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Chase (NMLS #399798), the U.S. consumer and commercial banking business of JPMorgan Chase & Co., offers home purchase and refinancing loans, in addition to its other financial services. The company provides home loans in every state and Washington, D.C., and its services are available online, through its mobile app, by phone and in person at more than 5,000 branches.

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    Reviewed April 13, 2008

    Washington Mutual re-assessed property values on their home equity line of credit and reduced the available credit without notice. We had 80,000.00 left on our line of credit always paid on time, my last statement showed this available credit, but on Friday, April 11th, the available credit was only 4900.00 (approx). when my husband called he was told they will be sending out a letter explaining this soon.

    I have now heard 5 other stories that this has happened, one person was remodeling a home and they yanked the rest of the funds needed to finish, another was using this money to live on, my self, this money was taken out on a home my grandfather gave to me he is 97 years old and my mother 73 and uncle 72 live in the other house on the property, the balance 80,000.00 was being used to pay for the mortgage on these 2 homes and I was going to need a little to refi my own home, it keeps adjusting too high. It's gone without notice.

    The people who knew took their money out before Wednesday 4/9 I would have if I knew. Now I will lose the home for my mom, uncle and G-pa and possibly my home. This is like your mortgage lender without notice calls your loan due in full, pay now or move. I am worried that this will lead to banks closing with our funds, etc

    The lost of 3 homes, 3 elderly folks without a home and a family of 4. with a good credit history, now probably foreclosure,bankruptcy

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    Reviewed April 5, 2008

    Wamu closed a loan on my house without my authorization. They accepted documents that were obvious forgery. The signatures were drastically different. When I brought this to their attention they said there was nothing they could do because I had paid the loan off with another loan. I feel I had to. I was about to lose my house. I didn't find out about the wamu loan until my house was in foreclosure. Is there anything I can do?

    The original loan was $100,000. All of that money was paid to 2 people. There was no balance on my house. It had been paid for cash! Now I have this huge balance and I'm about to lose the house again because I can't afford the payments.

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    Reviewed April 1, 2008

    It has been confirmed by a Washington Mutual Employee that they post the debits first and the credits second to your checking account. So when my paycheck was electronically credited to my account at midnight on 3/31 I was still overdrawn until that evening but the debits kept rolling in. I check my account online and it said I had $3800.00. But when I tried to use my debit card to withdraw cash it would not let me. Of course when I used my debit card to pay for things that day I was allowed but I was charged $30.00 every time I used the card. I cannot believe this is legal. I am closing my account.

    It has cost me literally hundreds of dollars until I finally figured out that they were posting the credits last. Someone should file a class action law suit.

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    Reviewed April 1, 2008

    Because I am unhappy with the service of the bank (WAMU), I started moving my funds to my other banks. This feeling was enforced after I read your article that the bank is taking care of its executives by changing the basis of their bonus. Little did I know that I will be a victim of their drive to increase their profitability. My wife has an IRA account with WAMU which was in a CD. It matured March 10. She had signed documents to transfer the funds to another bank. The bank informed WAMU of the transfer by phone and sent the documents to WAMU who was assured that there will be no pretermination penalty. In addition, on March 17, my wife called up WAMU to inform them that she is not rolling over the funds. Thinking that everything is settled, we went about our daily grind.
    On Wednesday, March 30, we received a call from WAMU. Since my wife is away from home and I was at work, they left a message. I did not get the message to call WAMU back until yesterday. I told my wife who is in San Diego to call them back. This is what we were told: WAMU did not receive the document from our other bank until March 21, one day after the grace period. Therefore, we will be charged a pre termination penalty of $200.15. (This is despite the earlier call from my bank who was assured that there will be no penalty and from my wife.) In addition, they will not transfer the funds until they receive the signed confirmation which they sent on March 26 and we have not received yet. I guess they are now requiring all the formalities to improve their bottom line. As you said in your article, they are taking care of their executives but forgetting their customers.

    My wife will pay the $200.15 pretermination penalty. I am just venting and I feel that other WAMU customers should know inconvenience of dealing with WAMU which made me close my accounts. I will also be advising my daughters to do the same.

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    Reviewed March 28, 2008

    Though they are written providing notice, WAMU has now begun reducing lines in FL. I received notice this week basing the decision on a significant decline in the value of my property. However, how significant is defined cannot be determined, since WAMU, through their loan care center in TX, stated that they will not provide the updated value they are relying on to make this decision. Do I not smell a regulatory compliance issue here? The language included in my orig. loan documents define the basis of a significant decline as the value they relied on at the time of application - which was never provided to me as the borrower. Again, misleading.

    In addition, should you want to dispute this action, you as the customer, are required to pay for the cost of a full appraisal, which would cost $200-$300. Once again, a requirement that was never included or stated in the original loan documents. Is WAMU possibly making these rules up as they go? And none of this is helping those WAMU borrowers who are and have faithfully met their obligations to WAMU without issue. In fact, you are likely being double penalized because as they reduce your line, your utilization rate effectively increases which will likely have an unfavorable impact on your overall credit score. Nice. Beware - folks, things with WAMU are not as they may seem. Make their primary regulator, the Office of Thrift Supervision, aware of it. Send your issue(s) regarding WAMU to The Office of Thrift Supervision Consumer Affairs Department.

    Reduced Credit Line w/o warning, and not supported by any documentation to show action warranted within the terms of the original contract, and negative impact to a consumer's credit score w/o any negative action whatsoever by the consumer.

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    Reviewed March 28, 2008

    I have had a credit card with Washington Mutual for over 6 years. At the time I got the card, the company was Providian. I have always paid them before the due date. I have never gone over my credit limit. I have always made at least the minimum payment and usually, over 50% of the time, have paid more. Last month they increased my APR to the default rate of 51.55%. I called them to ask why. They said they didn't have that information but could send me a letter within 30 days. I just got the letter. It is because of other credit issues I have. None of these issues is late payments. None are defaults. I have one argument with Sallie Mae over a student loan with a balance of less than $350.00. I don't feel this is a fair business practice at all.

    My minimum monthly payment has increased from $189 to $252 overnight. This will be a crushing blow to me financially.

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    Reviewed March 23, 2008

    I have a credit card with WaMu, pay completely on time, and am paying down my account. Now I have discovered that my APR has jumped to 21%. The answer for the question why? Because we can. My amounts on my cards recently jumped because both my parents died and I needed to pay for funerals which are very expensive (another issue). So, because of a general profile based upon formulas known only to the card company, my reasonable APR jumped to a default APR.

    This additional jump in my debt has placed even more pressure on me - a solid payer, never late. Besides my parents' deaths, I also got laid off and then received this news that the APR was being raised. How does this serve anybody except for the companies who will do anything to squeeze as much as possible out of the consumer? This is downright cruelty. I sacrificed simple necessities for the next 6 months to pay off this card and I vow never to use a WaMU product again! When will the public be able to make our voices heard regarding these credit card companies? WaMu will never receive my business again in any form.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2008

    I contacted Chevy Chase Bank today to inquire about a Cashier's check which was deposited on March 7, 2008. According to my on-line records, this check was being held, and I was unclear why a Cashier's Check would be on hold. I have deposited a Cashier's Check for $3,000 into my checking account (each month) for the last 3 years, and it has never been placed on hold. It is a check that I receive from one of my tenants, and there has never been a problem with the Cashiers Check clearing. In addition, no one in their company (Dena or Charlene) could tell me when the check would be taken off hold. As a result of the check being placed on hold, a subsequent check bounced that I had written to my builder. Of course, Chevy Chase bank has charged me for the return check. It seems to be their practice to return checks even when they see that you have funds which are placed on hold.

    I called today to try to determine why the Cashiers check was held and to get reimbursed for the bank charges for the returned check because the money was there. The first representative I spoke to was Charlene, and although she wasn't very knowledgeable, she was polite and exhibited great customer service skills. She explained that the check was held, but it could not be guaranteed. I asked to speak with a Supervisor. I have been a customer there for over 15 years and felt that this new rule or policy was fair considering my history with Chevy Chase. Charlene placed me on hold and transferred me to Deana (or Dena). She had a very nonchalant attitude toward solving my issues, and her tone was very defensive instead of resolution focused. She disconnected my call during the conversation, and I am now forced with sending an on-line complaint. I would like assistance with getting my problem resolved. Thank you for your assistance.

    On going fees for returned checks because Chevy Chase Bank is now holding Cashier's checks for over 2 weeks.

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    Reviewed March 12, 2008

    A customer placed an order through my webstore for $14.94. Then his credit card was compromised. His bank, Chase, sent him a list of charges to approve or disapprove. He approved my website's charge by writing "yes" next to my website's name. (And he disapproved 4 other obvious fraud charges on the sheet they sent me.) So then I get a chargeback from my processor. I call them and explain that this is a mistake--because we're both looking at a piece of paper where the customer approved the charge from my webstore. The support person says she can't really explain why I received a chargeback notification, but to go ahead and fax in all the supporting documentation anyway. And be sure to call back in a few days to make sure they received the documentation and that the chargeback was reversed. So I faxed all the supporting proof of sale documentation to my processor, including the piece of paper that had the customer's approval for the charge in my webstore. My processor forwards that to Chase - and Chase approved the chargeback anyway!

    Their reason was that my Merchant Account lists me as Retail Account which means I do face-to-face transactions. So since I did not provide a receipt with a card swipe, they approved the chargeback. It's obvious that the customer made the purchase online; and, he approved the charge on the phone and in writing. I called my Merchant Service account and found out I am listed as Retail (even though I only do online sales). So that's easy for them to change. (I'm not sure why I was set up as Retail initially.) So I asked my processor how to contact Chase to dispute this. He tells me (and gives me a number) I can call them--but, he says, their policy is not to talk to merchants. What kind of foolishness is that? I pay them money so their customers can spend money through their bank--and they won't talk to me!

    I called the customer, and he's as irate as I am. He said tomorrow he's calling Chase and telling them that if they don't pay me, he's canceling his credit card account with them. He also offered to pay me with a check or a new credit card. But it's not the 15 bucks I care about. I don't want the chargeback on my record--especially for such a lame reason as this.

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    Reviewed March 11, 2008

    On 8-29-03 my husband took out a loan through SYB. 48 hours later he was in hospital being diagnosed with a grade four brain tumor. On 11-12-03, I was being treated for fibromyalgia. At this time Washington Mutual got the loan. At the time of this transaction both my husband and I were ill. We didn't know of his brain tumor. August 18, 2003 My husband went and got a complete physical from his doctors and got back results as being in great health. But he was out of control, I couldn't stop him from doing anything.

    It looks like Washington Mutual and SYB could see legal documents and let me out of this deal but I was told I signed the papers also and was responsible for the debt. My husband was out of control with his undiagnosed brain tumor. He threatened to kill us and everything if I didn't do as he commanded. I have doctors report saying what I'm telling you really happened. I didn't sign any papers willingly. I wasn't working and was sick. I couldn't pay anything. With in 48 hours after this happened I was being held soly responsible for this debt. I lost my home, my retirement, my savings, plus my fybromyalgia became worse. Now I'm on social security disability. I couldn't afford and still can't afford an attorney to fight for myself and through no fault of my own, I lost everything. Can anyone help?

