Well this is interesting. There has been some talk about a glitch with computer systems during the WaMu to Chase conversion that wiped out about 4 months worth of loan modification data. That would certainly explain why Chase keeps asking people for the same stuff again and claiming they haven’t received paperwork.
The BIG news is that WaMu’s former holding company has announced that is has reached an agreement with JP Morgan Chase and the FDIC that gives it back $4B in assets it had claimed and allows it to keep 1/2 of the $5.6B in tax credits. This is good news for WaMu bondholders, but not enough to give shareholders anything. I hope this doesn’t kill the impetus for lawmakers to continue to look into the fiasco of a siezure that gave WaMu to Chase.
Of 437,323 borrowers in trial loan modifications, JP Morgan Chase managed to convert a paltry 20,450 into permanent modifications in February. Woo hoo.
This is classic Chase. Homeowner sells house, one year after the sale Chase is still treating her loan as if it was active and telling her she is behind on payments. Not until the media contacts Chase on her behalf does the problem get solved. (story)
In making claims that it changed its policy last year, allowing rejected business loan applicants to request a second review, which resulted in a significant increase in lending to small businesses, Chase is makings claims that can’t be verified and it won’t substantiate with any data. (article)
Chase has not counter sued the FDIC and WaMu’s former holding company to protect the assets being contended by the former WaMu holding company. (article)
Oh Chase, do you really have to hire people that don’t have a clue what they are talking about?
Here is some info from a Chase insider. Among his claims, that his managers and district managers were constantly replaced and had no experience even close to managing banks. That Chase doesn’t allow their employees to participate in ANY outside activities, including volunteering.