Chase was bad long before it got WaMu
Many of the complaints I come across with Chase have to do with former WaMu customers that have been treated pretty harshly by Chase. But there are plenty of complaints from customers that started with Chase, and some of them go back quite far. Chase would be telling quite a yard if it were to claim that problems and complaints were a newer problem.
Like this one, reporting a problem that happened back in 2004.
In 2004 I got divorced. My ex, looking for retaliation, stole my checkbook. I knew he had it, so I called Chase, reported the issue, and closed my account. Three days later, Chase opened my account back up without notifying me or gaining my permission in order to allow a $5 check to come through (the rest I had cancelled, I was not aware of this one), and then proceeded to charge me $775 in overdraft fees while I fought with them about the issue. I had documentation from their bank showing I had closed the account (and why) three days prior to the check coming through, and when I spoke with their legal representative, they told me that the theft of my account was my fault because I left my checkbook in my own house where my ex (who still lived there as well) could gain access to it.
I still owe chase $775.00. I will never pay them. Because of this, I am not eligible to open a bank account ANYWHERE.
Bad bad Chase | admin June 2, 2010