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    Reviewed March 11, 2008

    When an electronic payment is sent by mail, the funds are withdrawn from the account when the payment is SENT and not when it is received by the intended recipient. Chase mails the payment 5 days prior to the due date. Chase sent a mortgage payment to Citimortgage by mail and immediately made an overdraft protection transfer and charged a transfer fee. A deposit was scheduled for the next day so there will be enough money to fund the payment. The check has not been received by Citimortgage yet. I requested the information about where the withdrawn funds are held until paid out. No reply yet. I believe they should not withdraw the money until a request for payment has been submitted from the payee.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2008

    We wanted to refinance our home in order to pull out enough equity for us to cover any moving or other expenses while we downsized to a smaller home and to help our daughter with her college expenses. We were told we had gotten a 6-month loan at 1% interest which would have made our monthly payment around $800 month. We were warned that we had to sell within 6 months or the loan would become prohibitively expensive. After things were approved, we waited around 2-3 weeks for the documents to be drawn up. Our agent, Mr. Wigley, brought all of the paperwork to our home along with a Notary. Mostly because we had done quite a bit of previous business with Mr. Wigley, we did not go over the documents. Mr. Wigley did not explain things page by page - nor did the Notary. During the signing process, Mr. Wigley kept assuring my wife that this was a great loan package and all we needed to do was pay the $800/month and sell our home within the 6 month time frame. Because we knew and trusted Mr. Wigley, WE DID NOT GIVE MORE THAN A CURSORY LOOK AT THE PAPERS which turned out to be a huge mistake! We were never informed of any changes to the loan, and we were never informed of any problems with the loan.

    The initial Universal Residential Loan Application we received had Mr. Wigley's name as the interviewer. However, when we received the FINAL paperwork, Mr. Wigley's name had been replaced on that document with the name of the brother of the owner of Capital Funding Group. We have never met, nor have we ever spoken with, this individual. When we received our first monthly mortgage statement, the P&I payment was for more than $7,200 rather than the $800 promised payment. In addition, we had been told that Capital Funding would pay for six (6) months of Mortgage Insurance since our loan was so close to the 90% loan to value ratio. In looking at the loan documents we had signed, we also noticed that we had agreed to a 3% prepayment penalty if we sold out house with a year, and a 2% prepayment penalty if we sold withing 2 years, etc. HAD WE KNOWN, WE WOULD NEVER HAVE AGREED TO SUCH TERMS BECAUSE OUR PRIMARY REASON FOR REFINANCING WAS WANTING TO SELL OUR HOME AND DOWNSIZE!

    While trying to find out what had happened I was informed by Mr. Wigley that his former employer had closed his business, and he was now working for a relative of the former owner. When Mr. Wigley started asking questions about the changes made to our loan, he was fired from the new company. We soon found out that either Capitol Funding didn't make the promised mortgage insurance payment, or WaMu incorrectly applied that money to our principal and interest rather than the impound account as our payments have skyrocketed. It's been extremely difficult to get access to any of the original paperwork as the former company is no longer in business, and WaMu (our lender) has also been of little help. WaMu has not let me see their records of what might have happened to this money; and as a result our monthly payment to our impound (escrow) account is more than $1,300. When I've tried to show WaMu they are double billing us for home owner's insurance, they tell me they had a shortage and needed to make it up by increasing our monthly payments. This shortage can not be verified in looking at my records. Mr. Wigley is willing to cooperate with anyone looking into this matter since he too was improperly treated (for example, his last two (2) paychecks have never been sent to him).

    We will not be able to keep paying the minimum Neg-am payments of $4,500 a month. We have exhausted our savings, we have exhausted our daughter's college funds, and we have been paying the mortgage for the last few months with our credit cards.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2008

    I deposited a check that paid to my nickname. That's usually what I go by. The check was returned to me stating that it was 3rd Party Check. I had requested payer to reissue a check to my legal name. I deposited and without knowing it, they decided to close my accounts and hold all the amount in my accounts. I called to see if I can get all the money back but they told me the check will be issued to me on 26 Feb, the day the accounts will be closed. I waited for more than 1 week and I did not received my check.

    I called up Risk Management and was told that I can go to any WAMU to get the check since the check was deposited on 11 Feb. It gave ample time for the bank to close the accounts. So I went to the bank to get my cash but it was still put on hold and have to get the payer and me to sign a waiver! So I called Risk Management about this again and she was using unprofessional language. From 11 Feb to 7 Mar, they did not do any investigation to finalize the closure until I called. She said they would do an investigation and get it resolve within 72hours! I really can't believe what kind of service WAMU had!

    It is not small amount - $2,800. Most of us are living with pay check to pay check! They are holding my amount for almost 1 month. I had to pay extra interest, numerous phone call from creditor for payment. This is giving me tons of problems!

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    Reviewed March 8, 2008

    Originally we had 5 or 6 mortgages at the same time with WaMu. All were paid off years early except 1 with a current balance of $10,700. The payments are only $220 a month. We didn't risk our credit rating by skipping a $220 monthly payment when our average income is $200,000 generated by 24 rentals in Indianapolis. Last fall we began shopping for a first mortgage on our personal residence. We own a $420,000 home free and clear. A mortgage for $300,000 would pay off everything we owe saving $4,000 in monthly payments but we are being denied a first mortgage by lenders because we had a late payment in the last 12 months. That late payment was the one reported by WaMu.

    I argued with WaMu until I was hoarse because I made that payment five days early. I can't produce a confirmation number, and they waited 33 days to call! Several loan officers and their supervisors have called WaMu, but they won't admit they might have made an error in processing the payment; and even though we have excellent credit history, it isn't good enough to take my word. I agreed to make the payment again, but the total was much higher than one monthly payment so I asked for a breakdown. In addition to the late payment I was also charged for the following month (not due for another 20 days) AND $15 for the late payment--and $15 for the advance payment for making payments (2) by phone. I was livid and made no bones about it. One $15 fee was dropped.

    Now WaMu is the very first thing on our credit indicating a 30 days late payment, and it is the only one on a 30+ page credit report. As far as I know, it is the only one in 25 years. Those bums didn't call until the 33rd day so they could collect extra fees and unearned interest. How many others have been duped for a phone payment or lost check? Because of one late payment (a payment I made by phone five days before due but not processed), our credit score dropped to 680 from the first tier above 800 (800 according to Huntington Mutual). WaMu has falsely reported a late payment and wrecked our chance of getting a mortgage while the rates are low. Thank you.

    Our credit score dropped to 680 (last time I checked) and we have been denied a first mortgage by several lenders because of a late payment in the last twelve months. Lenders have called WaMu, but they won't budge or admit they may have made a mistake processing my phone payment. The late payment they reported to the credit bureaus has kept us from getting a first mortgage to consolidate monthly payments and save thousands a month in payments and interest.

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    Reviewed March 8, 2008

    I have long been trying to have my deceased husband's name removed from my mortgage, but no one at Washington Mutual seems to have an address for their mortgage loan dept. All they can give are names of floating representatives who have no interest in resolving problems with existing loans because they get paid to spend their time making new loans. I have been given three different addresses to send death certificates, and none of them are valid. Because my payments come directly from my bank account, I don't have a current address. Is it possible that bank employees have no way to access addresses of their own offices that provide customer services?

    I can tell you this, the representative at the office I went to in Merritt Island told me that the loan number wasn't right. As she kept typing on her computer, I thought she was straightening out the situation. She looked up about three minutes later and said, "Oh, you're still here?" I replied, "Yes, Ma'am, I'd like an accurate account number." She responded, "Ohhhh, just eliminate the first four numbers."

    It looks like I'll have to re-mortgage just to resolve the issue, but it sure won't be with WAMU! If I want to sell my home or if I should die in an accident, my personal finances will be a mess because no one in this day and age of technology can give me a valid address.

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    Reviewed March 7, 2008

    I have had a Wamu Credit card since 2005 and have paid on time, never been over my limit on this card and all my accounts since 2002. I have just found out that my rate was bumped from 10.99% to 23.99% and when I asked them to explain why, I was told that it was based on my overall credit, which does not make sense. When I received this card in 2005 my credit was much worse than it is today, further more my balances were much higher in ratio to the limits.

    I have had to close this account and now my debt to credit ratio has shot up and will impact my credit score. This is no way to treat a consumer, one of many that pays his or her bills and shows financial responsibility.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2008

    Since Washington Mutual took over Providian credit cards, my APR rate has change from 7.99% up to 29.45% without any good explanation from Washington Mutual, as I never pay later, always pay more and never go over my credit limit. I contacted customer service, had a conversation with someone at customer service, with no results. I am getting sick just thinking how to get out of this debt with this APR. I have other credit cards with much better APR but don't have room to transfer at this time such amount.

    My stress level is really high, as I try to squeeze payments for many of my debts and just to think that this Washington Mutual is not helping consumers, they just take advantage from individuals that need their services.

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    Reviewed March 6, 2008

    ID Secures partners with Chase Bank and sends my 84-year-old mother checks that if she were to cash, automatically enroll her in ID Secure costing $150 per year. My mother has a Chase checking acct. and a Chase credit card. They are targeting only aged seniors with these mailings. My husband and I also have a Chase checking and credit card, and we don't get these constant come on mailings. These need to stop. They are actually entrapment of seniors.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2008

    Two incidents - First, Chase Mortgage started calling me a year or two ago about a Barbara Allen. Calls amounts to two to three calls per week left on my answering machine. I had to call four times, to finally get off their calling list. I don't know how many times I had to tell them that I wasn't Barbara Allen, I didn't know Barbara Allen and I wanted them to stop calling me. Well, I received a call from them again on 2/22/08. I called the number left and when I started to explain, the woman hung up on me. I called back. I again stated I did not know Barbara Allen, I was not Barbara Allen and I thought I had straightened all this out over a year ago. I emphatically stated to remove my phone number, stop calling me and that if it happened again I would report them. I received another call on 2/28/08, I saved the recording. I called Chase Mortgage again, explained the above yet again. I was asked to hold and when the gentleman came back on he read that there was a note by my phone number advising not to call this number and it did not belong to Barbara Allen. I told them that what they were doing amounted to harassment and to stop.

    Second incident involved work, Chase Credit kept calling for a different employee, who transfers his phone to me when he goes off site. The phone would ring at my desk and when I answered, they hung up. The number pops up on my phone, so I called back, I advised that this was a place of employment, medical provided, and that they were prohibited from becoming a nuisance at a place of employment. After four calls from four different people, I guess they finally figured out that what I said was correct, so it hasn't happened recently. How do you stop these people? I have a sickly mother and when I come home to see messages, I always thinks the worse. How many times do I have to tell people to stop. I got the stupid phone number when I moved to Spencer, it's been nothing but trouble, but the phone company wanted to charge another $60.00 to change it and they said they couldn't guarantee that I would get calls with the next number.

    Just plain annoyance and frustration.

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    Reviewed March 1, 2008

    In early 2002-03, I was forced to file a Chapter 11. During the time before all this was occurring my mortgage company sold our mortgage. I don't have the specifics in front of me, but I still have a large folder with all the info. This occurred one last time when Washington Mutual acquired the mortgage. My wife sent payments to the lender before Washington Mutual for an entire year before I finally sold the house and the Chapter 11 was a done deal. My own attorney was telling me: Don't worry about the payments! Washington Mutual was still receiving the payments because I have the cancelled checks to prove that they were diverted over to them. But in the long run they claimed I never paid them for a year. And this became part of my Chapter 11.

    They would not give me straight answers and directed my calls to out of state. They would not even give me a last name as to whom I was dealing with. Years went by, I sold the house and messed up my credit worse than it should have been. Upon filing taxes two years too late, I questioned Washington Mutual again on these mortgage payments as I felt I needed a refund. I thought I had actually got somewhere when a girl (and I have her full name on file) said she would look into it. A month later I received the interest form for tax filing purposes(INT 99?) with the dollar amount of the money they claimed I never paid marked down as interest paid for that year. I took what I could, as there was a cap on the maximum interest paid I could deduct. Not sure if I got what I deserved on this one? Payments totaled over 14,000 dollars .

