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circuit city death watch
Circuit City Gets A Loan, Lives To Fight Another Day
Circuit City has secured a loan from Bank of America that will pay for its operating expenses until it emerges from bankruptcy next year, says Bloomberg. This financing gives CC a new lease on life — Yes, we may yet see the bankrupt retailer rise from the ashes to continue its proud tradition of ignoring customers who are standing at the register. More » -
phone numbers
Secret Phone Numbers And Email Addresses To Reach Executives At 101+ Companies
Inside, email addresses, phone numbers, and addresses for over 100 different companies to inject your customer service complaints into their corporate executive offices, and get it well on the way to success.
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Can I Change My Social Security Number?
Concerned about a recent incident in which his wife's social security number may have been exposed (by a Bank of America employee, but that's another story), Christian wants to know if you can change your social security number. In special circumstances, yes, the Social Security Administration will change your number. You need to show proof that 1) you've suffered harm from someone misusing your ss# and 2) you've made all reasonable efforts to otherwise solve the problem i.e. credit report freezes, closing accounts and changing account numbers, etc. If both of these apply, then you can simply visit your local SSA office, call, or visit www.ssa.gov/reach.htm.
When Someone Else Uses Your Social Security Number [SSA.gov]
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debt collectors
Credit Blemished Over Imaginary Credit Card
The NES collection agency is coming after Nancy for a debt on an account number she's never owned. She's trying to beseech BoA billing for a resolution and to fix her credit history. That may be completely the wrong way to go about it. Here's her story: More » -
worst company in america
Countrywide To Fixed Rate Customer: Your Mortgage Is About To Adjust!
Countrywide either doesn't know, or doesn't care that reader Graham has a fixed rate mortgage, because they keep sending him "notices" that his mortgage is about to "adjust." More » -
money meltdown
Bank of America CEO Explains How He Beat Wall Street
Is the new financial capital of our country located in Charlotte, NC? 60 Minutes traveled down south to talk to CEO Ken Lewis about his bank, its recent purchase of Merrill Lynch, whether or not the bank bailout is "socialism" and the economic crisis in general. More » -
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success stories
Letter To Bank of America CEO Results In Waived Overdraft Fees, Joy
Luisa accidentally overdrafted her checking account with Bank of America, but found that no matter how much money she put in — it was being eaten up by the fee monster that lurks at the bottom of her account. It has big yellow teeth and glowing eyes and only the CEO can control it... Rrraaawwwrrrr........ More » -
phone numbers
Reach Bank Of America Executive Customer Relations
With stories like this,this, and this, it's not hard to imagine why someone might need to kick their Bank of America problem all the way to the top of the dung heap . Here's some executive contact phone numbers: More » -
gossip
When Things Get Crazy, Rumors Get Even Crazier
We received a tip today that Bank of America supposedly plans to close nearly all of its customers' credit cards on October 1st, but the only source we can find for this rumor is a single post at iReport.com, CNN's public journalism free-for-all. Everything else online that mentions this is traced back to that one short post. So, until we find out more, we're going to say this one is bunk—and a great example of how wild rumors can pop up during desperate times. (Thanks to Joseph!) -
confessions
Ex-Credit Card Bankers: "Every Customer Who Calls In Is A Mark. It's A Great Big Con."
CNN has an interview with two former credit card bankers who are admitting that their job was to get consumers to max out their credit cards and take on as much debt as possible, regardless of the customer's ability to afford it. They both worked for MBNA at their "sprawling consumer call center in Belfast, Maine." The bankers say that they were told to aggressively push cash advances, and were trained to convince consumers that they needed the maximum amount of debt at the highest interest rate. More »
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