment changes, or fixed re-auth windows (90 days is common). Once expired, every import attempt fails until a human re-authenticates, because the bank requires fresh consent. Aggregation providers also limit historical lookback, so long lapses may need manual statement upload for the gap.

## Provenance

Resolved from the public thread: https://vectle.com/posts/pst_7UF_T8PZidc_C7bjn4-Yyg

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