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    Reviewed Feb. 29, 2008

    I got this coupon in the mail back in July/August that said if I opened up a Chase free checking account with direct deposit, they would give me $100. So I go in to ask a couple questions like minimum deposit or balance requirement, and how long does it have to stay open? They said none and 6 months. I was sold; here's some money, open it up. The plan was to use this checking account as a starting point to save for the new tC. Once I sold the supra, I would open up a savings account to transfer the money from checking to savings. Hence why I asked if there was a minimum deposit or balance. So I sold the Supra in September, open the savings as planned and transfer all the money from checking over to my savings. From then on, every pay period, I would transfer the direct deposit that had been going to checking over to savings. Last week, I finally bought my tC. State and Federal refunds were coming in, bonus was announced, I had the money.

    So today, payday, I check my account online only to find that my checking account is gone (as in missing), and my federal refund that I received last week that I had already transferred into my savings was gone. I call the bank, and they explain to me due to lack of a balance, they decided to close my account. I said: Excuse me, lack of balance, yes; lack of activity, no. Where's my federal refund? She calls me back and pretty much said that due to the lack of balance, that was it. So when they opened at 9:00 a.m. I was waiting at the door to argue some more and close out my savings account. I said I could understand if there was lack of activity AND lack of a balance, yes, close the account; but I was using it. Every two weeks I had money direct deposited (as my end of the free $100 deal). I had no idea they were closing that account. I received no notice of any of this. The reason my federal refund disappeared is because it was deposited in the middle of them processing the close of my account. I had even transferred it into the savings already.

    So in the end, they lost all my business. I had to call the IRS, which I was dreading. In cases like this, after the money is returned to them, I will get a manual check at the address I filed my returns from. So in three weeks, I will hopefully get a check. I have to wait longer to receive my federal tax refund, or I'm going to have to do a lot of calling around until I get it.

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2008

    A few years ago I was contacted and asked to buy what Washington Mutual called CREDIT PROTECTION on my credit card accounts with them. For a few hundred a year per account I could protect my accounts if I ever lost my job or became disabled. Sounded like a good idea up until I needed it. Back in June I injured my back and needed to use my so called CREDIT PROTECTION, this is where the scam starts.

    I filed the paperwork as required which took over four weeks for this to happen. The protection was activated and my next payment should have been due in Nov but I was still disabled because of a back surgery that was done in Aug. They lost the paperwork so I had to file again and again they lost the paperwork so I filed everything again and this time they got it straight I thought. I got a letter in the mail telling me my protection is extended from June 6 2007 until April of 2008. Why would I think anything would be wrong with that in writing? I get my bill that should have been the same balance as it was when I got hurt but NO, there is almost $700 (on both cards) in interest fees, late fees and my credit limit on both my accounts had been lowered below what was owed so I was also hit with over limit fees which bring on a higher interest fee also. With a little checking I also found out they reported to the credit agencies 30 day late payments.

    I have called Washington Mutual many times and they state they do not make mistakes. The wonderful words you don't understand how this all works is everyone's answer to everything. As a customer service they will refund two $39 late fees, boy aren't they nice, refund $78 but keep $622 and keep my credit screwed up. Doesn't this sound like a great deal to pay for? Now I have gone up the chain and have been told by one Ben Shandobil that he answers for the CEOs of the company and that this is how this is and of course I just don't understand. Not only does he answer for them but he also has been calling to rub in that he has checked further into this and he is still not going to remove anything from my credit. I have requested he not call but still continues to do so. Every WaMu customer service person I have talked to states they have it on the computer that he is not suppose to call and not sure why he would be. I do have ALL the letters showing I was covered and the dates of coverage.

    My credit is damaged so I cannot get a home loan. Other credit card limits have been lowered because of a low credit rating due to the report. Additional fees I now have to pay because of all this.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2008

    On February 20th, after searching everyone on their website, I called WAMU's 800 # to inquire about the fee to obtain copies of deposits I had made. I was told by the representative (had a very heavy accent) that the fee would be $5. I knew that I had at least 5 checks in the deposit I had made, and I only was willing to pay $5 to obtain this information, so I asked for clarification. Was it $5 total...or $5 for each check? She answered, "It will be $5." I should have asked again, since that really didn't answer my question--but that is hindsight. I had taken that to mean $5 total. The next morning, I checked my account, and $90 had been charged for the request. I immediately called to cancel the request. I was told that it was too late; the request had been put through.

    I explained to the rep that I hadn't agreed to a $90 charge...I agreed to a $5 charge. She said again, there was nothing she could do. I called back 5 times, asking to speak with supervisors each time, hoping to get someone who realized how wrong this was, and to cancel my request and reverse the fees. Over and over again I was told there was nothing they could do. How can a bank legally withdraw an amount from my account that is different than what they quoted me? And worse...they take NO responsibility for it! I feel as though I have no recourse. I am stuck.

    I had $85 stolen from me.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2008

    Washington Mutual Bank is probably targeting some individuals to profit from with their business practices. I was once late on my payment, and they jacked up my interest rate from 11% to 31%. Then again, my credit card was fraudulently charged in another state. They are not doing anything about it. I need to file a complaint with the government.

    This is ruining me financially by having to pay this Bank $120.00 monthly on interest until I find another card to transfer the balance to.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2008

    I paid my bill off $2,095.00. I called and asked them to waive the interest fee and close my account. They never did; they charged me interest and an LPC. It was one day late; they gave me no grace period, and as a courtesy they should have waived the fees. All the other credit card companies waived the fees. The people I spoke with were very nasty, talking loud. So I talked back. They were rude and could not speak English and comprehend. I want reimbursement by check.

    I have high blood pressure, and it made me very sick. I was on the phone with these people for hours, and one of the CSR's hung up on me resulting in me having to call back. When you pay your account off in full, trying to help the economy, you expect some respect. They treat you like you are dirt. They are terrible.

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    Reviewed Feb. 21, 2008

    Chase confirmed they had given me payment deferral. They even sent me the paperwork and told me where to fax it. I was told that having received the paperwork represented the deferral was approved, but I needed to fax it back in with my signature, which I did within 24 hours. Two months later, I learn that they were showing me as past due.

    A telephone call from Chase resulted in them telling me that they did not have record of a deferral, that I was past due and they were turning me over that day to the credit bureau.

    I faxed my info again, but this time to a different number, followed by a phone number of a supervisor that I could follow up with later. I began telephoning the supervisor the day I sent my fax to him and never did get to talk with him.

    This has caused me tremendous stress and frustration, mainly because trying to communicate with Chase Home Finance is like next to impossible.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2008

    We operate a couple of businesses. We have deposited funds from one account to the other and washington mutual decided we have too many debits and credits, so after two years without a problem or a phone call or any type of discussion, they closed the account. Now, I don't have a problem with them closing the account. If they deem that is in their best interest then as a business they have that right. Additionally, I think we signed something giving them that right. But I don't understand how they deem they can hold our POSITIVE BALANCE of almost $2,000.00 for ONE MONTH without giving it back.

    The consequences are substantial. Due to the fact this hardship was brought upon us with NO WARNING - NO DISCUSSION, they have tied our hands behind our backs. They have caused us to have a utility shut off by returning a check when the funds were available. They have completely stopped our business for the last 5 days while we re-set things up. It has been complete hell for us - an absolute total nightmare to have your entire existence in an uproar. They refused us the right to view our account and see what has cleared and what has not. When we try to ask them questions, they have screamed at us verbally and hung up.

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    Reviewed Feb. 20, 2008

    My Washington Mutual card was paid as agreed; I paid more each month than what was required. I paid more often than what was required. I accidentally used wrong routing # twice to make payment, but I made another payment to make up for my mistake. Because I put in a wrong routing # to pay on my account twice, WAMU reported me.

    Because I put in a wrong routing # to pay on my account twice, WAMU closed my account and reported to credit agencies that closed by creditor for 2 bad payments. I do not want the card anymore, I want my credit rating back.

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    Reviewed Feb. 18, 2008

    MY Home is getting foreclosed, and I need advice. On several occasions I have spoken with several WAMU Representatives. I called the numbers that were listed in the paperwork that was sent to my home. I am beginning to believe that it does not matter if it is a customer care representative, or even a manager/supervisor at the local branch. I believe the result is never what it should be, and I am realizing that the service is almost always below average. The normal call usually ends up with me being transferred a couple times. (I have been told, it is because they are working out the phone system issues--supposedly still after a year.) Ultimately the call ends up with someone who does not put any notes in the system about my concerns, but informs me they are documenting everything. Then a few weeks go by, and I get another letter. I am sure this is because my previous calls were not documented properly; or the notes, if they were recorded, are probably located in a different part of the system that they cannot access at this department. (This is a typical response from one of their customer service reps.) The entire customer service experience with WAMU has been nothing but a waste of time and a huge inconvenience to me.

    I have contacted The Better Business Bureau; however, since WAMU is sprawling everywhere and has call centers across the United States, it seems my complaints fall on deaf ears. I would like to point out that I have been working with loss mitigation steadily for months now. I have sent in whatever was asked of me in a timely manner. I also requested on numerous occasions to be transferred to an agent who is at least in my time zone. I was completely shocked when I was expecting to get a letter of approval for my loan modification, and instead I got a letter saying No Response and a letter from their Attorney with a Sale date of May 18th, 2008. I have enclosed pages from my Cellular provider (Sprint) that clearly shows I was taking action. Every time I called specifically, the representative I spoke with (Loss mitigation, foreclosure, home preservation, customer service, etc.) failed to document every call. I also made calls from my home phone, and those toll free calls are not documented. I have a detailed list of the calls from my cell to WAMU that were documented. After speaking with loss mitigation on Dec. 3rd, I was informed that all information that was required by me had been submitted, and my loan modification program was just waiting approval.

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    Reviewed Feb. 17, 2008

    I got a charge on my credit card from Blizzard Entertainment for $14.99. I called WAMU and they wanted me to fill out a form. I thought that is why I pay finance charges. I am really upset with WAMU for not helping me more. I am waiting for the form since I could not find where to download the form on their website. Please stay away from these people. I do not think they know what they are doing. All I can say is they provide very poor service to their customers.

    I wish that they could get it straight so I would have access to my money. The girl I talked to on the phone did not sound very intelligent. I think these people hire people off the street to answer the phones.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2008

    I Went to Walgreens right next to my house to buy somethings and and my card wouldn't go through. I tried 3 times and all it said was Invalid card or something like that. So I went outside to call Washington Mutual because I KNOW I have money in there and they told me that my account was canceled because a person living in my same household (had my same address) owed the bank money and they told me I can go in anytime and take out all my money because my account was going to be canceled if my brother, which is the other person living in my household, pays the bank. I kept calling and tried to fight it and the lady hung up on me. My brother has NOTHING to do with me or my expenses, which is why this made me so mad.

    My taxes were supposed to get deposited into that Washington Mutual account and the only way I can find out if that money is there yet is to go in the branch and take all the money out. I had to go out of my way that same day and open a new bank account.

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    Reviewed Feb. 13, 2008

    My Principal amount on my loan is not going down. I have been with this company for years & I owe almost as much as when I started. I don't think they are applying my payments correctly. Also this company becomes very threatening if you are late on your payment. Threatening foreclosure when you're not even a month behind. They also hold your checks and then charge you for a late payment

    This is causing mental stress.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2008

    I have been paying for credit protection on this credit card in case of an emergency. Last year I lost my job in part because I was sick. I called and emailed washington mutual about my problem so said they would send me paperwork to activated the credit protection plan I have been paying every month. They never sent me anything and sent me to a collection company. This is after almost $50.00 they charged me every month for the credit protection they back up and don't want to pay and are ruining my credit score.

