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Re: Zimmermann legal fund
On Sun, 30 Jul 1995, Lucky Green wrote:
> Six years ago, you could walk into a Bank, show them your driver license,
> and open an account.
> Today, you need several pieces of ID.
> Three years ago, you could withdraw money from your own account without
> having your checkbook on you.
> Today, they make you pay for a "counter check".
> One year ago, you could walk into a bank an cash a check drawn onto an
> account at the very same bank.
> Today (Coast Federal), they make you pay a $10 check cashing fee.
When I lived in California, I banked at Security Pacific, then changed
over my account to BofA. When I left the bay area, I closed my account,
not knowing that someone had sat on a check for $120 - I thought it was me
just entering an ATM receipt twice (as I do from time to time). So,
someone from a place called ChexSystems sends me a letter, saying "well,
you had a check go through and the bank paid it, please pay us." So, I
send them the $120 or whatever it was.
When I tried to open a checking acount in Utah, I find that I can't, for
the sole reason that I had been "reported to ChexSystems". I explained
the situation to no avail. BofA refuses to remove the charge, saying that
it's "against their policy". ChexSystems refuses to do anything about it,
saying that "it was a valid debt", one which I neither knew about nor
agreed to. If the bank would've mailed me a letter, saying that they
bounced the check, or paid it and please remit, I would've been happy to.
Instead, they chose to try and screw me over by reporting the so-called
"debt" to some sort of check reporting system. From my point of view, the
action by the bank was malicious and done with the intent of causing me
harm. I don't recommend anyone doing business with BofA for this reason,
and I strongly urge that people immediately close their accounts with BofA,
refuse to do business with them, and switch to another bank which refuses
to participate in such malicious practices.
I'm *not* impressed.
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