Comments on: Goodbye Washington Mutual

By: The Dynamic Driveler

The Dynamic Driveler — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I don’t know how your banking system works in the US but here in Canada whenever I’ve had a mortgage or a loan payment to make I’ve always arranged for autodebit out of my account in order toprevent just this sort of problem. I haven’t written a cheque in months. Everything is either paid online through my bank or auto debited.

By: chata

chata — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

I hate Washington Mutual. The tellers don’t know anything about banking procedures.

By: M. Davenport

M. Davenport — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

These things happen–big deal, what does “being a good customer” mean to you? Big flippin deal! You make your payments hopefully on time–that makes you a good customer?. Thats what you said you would do when you signed the mortgage note. So, living up to what you contractually agreed to do makes you a “good customer?” So, I guess I’m a good employee of my job because I show upt to work everyday like I’m supposed to. Or I’m a good citizen because I pay my taxes, like I’m supposed to. Or that I don’t cheat on my wife makes me a good husband?–If you think so, you’re an idiot! Being a good customer, is a lot more than doing what your expected to do. “What a wonderful water company we have, I turned on the faucet, and water came out–as it is supposed to.!”

Your thoughts?

By: Loren

Loren — Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Well, after 15 years without missing a payment I expect to be treated with respect, not threatened. After all, as you say, “these things happen.” It’s one thing to be charged a “late charge,” which I didn’t object to. It’s something quite different to be threatened.

I solved the problem. I went to a new bank and saved 1.75% on my loan at the same time.

As long as WA Mutual didn’t want my money I guess we didn’t have a problem.