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    Reviewed Feb. 12, 2008

    It started out I was just getting a card for the Home Shopping Network when I realized it was a card for WAMU. I was pleased, thinking I could make payments at the local branches. I thought the ads for the bank were kind of neat and it made me think about changing from my current bank for awhile. Then I discovered I could not do that. I was able to make payments online and ahead so that worked out. I paid my payments on time every month, paying $150 on the 6th of every month and sometimes more on the 20th. Then we refinanced our home and decided to pay off all our medical and credit debts including our HSN WAMU VISA card which was almost at its limit $2500. As soon as we paid all of these off, much to my surprise, the account I had made sure was current and paid more than necessary on to keep a good record with them and the one that actually made my credit higher had its credit limit reduced from $2500 to $250!

    My credit was better but they reduced it for credit reasons? I was livid, but there was no talking to them. Today I decided I would use the card, (after I had made my usual $150 payment on the 6th since I still owed $200), and low and behold their account reps are saying, it is a rather large payment so it takes more time to be sure it clears your bank before we can credit it to your account, (scheduled ahead of time for the 6th and still not clear on the 12th) this same payment that I have been making for years!

    It caused my credit rating to dip, I could not purchase the medical or other things I needed. I had planned on Jenny Craig but could not.

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    Reviewed Feb. 11, 2008

    I went into Chase Manhattan Bank after receiving 2 emails stating someone is trying to use an atm machine and I should call them. I have no account with Chase. So I went to the bank and was told the email address was them, but not the email.

    This could effort my credit.

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    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2008

    This a very good class action claim. I'm sure millions of consumers are caught by the same thing. Electronic payments are deemed not received by Chase until the transfer is authorized, even though the transfer is immediate. This is inconsistent with normal checks, which are deemed received when delivered. Someone can make 500k here without too much work.

    Economic damage, damage to credit.

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    Reviewed Feb. 8, 2008

    I love WaMu. I balance my checkbook. I pay my loan through auto-pay. I pay my bills on time. I make sure that I have the money in my account before I spend it. I account for all my receipts when I use my Debit Mastercard. I take responsibility for my actions! I read the fine print!!

    I love WaMu. People need to learn responsibility. WaMu checking is FREE. Tell me a bank that doesn't charge for its checking account.

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2008

    Someone put money (about $2200) electronically in our commercial account and then when I looked online the next day I saw that they pulled all that money. I called wamu and first thing they said was that because I called so late (next day) that they could not help me and that I have to make a dispute with that company. I told them that I do not know them and the problem is that I wrote checks for that amount and that they are not going to be covered, but they told me that it nothing they can do. And then they overdrafted my account and they sent me to the check listing so I cannot open a business account. They never did anything to help me to solve this problem but know they report me to the checking company that I did not pay the overdraft. If they charge me every time $30.00 for transactions it starts going up and up. I called them and said I will pay what is owed but I need you to call that company of checks and tell them that it was paid. And they told me that they cannot do anything, I believe that wamwu does not care about their customers at all.

    My consequences now are that I cannot open an account because they reported me to the check system. Even if I paid them they still will not removed that. I think it is totally unfair for them to charge me those $30.00 fees and the account keeps adding and adding.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2008

    My 85 year old father wanted some information on a loan that he would be eligible for so that he could make repairs on his home. Washington Mutual talked him into taking out an $150,000 equity line of credit on his home. He did not request this high of an amount. My father had cataracts which prevented him from reading the documents he signed at the bank. In October of 2007, my father passed away and in his will left his estate to his eldest son (who is handicapped), his daughter and 3 grandchildren. Upon learning of this loan and contacting Washington Mutual, it was learned that we had to sell his home and payoff this loan. My father had no income to pay back this loan to begin with and if they had done a credit check or the like, Washington Mutual would have known that my father wasn't eligible for such a high loan amount.

    Due to this situation the family is forced to sell the home and it is extremely difficult to relocate 3 grandchildren ages 9,17, and 20 also the handicapped adult can not survive on his own when there is no money left after the sale of said home. His ability to hold employment is limited due to the extent of his disability. I also am currently out of work on disability and cannot support my brother. I could at least maintain the existing home if that loan didn't exist.

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    Reviewed Jan. 29, 2008

    When my stepson was 16 years olds, my husband opened a savings account so that he could start saving his allowance. Because he was a minor, my husband had to put his name on the account. That was four years ago and in the meantime my stepson had jobs and used the account, never abusing it. My husband left the account as is, never thinking anything would go wrong.

    One day my husband got the mail and in doing so collected five NSF statements. What my stepson had done was deposited empty envelopes into the ATM and withdrawn money, to the tune of $1,200.00. My husband called the bank to see what this was all about and was informed of what was going on. My stepson is an adult and was approached by my husband (he no longer lives with us) and his response was he needed money. My husband called the bank and spoke to someone at that time that informed him that it would not affect him (we have other accounts at this same branch) and that they would close this account so that my stepson could not do this anymore. Instead of going after him, aside from putting him on CashChecks, nothing else was going to be done to him, but Paula, from the Risk Management Dept. of the bank said they took the $1,200.00 from our account, telling my husband that they knew he didn't do this, because he doesn't even have access to that account, but it was their right to take the money from our account. How does this hold my stepson accountable for what he did to the bank and why do we have to pay, when in one breath he is told, we know you did nothing wrong, but then we are still punished for the wrong that was done by someone else. Do we have any recourse?

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    Reviewed Jan. 27, 2008

    In October of 2005, Chase Bank reported my account to the three credit agencies as being charged off to bankruptcy, causing my credit score to drop and denial of credit. After several months of disputes and talking to Chase, they agreed that it was a mistake and said that they submitted a universal update to remove the bad information from my reports. I checked my credit reports in 2007, and the information had been removed; my credit scores were in the low 800's. Due to the data breach at Chase in 2007, they agreed to pay for one year of credit monitoring.

    Fast forward to Jan 2008. I was looking into refinancing my home and found out the NON-EXISTENT BANKRUPTCY had been put back on my credit report with a FICO score in the high 600's. I will send a copy of the 2006 letter to the credit agencies and hope they remove the bad information--and see if I can get one of the reps at Chase to permanently fix the problem.

    I am unable to qualify for best interest rates on home refinance because FICO score went from 821 to 699.

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    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2008

    I opened an account with Washington Mutual in September of 2007. Around mid November of the same year, I discovered an unauthorized charge to my checking account, and reported it. The account was subsequently closed due to it having been compromised. I then opened another account to replace the account that was closed, and in the first week of December, asked a friend of mine to deposit $150 (which is a payment toward a larger amount that she owed me). The person made the deposit, but decided to also deposit a $1,200 check into my BRAND NEW account, which was a sincere effort to pay me off in full, figuring what could go wrong, if the check bounces, I can pay the returned item fee.

    The bank made $100 immediately available from the check, BUT NONE OF THAT MONEY WAS EVER TAKEN OUT OF THE ACCOUNT. The check bounced, and the bank took back the $100, closed all my accounts, and reported me to ChexSystems (even though they told the local branch I was at when they closed the account that they WOULD NOT report it). I was reported for account abuse, and yet I NEVER EVEN KNEW that the deposit was even being made. According to them, I was guilty because I allowed someone else (who is usually very reliable) to make a deposit into my checking account. Talk about being railroaded!

    By the way (and this is not related to the above incident except that it involves the same bank) I was a faithful Visa credit card customer with the bank for close to two years now, NEVER making any late payments, and just learned last week that they are raising my interest rate from 12.99% to 23.99% (because of something they thought might be a threat which they found in my credit report).

    I can't open an account with Commerce Bank, which is my favorite bank. And when I tried to open an account with North Fork, I was notified a couple of weeks later that the bank had to close my accounts because I was reported to ChexSystems by Washington Mutual.

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    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2008

    I was a victim of identity theft as was my husband and others in our apartment building last year. Several accounts were opened under both my name and husband's (plus the other victims) by presumably the same individual. We promptly pulled our credit report, filed a police report, and notified all the relevant companies about this. Washington Mutual was the only one which required a notarized affidavit which was filled out and send back to them including information that our whole building was effected by the same thieves. My husband bank account was closed but now they have denied my claim. When we called they would not give any information on why a denial took place and required us to fax them saying we again did not open the account. They have effectively put us in a catch-22: we have to deny the denial without any recourse.

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    Reviewed Jan. 25, 2008

    I deposited a cashier check from HSBC Bank for the amount over $8000.00.
    Branch manager put hold of seven days on the CASHIER CHECK!!!! and didn't remove hold even after my complaint and offer to provide number to verify funds. I'm with the Chase for over 4 years. I was planning to change for the long time for the very bad business practices described in other complaints.

    This is the last straw. Good by Chase.

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2008

    I went on vacation on Nov. 08, 2007 and came back on Dec. 11 and on Dec. 12, I called 911 and was taken to the hospital and surgery was performed and from there I was taken to rehab center till Jan. 16, 2008. Before I went on vacation on Nov 08, 2007, I made advanced payments to my HELOC and mortgage loans. I also notified WA-MU on 888 and 800# and branch people. But when I came back on Dec. 11, (My ex wife opened the letters) there were many letters and threatening phone calls from WA-MU demanding money. WA-MU also assessed the late fee for Dec. payment though I made payment in advanced for Dec. payment. I have all documents to prove. WA-MU person talked to my ex wife demanding that my son answer. Since I was in hospital and had a surgery, I had no clue what WA-MU is talking about and my ex-wife did not understand, so I had to arrange to call my son from San Jose to come and straitened out this mess with WA-MU. My son drove from San Jose and took several days off from work and searched all receipts and went to the branch #1354 with all receipts to straighten out the mess and then and then only WA-MU reverted the late fees. WA-MU demanded wrongly and did not realize by acting irresponsibly WAMU caused significant problems on me as well as on my son. I think it is very irresponsible, harassment and greedy act on part of WA-MU

    I am asking for $15000 in damages.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2008

    I have enrolled in wamu online statements. I have no other contact with wamu but online. Today I accidentally clicked and requested a copy of a check. No where in that webpage did it tell me I was going to be charged if I click request it. It does not even says how much. Only after I requested it, a pop up window told me I will be charged for it. But again, it does not say how much I will be charged. I immediately called the bank to the 800 number and explained that I did not know they were going to charge me. They did not care about my situation and told me there was nothing they could do. That I was still going to be charge for it because I requested it. But I did not know I had to pay! It did not warned me at all before I clicked!

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    Reviewed Jan. 18, 2008


    I went into my local Washington Mutual branch to deposit a $3500 check. Before leaving the bank I was told that the deposit posted to my checking account and the funds were immediately available for withdrawal. I checked my receipt and it confirmed what the teller told me. On the same day of the deposit, I initiated a $3300 ACH transfer from my checking account to another bank.

    On 1/14/08, the deposit date was 1/11/08, I received a account alert stating that my ACH request was denied for lack of funds available. Of course I immediately called the 800 number to find out what was going on because the teller, my receipt, and the web site told me the funds were available for withdrawal. I was told that the risk department put a hold on the $3500 check deposit but wasn't given a reason.

    The next day I went into the same branch and asked why I wasn't told about a possible hold and why the teller told me the funds were available for immediate withdrawal. Because of the hold on the funds, my other checking account now shows a negative balance. When I asked what could be done, since this was clearly not my fault, the teller told me there was nothing that he could do and to wait for the hold to be lifted.

    It is now a week later and I still have a negative balance in my other checking account and can't get the risk hold lifted for the $3500 deposit. This is not a good way to conduct business. Everyone keep apologizing but apologies don't fix the problem. I will close both of my accounts with Washington Mutual and tell everyone that I can not to do business with them.

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    Reviewed Jan. 12, 2008

    i had a balance of $987.50 and wamu bounced 3 checks,one for $100, one for $12.17, and one for $100. This incurred $90 of insufficient funds fees and when I called them on it they said there was nothing to do and it was my fault.

    i couldn't pay my pge and they punished me with late fees.

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    Reviewed Jan. 8, 2008

    I made a $12,000 deposit to my daughter's WAMU account, as I needed to make a tuition payment early in 2008. We deposited and saw it posted on Dec 24, 2007, but the funds had not cleared in 10 business days (Jan 8, 2008). When I called to talk to customer relations (1-800-788-7000), I ran into several very disturbing problems.

    1. There was no opton in the electronic voice center to talk to a representative (I stumbled into a connection by simply not pushing any buttons). I suppose this is a strategy to reduce nuisance calls, but it is very bad customer service policy. 2. When I spoke with a representative, he was polite but could not give me any rationale for the delay in clearing the check, which I explained should have never taken longer than 10 business days (that would be January 8) but he kept repeating a line the first $100 is available immediately, but the bank branch determines how long a check will be held until funds clear?. Also, he told me we we needed to discuss when funds would be needed at the time of deposit? and that customer service could do nothing to help?. Of course, we had no way of knowing that this would be delayed so excessively. 3. I asked to be transferred to a supervisor and spoke with a polite woman who sustained the statement that customer service could do nothing to help and described how the branch where the deposit was made was the only place that could help, but that would have had to have been at the time of deposit.

    I never imagined a less helpful discussion, so asked for her supervisor, who was not available. I have been promised a call-back within 2 days. I tried to explain that the problem needed to be resolved sooner than that or the university that we needed to pay tuition to would levy a hefty late fee. So how do I view what happened? This was a needless alienating experience for a customer who has done business with wamu for decades. When I called my old wamu bank branch in California (Portola Valley, three hours behind GA so still business hours) I got the explanation I needed, immediately and without any insulting repetition or blather. The manager there said I would do this over the phone if the deposit was made at this branch, so just go to your the branch where you made the deposit and they will take care of it tomorrow morning. We made the deposit in Toco Hills branch in Atlanta, and will hope to resolve this in the morning. In any eventuality, I will never call what wamu incorrectly labels Customer Service again! I am totally baffled why their customer service phone center could be so poor.

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    Reviewed Jan. 2, 2008

    My savings account at Washington Mutual was closed without any prior notification on 12-11-07. They said it was done at a branch I have never been to. I never signed any paper to authorize such cancellation of my account. They say a check was mailed on the 12th of December and I still haven't received it. I went back to the branch several times and I spoke to many representatives in person and by phone, but they still don't know why my account was closed and all they say is that they can't do anything to get my money back until I get the check. It's been more than 20 days and I still haven't got the check.

    The problem is that I am not working and since they took my savings away form me I am in debt for things that I had to pay and I hadn't anticipated to be out of money. In consequence, I had to borrow money to pay for my necessities. That was my spare money for moments like this. They closed my account without my authorization or knowledge and put that money out of my reach because of their ineptitude. I wasn't even able to buy gifts for Christmas or have a decent dinner because they closed my account, no New Year's celebration and they sent me a check that I still haven't received. Thanks to Washington Mutual's mistake I am struggling and had the worst holidays of my life and I am buried in debts and all they say is sorry.

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    Reviewed Dec. 31, 2007

    June 2003 when I opened a platinum checking, platinum savings, and CDs in Washington Mutual Bank, they said there would be no monthly charges as long as I keep $10,000 as the combining balance. Since my CD exceeds well over $10,000, I opened these accounts. In June 2007, I received a monthly bank statement from WAMU and found out they were charged $20 ($10 each for May and June) for monthly fees into my platinum savings account. They did not send me a May statement. It happened before when they mistakenly de-linked my CDs from my checking or savings, and it was corrected through call center easily then. As usual, I called their call center and heard that their policy changed, and it is no longer combined, but balance of platinum savings account is by itself since May. They had never informed me about the policy changes until the day I called and refused to refund the money. Failed to answer my questions of when and what address they mailed me the information regarding policy changes.

    They said that they have the right to change the policy without prior notification to customers. I had no reason to keep the platinum savings if I knew the policy changes on monthly fees. I closed the account immediately for avoiding any more service charges. Felt Wamu intentionally did not send policy change notice earlier to me so that they could get the service charges. The internet advertisement of 5% interest lured me to sign up their online savings in Sepr. 2007. In October, 2007, I called their call center and asked whether or not there is any monthly limit of online bill transactions from my online savings account. She said no limits. Therefore, I changed my bank accounts for several bill payments from my other bank to this account. In November 2007, they charged $10 for service excess fees into my online savings. I called the service center and found out there were indeed 6 limits of transaction per month, but mine was 7.

    I told the manager about a call for this specifically. I even offered him the exact date I made the call so that they could track the phone call which was recorded for quality control. He said he cannot listen to the phone records. If no tracking, what's the recording for? And if the call center employee spreads wrong information to customers with no corrections from her supervisor, what is the purpose of their existence after all? If the call center employee gave me the correct information, I would be very careful of the number of transactions and easily spread my bill pays to my other bank accounts. The manager apologized for misguidance done by the call center employee but no refunds again. I don't want apologies; I want my money back!

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    Reviewed Dec. 30, 2007

    Don't use this bank if you will ever need customer service. The customer service calls are answered all over the world, including Manila, Philippines. In addition, they can't speak English. They can't even pronounce Washington Mutual, which is sad. Once I was tired of repeating and respelling things over and over to many different people; I asked if they were in the US, and they lied to me and said they were in the Seattle area. I asked them a very simple geography question about the Seattle area, and they had no clue what the answer was. I was later told that they were instructed not to tell the customers that they were out of the country, but that rule has since changed. I went into my branch to discuss this with someone, and what I got was a haughty, indignant attitude from the manager who loudly told me that outsourcing was now industry standard, and I would not find another bank that did things differently.

    I then listed at least 5 banks in the immediate area that are locally owned and calls were answered in our own city. He then tried to change the subject--"So, then what can I do for YOU?" I called Corporate office and the nice lady who answered said that it was pretty unpopular with the customers, but that the call-outsourcing was a corporate decision that she could not change. She said that the best thing to do would be to voice your opinion at the corporate level and possibly if enough people call or close their accounts, the executives might sit up and take notice. I have been a customer for almost 20 years, and I am going to a local bank. Do yourself a favor, THINK LOCAL...use a Credit Union, or a local bank, something other than this huge monstrosity of a company.

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    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2007

    No matter how early I make my payment on my credit card, it never is applied on time, so of course I am charged $35 for late fees and $35 for over-limit fees. In Novemember, I paid my bill on Novemember 2, it wasn't due until Nov. 4, which was a Sunday. And still, I was charged $35 in late fees and $35 in over limit fees because they didn't post the payment to my account until Novemember 6. I make all my payments online, and on WAMU's site, you can get your payment to post right then by paying an extra $14.95 to make it cover right then. I wonder if they are doing that so they can make extra money to go along with all the late fees and over limit fees. I closed my account with them because of this issue, one I have had since using a credit card from them. At the rate it is going now, I will never get it paid off! I have made numerous attempts to have this settled to no avail. Their csr tell me that they can't refund my late fees or over limit fees back to my account because it is closed, but yet they can charge me all these fees. I just wish once I could call them and actually understand the person whom I am speaking too, but I am thinking that will never happen.

    I have experienced lots of stress, an extreme amount of stress considering I am disabled with 2 children and on a fixed income.

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    Reviewed Dec. 23, 2007

    Washington Mutual decided to close my credit account on December 14th. The firm informed me through a letter that due to inactivity, the account has been closed. They also stated that information on Transunion such as balances too high in relation to limits has caused the closure--which is ABSOLUTELY FALSE. I check my credit every month, and my score on that credit agency is 742. This is a horrible business decision by upper management that will effect 1 million as stated by one of the reps! The government needs to step in on these financial firms because they are doing business that is hurting people who may need to retain lending in the future, such as myself who is looking for a mortgage next year. Now my Fico score will go down due to this blunder. Please, ALL OTHER WAMU CARD HOLDERS THAT HAVE HAD YOUR ACCOUNT CLOSED ON DECEMBER 14TH, LIST YOUR COMPLAINT HERE and maybe something can come of it.

    They stated in the letter that this would not effect my credit, but that is completely wrong. By closing the account and taking away the large available balance, this will no doubt hurt my score, thus hurting my borrowing power when looking to obtain a mortgage next year.

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    Reviewed Dec. 20, 2007

    I have been a member of Washington Mutual since 1999 and my dad even longer. In 06 I found out that that we have become a victim of online banking (Washington Mutual) Identity Theft and it had been going on for 2 years and I never got a statement for a year and a half because it went somewhere else. After I found out, I did my own investigation and got all my statements for 2004-2006 and I was blown away. I mean I was taken for a lot of money, but what makes me more upset is how much money the bank made to $5000.00 overdraft and$1500.00 on extra charges and the fact their customer service didn't want to help. I feel the bank owes me for all those overdraft charges and extra charges and the $180.00 they had the nerve to charge me for the staements I needed. You would think they would try and help you in anyway possible.

    I've suffered emotionally, physically and financial distress and I don't even go into the bank. I have been in debt since this matter and it's been a year of stress and anger to finally get this thing to court (criminal) and now I want to take wamu to court because I feel they are partially responsible because they should have done something like close the acount or freeze the acct, then I would have to go in the bank to talk to someone. I have reported this to everybody and done everythig a victim is suppose to do, all I want is justice.

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    Reviewed Dec. 19, 2007

    Washington Mutual decided our safe deposit box belonged to another customer who was not paying their bill. Without notifying us, and while continuing to charge us rent on the box, they drilled it, removed our property, then sent it to the State Controllers Office. When we went to the bank to open the box, there were two boxes with our number on it, neither of which could be opened with our key. One week later, the boxes were drilled. The one they thought belonged to us was empty; the one they thought was empty contained the property of another person. After one month, the bank located our property at the State Controllers Office and had it mailed back to the bank. At no time did they realize that the documents with our names on them belonged to a bank customer, nor were we notified, even though their records clearly showed us as the renters of that box. When we went to the bank to receive our property we were kept waiting for two hours before any employee would talk to us, and they then informed us that they would not return our property. The bank manager and assistant manager never return our phone calls, failed to keep us informed of the progress of our case, and always blamed other employees who no longer work at the bank, and deny any responsibility for our inconvenience and loss.

    Access to important documents was delayed for over six weeks. Family heirlooms may have been stolen, and the bank wants us to prove we own them before they will offer any settlement. We have been unable to inspect our property, so have no idea whether or not anything is missing.

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    Reviewed Dec. 18, 2007

    I have been banking with WAMU for approximately 3 yrs. This is my story: On 12/14/2007 I personally went to a teller and withdrew from my acct $370.00 and made a deposit to another WAMU acct for $140.00. The amount dispensed to me was supposed to have been for $230.00 but instead I received $140.00. The receipt clearly states that the amount dispensed was $140.00. On 12/15/2007 I contacted the branch manager, Alexis, and explained to him the situation. Alexis stated that he would put in an investigation and that I would have to wait until Tuesday 12/18/2007 for the results. Even though I clearly had the receipt as evidence. Therefore on 12/18/2007, I called him on the phone in order to obtain an update. However, after 3 different attempts, Alexis stated that a response was not back and that in the meantime he would deposit $90.00 to my account. That same day during the night time, I called telephone service, and CSR stated that an investigation was never filed and that $90.00 was never deposited to my account. The CSR placed the investigation the same night and stated that it will take about 5 business days for the results. So, here we are 12/18/07 at 10:27pm. It has been 3 business days from Friday and I still have not received MY money.

    Due to this situation, I have been very depressed. I am a single mother, so every penny counts in my budget. The branch manager did not provide the service that I required and evidently thought that I was lying. I needed this money to pay a bill, especially during the Christmas season. My money is very unsecure in this bank. The service provided was the worst. I would never recommend WAMU to anyone.

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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2007

    I went in to close my Chase Business Checking account. The business banker helping me asked why I was choosing to close my account. I communicated that I was tired of paying a $10 service fee for months when I didn't maintain an average balance of $4000 in my account and thought Chase marketing techniques were predatory. The business banker for the duration of the transaction insisted it was MY fault that I was closing my account because: a) I didn't follow up and contact someone at the bank to find a better suited account (even though I did and communicated this to him, and also mentioned I was in the lowest balance checking account they maintain - something he should have already known) and b) the predatory phone calls I had received from one of their branches were simply a person trying to help me move to a better account type (again, communicated that the individual on two different accounts called and left messages under false pretenses that she needed to talk to me about my account - only to call back and discover she was only trying to sell me something).

    Regardless of my reasons, I found this banker's attitude and approach to be offensive, aggressive and rude - the very reason I was leaving Chase. I understand in most cases they are supposed to make a modest attempt to change a person's mind who is closing an account - but this was just arrogant and rude. Other than being extremely frustrated for a few hours, I'm just happy to no longer be a Chase customer.

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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2007

    I am a customer of Washington Mutual and was in good standing until I became a victim of internet identity. The theft, which was done on my on-line banking, had been going on for 2 years until I found out so I was blown away on all the overdraft charges. There were 22 in 2 weeks and all started in 2004 to 2006, but I never really saw a statement until 06/05. I was in severe depression and had an unstable mind. 9/06 is when I realized what was going on and and couldn't believe all the money the bank made from me on overdraft charges and other extra fees - $6000.00. They should have called or at least frozen the account and atm card since they couldn't by mail. I am prosecuting this case and I also hold the bank partially responsible as they did no handle my case in a professional matter and won't admit they were wrong or even apologize.

    Since 9-06 I have suffered emotional and mental abuse and it caused me to take a year to put all the pieces together of what happen. Now, since visiting the DA office, she told me what I need to do and now I am ready to take it back to the police department. I have been broke all the time fighting off bill collecters because I lost over $1000.00 and that was all my life savings. I am emotionally scarred and will never get over it. All I want is justice.

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    Reviewed Dec. 16, 2007

    I went online to try and pay the balance of $201.71 which was applied after I mistakingly assumed that the Statement opening date referred to the month you received your bill, in that month. Anyway, I found out that you can only pay the balance of your statement online and nothing exceeding that amount so as to pay any additional amounts that have accrued since. You also have to wait 3 business days in order to make another payment. I asked the supervisor why in the year 2007, with all the technology available, that you cannot exceed the balance in order to stop interest being applied to interest? Their answer was that I could pay the bill when I receive my statement in January. Excuse me? I would never finish getting my balance to zero based on that recommendation. I have never encountered such imbeciles and "robotoids" in my entire life.

    I have my mortgage with them which means nada. I will be paying off that very soon and will write a scathing letter to the president about past and present horrific dealings with them. I will also make sure I will use my word of mouth advertising to make sure no one else is taken by this Chase monster.

    I have interest on top of interest--even when trying to pay it in full, asap.

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    Reviewed Dec. 12, 2007

    I had a mortgage through Chase which included home owners Insurance. This year the sent me a check for an overpayment on my insurance. Though I do not own the home any more I thought it was a oversight from when I did own the home, so I cashed it at the local store from me last week. I went in there yesterday for gas, and the owner tells me Chase put a stop an the payment. The company that cashed the check tells him if I do not resolve this in 7 days, Orange Co. FL will issue a warrant for my arrest.

    So far it has caused stress and anxiety. I am currently under observation for Depression and Manic disorders. I have dealt with Chase on many occasions and they were always rude and an unorganized company. Being the father of three and married, I cannot afford now to pay the $390 that was given to me by Chase--payment stopped by Chase--and I have no work lined up until January 4. I have no way of paying this. I bought Christmas gifts with the money, and I will not take the bikes back that I bought for my kids just to pay for their mistakes.

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2007

    When I was deciding which bank to open a savings account with, I researched a few of the banks and Washington Mutual appeared to have the least amount of fees. Most of the other banks had all these fees listed and I already had a wamu checking account so I thought I was in the clear in terms of the fees. This month I was charged an excess activity fee. I called immediately and was told that it is federal law that I get charged for anymore than 6 transactions per month. First of all, I am required to transfer every month to avoid a monthly fee. Second, all my transfers were from one wamu account to the other except for the direct deposit from my job. Third, I called to try and close my account and I was told that they would have to charge me another excess activity fee which would put my account negative and then I would be charged a fee for my account being negative from their fee! I don't even know who to talk to or complain to! Washington Mutual has all these ads for being the little guy among the big national banks and being truly free, but it seems as though they just hide their fees better. Is there anywhere I can really write so someone will listen? All I really want is for Wamu to be more upfront about their fees, rather than having this front as being Free and being the Little guy; when they really just hide their fees better. I don't think they should be allowed to have commercials like that and still be so underhanded with their fees.

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2007

    I am a student and have been a customer of Washington Mutual for several years. For the first time, my account was apparently overdrawn this past week. Wamu continued to charge Overdraft fees even though my account balance continued to dip negatively, all the while continuing to permit the use of my ATM card for all purposes, including withdrawing funds and paying at retail facilities. Certainly I would not have been using the card had I known this was even a remote possibility. In fact I had deposited far more money than I spent in the past week, just last week, and the only reason I continued spending was I believe it had been credited. The charges were $30 dollars each and included charges when the amount spent was 1 cent. (to McDonalds). I refuse to understand how or for what Mcdonalds charged me one cent, but nonetheless it is present on my Washington Mutual account as an overdrafted withdrawal.

    With the most up to date information, I have a total overdraw fee of at least $180 dollars, however I believe it will rise significantly as the last 2 days of expenses are credited. As a student with the term near conclusion there are numerous project deadlines I must adhere too as well as final examinations this week. This situation with Washington Mutual has severely increased the stress I feel, and has the potential of damaging my end-of semester performance which could easily affect my long term chances of success. I would like to know about any pending, ongoing class-action lawsuits I could join to address my grievances.

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    Reviewed Dec. 11, 2007

    In November 2007, my girlfriend wanted to start a small business and so we decided that we should open a bank account for it. I had previously worked for Washington Mutual and remembered their policies being reasonable when I worked for them, so we went to our nearest branch and signed up for a Small Business checking account. Less than one month later, I check our account balance through the Online Banking service and discover that we are overdrawn. I do a quick overview of charges and it turns out I have a charge for $59.95 that I never approved, to pay for a product that I had been offered for free. No big deal, I think, this sort of thing happens all the time and when I worked for WaMu there would have been no cost to a customer that had this happen to them.

    I call the offending company to work things out, then drop by my local branch the next day and make a deposit, explaining that I'll call back about the overdraft fees when I get the refund for the unauthorized charge. The company refunded the $59.95. I called the 1-800 number to tell them that the $59.95 was unauthorized and has since been taken care of and that I would like my 3 overdraft fees (totaling $96.00) refunded since they would have not happened if not for this charge. The representative tells me he can't refund it so I wait on hold for a manager. The manager tells me they can't refund it because it's not the bank's error. I decide to talk to my branch in person and get the same answer; even though I did nothing to incur this fee, even though the bank is incurring no expense by refunding it, it's the merchant's fault and therefore the merchant has to refund it. Or if they won't it's my problem. Even if it's the result of an unauthorized charge.

    I mention that had I filed a dispute with the bank itself I would have been able to claim the overdraft charges on the dispute but had actually saved the bank labor by calling the merchant and resolving it myself but no one wants to hear any logic that doesn't involve them keeping my money. I'm currently fighting both the bank and the merchant on this; I've been promised a call back from both and it's been almost a week. I'm considering legal options as I'm not entirely convinced WaMu can charge me for what happened. If they can it's an argument against having debit cards at all and certainly against having one with the kind of bank that would blatantly mug its customers like this.

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    Reviewed Dec. 8, 2007

    My sister and her husband fell on hard times because of the son-in-law abandoning pregnant wife and children and asked the bank to work with them on an overdraft fee. WaMu bank refused and is collecting fees daily .

    They are losing their home, they have no money to move elsewhere, and have 3 grandchildren plus a daughter to take care of. They have been put in a terrifying position because of Washington Mutual not willing to work a little with them. My son and daughter-in-law have been customers of the bank for 20 years, and they are closing their account because of this.

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    Reviewed Dec. 6, 2007

    Last night I attempted to use my Debit card to pay my bar and food tab in NYC. The waiter notified me that my card was denied. Not only was I embarrassed in front of several people, I was thrown into a panic. I had thousands of dollars in my checking account and I thought that I was cleaned out. I called Customer Care and they told me that my card was cancelled and that a new one was on the way. Meanwhile, I had a brand new card in my possession issued less than a month earlier. Apparently they are issuing new cards with improved security features? I never received notification of this. Their only response was sorry but we can not reactivated your card and I see you have a Chase credit card, why don't you pay with that? Unfortunately, I did not have that card with me and I had no cash. I was forced to borrow $ to settle the bill from the people that I was taking out.

    A festive evening quickly turned into a extremely stressful and frustrating hour on the cell phone with customer care. I had to take a Cash advance from my Bank of America account later that evening (when I got home to NJ) at 26% APR for my immediate cash needs at a different Bank ($2 charge). In addition, I needed to take time off of work today to go to a Chase Branch to obtain a temporary Debit.

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    Reviewed Dec. 5, 2007

    I have a checking account and two credit cards with Chase Bank. On 12-04-07 I went to Chase bank with total $490 in cash. I planned to deposit $280 in Chase Bank checking account, $200 dollars in Wells Fargo checking account, and get a quarter roll in $10 from Chase. I went to the Chase drive-thru, counted the money to make sure I had $490. When I sent the money for deposit, teller (Laura) asked me to fill the deposit slip and I did for

    $280 dollars and asked for $10 dollars quarter roll. But unfortunately I sent all the whole cash ($490) and deposit slip. When I got the receipt with quarter roll, I figured out that I gave the $490 to her. When I asked for the extra $200, she refused saying I gave only $280 and $10 for a quarter roll.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2007

    I had an credit card account with Providian who is now WaMu. The account was paid in full and left open until after I had completed my closing. For unknown reasons, even though I paid on time and paid off my debt, WaMu mistakenly closed my account without notifiy me. For a year I still checked my account online to assure there were no charges. No where online did it state my account was closed. I called to request a replacement card and they told my I didn't have an account and that I had requested to close the account. I assured them I did not and that it was an error completed by their support office. The refuse to reopen the account saying it was past 30 days adn that I would have to re-apply.

    Now that my account is closed after paying off 10K it has affected my FICO score. I find it unfair that they refuse to correct their error and caused my scoring to become poor.

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    Reviewed Dec. 4, 2007

    They told me that their new policy is to have five day holds on cash fund transfers. My customer sent my money, it no longer appears in their bank, but WAMU won't tell me if it is even enroute to me. If it is, they'll hold it for five days before I know about it. They treated me like I am going to bounce every check!

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    Reviewed Dec. 3, 2007

    My experience with Chase Bank began when I inquired about their rates, thinking I had lost my credit card that I held with another bank. The person I spoke with at Chase said he needed my driver's license to verify my identity and would let me know the next day about the rates. In the meantime I found my credit card and told him I was no longer interested in pursuing an account with Chase. However, he began to call me with various offers of lower rates, offering various options, and with follow up calls. I asked him to stop calling.

    About a week later I received my credit card bill (with another bank) which had a $17,000.00 credit. I assumed it was my husband's commission check; but a few days later I received a statement from Chase Bank Card Services with a $17,075.00 charge, which included a $75.00 transfer fee. I went into the bank to ask how this occurred, the assistant manager I met with said she would cancel the card. (I have just learned that when a person cancels a credit card it lowers the credit score, which I believe has already happened because of higher interest rate charges on my other accounts.) She also said the banks employee would not have opened an account without my permission. I asked if he was in the bank ,and she called him into the office where he admitted that he opened an account because that is what he thought I wanted him to do--which was a lie, of course. I left the bank assuming the manager would reverse all financial transactions connected to the event caused by that employee and that everything would be restored to its previous condition by Chase contacting all of my creditors to explain the unauthorized funds transfer. Later that week I received a call from the Chase Bank Fraud Investigation department saying they were following up on my complaint with their own internal investigation, which made me feel more relieved.

    When the next monthly statement came showing the same incorrect information. When I called, they said they would charge me to transfer the money back even though I never authorized the transfer in the first place. On October 18, 2007 I received a letter from the Chase Bank fraud department stating that their investigation found that certain items or balances previously stated to be fraudulent in nature have been found to be legitimate! I immediately realized that Chase had decided to cover its fraudulent behavior with a flat denial of any responsibility for the current situation and compounded that with getting out of their responsibilities with the transfer of funds.

    All of these problems stemming from my experiences with Chase Bank have affected my health. And, still Chase Bank has collection agencies calling me at least 5 times a day at all hours.

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    Reviewed Dec. 1, 2007

    Where do I begin? Chase suckered me in with the promise of a free $80 when I opened a checking account. Not a good deal as Chase has successfully charged my account with $3,243 in fees to date. Some was my fault, I am not perfect. However, when a payroll check for $308.80 was taken off of our account due to suspensions, I called, enraged, and asked when I would receive the money. A representative made a note on my account about my calling and told me to call back on Wednesday of the following week to find out when it would be available. When I did so, the rep asked me what check? I see a note, however I do not see a check in the pending files. There must have been an error. It was about that time I racked up about $3000 of the fees because I literally could not keep up with everything going through, and I am currently in debt to them still a grand total of $311.80, after I put my claim into them and settled $652 and some change. I will not pay the $311, it is literally just buying me time.

    Because of this all happening, I am on the verge of losing my apartment and my credit is so far down there I am quite literally drowning in debt because I couldn't pay my bills and they stacked up. I am currently looking for an attorney to find out if what they did was illegal. Who knows, I might just win!

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    Reviewed Nov. 26, 2007

    On Nov 11th, I notified WAMU regarding 2 fraudulent pending debit transactions and was informed nothing could be done until the transactions are posted. I informed them the transactions put our available balance negative and they informed me there was nothing they could do as the transactions had not been posted. I took it upon myself to cancel my debit card and have a new card issued in 7-10 days. On Nov 13th at 3:45AM, I notified WAMU that the fraudulent transactions had been posted. With the fraudulent transaction claim completed, I was informed it might take 7-10 days to reverse the fraudulent items. I complained that my account was negative due to the transactions and overdraft charges would be incurred and was assured all would be corrected in 7-10 days. On Nov 26th, WAMU finally reversed the fraudulent transactions and only 1 $30 overdraft charge, conveniently forgetting the other $270 in overdraft charges incurred due to the fraudulent transactions. The reversal was posted with the date of Nov 26th and not when the fraudulent transactions actually posted on Nov 13th.

    Fraudulent transactions caused $300 in overdraft charges and WAMU graciously reversed only $30 in overdraft charges.

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2007

    Without any authorization and without me providing any credit card information to Trilegiant or authorizing Chase to provide them with my information, I was charged $89.99 by Trilegiant. I had no contact with Trilegiant or any of its subsidiaries by electronic, written or telephonic means. I contacted Chase credit card Customer Service who first told me they had proof I had authorized this charge, but then could not tell me what sort of proof they had - was it my signature or a telephone recording or what? What proof did they have that I provided Trilegiant my credit card information (which I did not, so I must assume Chase provided it to them). Tomorrow I will be calling both Chase's Dispute Center, Trilegiant, the Connecticut BBB (report filed) and the U.S. Attorney General's office (report filed). More than just getting my money back and stopping further charges, I intend to do everything possible to bring down legal consequences on Chase, Trilegiant and whoever else is involved in this criminal conspiracy. I am already a witness and instigator in a Federal RICO investigation of the insurance industry falling out from Hurricane Katrina, so this will just add to the fun.

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    Reviewed Nov. 25, 2007

    On 11/16/2007 I could not use my debit card at the dr's. office. When I called WaMu they stated there was a lien on my account by a collection company. They could not help any further. When I called that number a general mailbox is used. I specifically told them to call after 4 or 5 pm when I get home from work. They only call at 9 or 11am. I called WaMu again asking for any further info, like a copy of the said judgment; they could not and would not help me.

    How can they offer a bank account to people with low credit scores only to go in and take their savings and checking. Is this not deceptive? To not disclose when I applied for this account that I would wind up losing everything? I finally get a letter from the bank on 11/24/07.

    I have no money since all is in my bank account until my next paycheck. I am just beyond grief and depressed. I don't know what to do or who to go to help me recover.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2007

    My WaMu interest rate was arbitrarily changed from around 20% to 31%, and I cannot get a reason why. I have never been late, over limit, and have always paid more than the minimum. I have nothing negative on my credit report to trigger the so called default rate. In fact, my credit score has increased each month since the issuing of the WAMU card almost 2 years ago. There is absolutely no reason for jacking up my rate. There is no human at WAMU with whom I can discuss this, and the supposedly explanatory letters I am sent do not even begin to address my questions.

    I can't understand why WaMu is allowed to sabotage me when I've done nothing wrong. I should at least be given an explanation.

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    Reviewed Nov. 24, 2007

    We've had our business account with Washington Mutual for approx. 5 years. Husband went and deposited a $6,000 Certified Funds check on 11/20/08. They put a 10 day hold on our check. I was furious and called the bank and had it out with them. Their manager Sherry called and verified the check on Wednesday with the bank in Texas. Our certified funds check is still on hold until 11/28/07. In the meantime, my husband made a deposit on 11/21/08 into another account so as not to complicate things more with the business account. On Friday, we tried using our atm card from the personal account. Our card was denied. We called the 800 number and were told that absolutely no debits would be approved because there was not enough money in that account or in our business account to cover the initial $6,000 certified funds check.

    During my arguing with the branch, I received a call from their security personnel. Then the local sheriff called me. The bank is closing both of our accounts. We have no access to our money in these accounts. They are going to hold our money until December 6. I tried calling the bank and was referred to the 800 number. I called the 800 number and was referred to the bank who said they were no longer doing business with me and referred me back to the 800 number and said to work it out with them.

    We became very depressed. It was Thanksgiving week and we had no access to our money in our business account, nor our personal account in which a deposit of $370.00 had been made on Wednesday.

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    Reviewed Nov. 23, 2007

    I opened a WAMU credit card with a limit of $1,500 in Sept. '06. I have paid on the card and did run it up to it's maximum amount. Since finding employment in May '07, I have made payments on the card. I had a late payment once and they raised my interest rate to over 20% and doubled my minimum payment. I got calls 20 times a day from a number (identified on-line as WAMU) with no message left and no way to return the calls. I called the numbers that came through and no one answered. This went on for a month, and then I got a statement telling me I had until a certain date to pay a certain amount. I called customer service and was put into a voice mail tree that asked me to verify that I could send the payment. I did and I sent more than the payment, but had to stop payment on the check as I had a car repair and had no other money for a week to use.

    Next thing I know WM is sending me a letter telling me they have closed my account, and 2 days later a collection agency in Minnesota sends me a letter requesting over $1,900 in immediate payment. I cannot pay this and I am in shock that a company would close an account over one late payment, raise the % to over 30, and run the balance up to almost $500 more than was due on the last statement. I see that this organization (WAMU) is running a scam on customers. I will not deal with these people.

    My credit rating, which I have spent the last 2 years building up, has gone down, and I cannot get any kind of loan for anything.

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    Reviewed Nov. 22, 2007


    WAMU is arrogant and ignorant bank that treats customers as dirt. Their customer service is below ground zero. I thought if I would file a complaint with BBB that would make them listen to me, but they did not even try to call me. Not even once.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2007

    I have recently had a few unfortunate circumstances which have caused me some financial hardship. I have been dealing with their fees knowing I am having difficulty. On Nov. 7, 2007 I acquired a small loan to help me get current with my bank account and bills. Wanting the money to deposit into my account as quickly as possible, I deposited the check from the lending agent through an ATM machine. Then I sent in my car payment. I had no idea until 5 days later when I received a notice in the mail that instead of depositing the check in my overdrawn account, Washington Mutual had put a hold on it. This caused checks I had written to other businesses, including my car payment, to be returned with a fine at both Washington Mutual and the other places the checks were returned from. When I called the bank to inquire about the hold, I was told that because the deposit went through an ATM there is no person in the entire hierarchy of Washington Mutual Bank who can lift the hold. I am now late for paying my rent as well. By putting a hold on the check that was supposed to bring me current, WAMU has caused me to fall further behind while they are collecting more fees. No one at Washington Mutual will listen to me.

    This has cost me $300.00 and problems with at least 4 other creditors.

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    Reviewed Nov. 18, 2007

    Over the past year, I've been banking with Chase bank, with a workplace checking account. Every time I've written a regular check, regardless of who or what company, it has consistently taken 5-7 business days for those checks to clear my account...until now. In October, I handed my Landlord a check for the rent on the 10th, and it didn't post to my account until the 16th. This month, I handed my landlord my rent check on the 12th, after 5:30 p.m.; he had to deposit it the next day. Interestingly this time, the check somehow manages to clear in less than 24 hours, and somehow posts to my account on the 14th. The problem with this is the fact that I checked my account on the 14th, after I got out of work, to find that at that point the check hadn't been posted to my online account activity view. Due to this, I made the decision to use some of the reserved funds, which caused 4 insufficient fund fees to be posted to my account.

    Only if you go low do they hit you with surprises like this which means they intentionally target your account for insufficient fund fees. There have also been several instances of my having made a deposit, to have charges that were made the day after cause overdrafts. At one point it was taking Chase almost 3-4 days to clear my payroll check deposits, not to mention cash deposits and others; the money should be available the same day. About half the time this caused overdraft fees which conveniently ate up almost any money I'd deposited.

    Due to this I am now $140 short this month. Add this in to the $70 which was caused by an automatic billing from a company that wasn't supposed to bill me anymore. Chase refused to return the $70 in IFF charges, even though I had had the company in question write me a check for the amount that they had billed me, to prove my case. I was told they're only allowed to take 2 IFF charges off of an account EVER, and are only allowed to do one per 12 month period.

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2007

    My husband lost his job, and I have been very ill with the MCRA staph infection and have been in the hospital for several months, had 9 surgeries and extremely high medical expenses as a result. My husband has retired because he turned 65 and was unable to secure employment except for part-time which he accepted. We tried to set up a payment plan with WAMU. They would accept it one day, and then denied the plan existed the next day or refused to honor the agreement. They wanted nearly double of what we said we could possibly pay, so they continually reported us as late to the credit bureaus even though we paid the bill monthly. They always wanted more despite a payment plan and then raised our interest rates because we didn't pay the full amount.

    We paid what we agreed to pay during the agreement. I even have confirmation numbers. When I give them the confirmation numbers they tell me that the numbers aren't theirs but their amounts are--and then raise my rates. They call me more than once per day and usually wake me up. I get tired of talking to India. It is ridiculous. This is harassment. The managers tell me they will review the situation and will phone me back, but they never do. Please help. Thanks.

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    Reviewed Nov. 15, 2007

    I spoke with Saundra about the Washington Mutual Bank policy about third party checks--seeking a solution to a third party check regarding a joint venture investment. I told Saundra that my accounts at Bank of America and Nevada State Bank allowed me to deposit the check in a similar situation; especially since my son-in-law had signed the check and gave me a copy of his driver's license. Saundra's response was, "Why don't you just cancel your account with Washington Mutual and open a joint account with B of A or Nevada State?"

    Washington Mutual must think that just because they offer free checking, they don't need to offer good service. If this is an example of Washington Mutuals customer service, then is this a reasonable trade off for good, professional and sound banking service? I suggest it's time for those that care to tell Washington Mutual what they think.

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2007

    This bank practices shady accounting techniques in order to charge overdraft charge after overdraft charge. They don't show transactions as they occur. I had a business checking account with WAMU for quite a while but moved and signed up with HSBC. I went to a branch one hour away to close my account, and they told me they couldn't since I had pending transactions. The last purchase I had made was a good 3 days before. The rep even had all the recent transactions listed in the computer. I told him to give me the remaining balance--of course, stressing to cover all those recent transactions from a few days prior.

    Then a few days later I checked my online account and noticed they charged me three $32 overdraft charges putting me into a negative balance. Transactions from the 13th were were dated the 15th--the exact day I attempted to close the account. At this point knowing I already was done with them I cut my card in half and realized I'd have to pay the charges since WaMu's phone system is highly unprofessional, and they have incompetant reps who won't help or give a logical explanations.

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    Reviewed Nov. 11, 2007

    My son accrued fees of $120 from using his WaMu debit card 4 times in 5 days to buy items totaling less then $25. He had plenty of funds available in his savings account but a zero balance in his checking account. A few days before this happened he checked online to his WaMu account but was blocked from entering and told to call the 800-number. They did not tell him his checking was at zero balance or warn that he should transfer money from his savings (that would be looking out for the customer). He only was assured that a new password would be sent via email so he can view his account. That password was never received. Thus he was never able to view his account to notice his checking account was at zero balance. He was charged $120 in fees in less then 5 days!

    After discussing the matter with a supervisor at the WAMU 800# they were very rude--making my son out to be incompetent and this simply a bank lesson to be learned. They said they could only reverse one of the $30 fees, and we should be forever grateful. I explained the situation, but declined to budge and reverse all the fees and said, "This is our business practice, and we are sorry that your son was unable to look at his account online; we can not reverse the fees."

    Done deal! I will no longer have my teenage son bank with this institution who rips people off. This bad, awful bank can devour what it can anytime it gets a chance. Shame on you Washington Mutual! SHAME, SHAME!

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2007

    I have used online banking with wamu for appx. 18 months and have lost several hundred dollars in overdraft fees. once I was overdrawn by $3.00 after having purchased 3 songs from iTunes. I had to pay $90.00 in fines for 3 ninety-nine cent songs. Several times I have checked my account balance in the account summary page on the wamu web site. It shows a dollar amount under the your balance column. If you are overdrawn there is NO negative sign preceding the stated amount.

    For example: if you are overdrawn $100 it will simply show ($100). I was told by a customer service supervisor that the parenthesis denote a negative balance. I would think that if wamu were concerned about your financial well being, they would place a negative sign, or red bold type! -on what planet do they use a set of parenthesis to denote a negative balance?

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    Reviewed Nov. 5, 2007

    We had a CD with Washington Mutual which was going to mature in three weeks. I called the bank and told the representative that we wished to redeem the CD at the maturity date. I was told that I needed to call back on the maturity date. When I expressed surprise I was told that the department that handled it wouldn't know what to do with a request that was submitted early. When I called back on the maturity date I was told I needed to send a notarized letter. I had to draft a letter, get it notarized, and get it there before the 10 day period after the maturity date in order to avoid a large penalty.

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    Reviewed Nov. 3, 2007

    I opened two accounts with Providian bank cards, and then WaMu purchased this firm. I then get a change of terms notice that has increased my rate from a low, single digit to over 30%. I called WaMu to inform them that is is an error on their part, and they seemed unable to understand English. I have never been late on any of my credit accounts which also include a mortgage and am now paying my balance off from them every month to avoid paying them one cent.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2007

    In dealing with WaMu I have been charged numerous over-draft charges in what appears to be a devious manner. They charge me months later for balance inquiry fees, one after the other, to maximize penalties against me. I have paid nearly $300 in penalties for what was massive error on their part. I should have listened to friends telling me not to open or stay with WaMu. I have paid the price.

    On two occasions when my rent was mailed to my management company, the checks bounced; I was penalized for the bounced checks totaling $100 due to the fact that when I deposited my checks, WaMu did not have my funds available at the time of deposit--despite the fact that I went to a branch and had deposited several checks from the same job on many occasions. Besides losing money, my credit and good standing with landlord are damaged.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2007

    I cannot believe further action has not been taken against WAMU. In spite of their friendly-checking claims, they are downright nefarious in charging fees. WAMU has a way of posting fees and charges such that, even if you have adequate funds in your account they can charge NSF or overdraft fees. They are staunch in refusing to refund those fees. I have even proven to them that charges went through and did not bounce back as claimed. This affects nothing. This can't possibly be legal.

    I don't like to say how much I've paid in NSF fees. Before joining them, I had perhaps one or two such fees charged to me in my life.

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    Reviewed Oct. 30, 2007

    I applied through WAMU home loan center via phone. I was approved and offered specific terms for the loan. After finding the property and getting back to them I received a commitment letter directly from the office manager. The terms that were on the papers at closing were very different and in their favor. By this time, I was already committed and due to our specific situation had to close or would have incurred @$20,000 in costs if we had not closed that day. Without another lender lined up and ready to go right away we signed. Since then I have been trying to get the issue resolved (or at least the prepayment penalty canceled so I can refinance with someone else). I spoke to so many different people in so many different departments now. The office manager will not return phone calls, e-mails, letters. Now the executive resolution center will only refer me to their Ft. Worth Texas center. That office won't speak with me any further because I have OTS to report their dishonesty.

    My image has definitely suffered after I was unable to smoothly carry out this transaction. My real estate broker as well as my attorney and coworkers have all lost confidence in my professional abilities as an investor due to Wamu's incompetence. Never again will I use them! Secondly, I pay an unnecessarily high interest rate which was outbid by other lenders in the initial stages. Then Wamu dishonored their commitment. The income property now costs me out of my own pocket monthly, until I can refinance which will be more costs as well.

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    Reviewed Oct. 29, 2007

    I manage a college textbook store. We've recently received a rash of bad checks that bounced when trying to deposit into our business account. So not only do we loose the amount that the check was written out for, we also receive a fee from our bank for depositing the bad check. So recently, we've started verifying checks to us. Most banks give you a toll free number, and you just enter in the account number on the check; takes 3 minutes. Well it seems like WASHINGTON MUTUAL seems to be the ONLY bank we've dealt with that CANNOT verify a check for a business.

    I feel like WAMU is abetting fraudulent check writing by not offering this service. In this day and age of identity theft it seems it should be a no-brainer to offer this service. Keep up with the times, WAMU. I'm just glad I don't have a business account with WAMU.

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2007

    I've been charged by WAMU over and over again for overdraft fees, which increased from $22 when I first opened an account to now $30. I have no idea what this is based on and how they calculate it. I've also noticed that they will deduct large transactions first, and then the smaller amounts after it to ensure you get charged more times for overdraft fees. Example: I paid $351 on 10/25/07, and just around midnight today, I see that they've already deducted it first, while two other smaller payments that I've made 3 or 4 days ago are deducted after it. It makes no sense at all, and now I've been charged three times for overdraft fees. That's $90. If they had deducted the money according to the dates that I had paid, then I would have only been charged for one overdraft fee.

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    Reviewed Oct. 27, 2007

    WAMU Bank refused to correct an accounting error regarding my checking account, and they charged me about $150.00 in NSF fees. I took my money out in time-- and they REFUSED to close my account. They then sent my account to COLLECTIONS even though my account is still open!

    I was traumatized! The stress has caused my health to deteriorate. I'm getting calls from this WAMU collection agency threatening me--some guy from CA. I'm a divorced single mom of four, and every penny counts.

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    Reviewed Oct. 22, 2007

    I went to a local WAMU to make a Home Equity payment. I wrote a check indicating how much was to be applied to interest and how much to principal. The principal amount was entered incorrectly as a late fee, later reversed, then reapplied as another type of fee. This amount began to appear on my statements as a penalty. Not realizing how this fee originated, I paid it and later realized what happened. I have unsuccessfully tried to get my money back. I have refinanced and am waiting for the bank to issue a refund of the amount that was overpaid. Although my new bank asked for a pay-off amount until October 17, 2007, I found out today that WAMU is still going to calculate interest due from Oct 1 to Oct 12. Go figure. This bank's customer service and how their systems are setup to enter payments has to be one of the worst ones in the States.

    My principal amount was entered as a fee of $306.28. Plus it does not seem like the payment I made in error for $384.54 is ever going to be reimbursed.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2007

    In August 2007, I applied for a student loan and was DENIED!!! I just received a letter that I owe CHASE over $48,000.00 I have NOT signed any loan papers nor was there ay kind of 'verbal' agreement on the phone.


    They are going to ruin my credit. . . .I DID NOT GET ANY MONEY FROM CHASE!!!!!

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2007

    I opened a checking account with Washington Mutual in May 2007. A month ago I became unemployed and can barely support my basic needs such as food or shelter. I was hoping since my balance was low, Wamu would only accept my transactions until I ran off out of funds. I ran out of funds around 09/26/07. However, my card kept accepting small transactions, and for every transaction they charged me $30. Yesterday I went to make a deposit into my account, and surprinsingly my account was overdrawn by $500. Out of $500, $480 belong to WaMu. I asked them if there's a way to reduce those fees, and they told me there was no way to do it since my account was recently opened.

    I was unemployed for almost 1 month. I have almost every account in collection or behind payments. My debt is around $10K. I wasn't expecting another debt to add to my budget. I just started a job a week ago, and all my 1st paycheck was destined to pay part of that debt. I told the WaMu representative that i don't have even money to eat, and they didn't care.

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    Reviewed Oct. 11, 2007

    I opened a new Washington Mutual credit card account and found that I did not receive my first billing statement. I called Washington Mutual customer service and advised them to send me out another billing statement. I also informed them in that call that I made an online payment through their website to post to my account. I asked the rep if my payment was late, and he said it will be one day late. I asked if I could get a 1-day grace period as I had not received my bill. He said no, and so I said if my interest rate will go up because of the one-day late payment then I wish to cancel my account. The employee then stated to me, "You don't scare me!"and hung up on me! He did not even cancel my account as I had asked. I called back for the employee's name and to speak to a manager, but all Washington Mutual would give me is the employee #457588 and an address of where to mail my complaint but no manager's name. (They are too afraid of me escalating this absurdity.) Well, I researched and contacted their corporate office and will be sending a letter to the President of their customer service department, Anthony Vuto, today.

    My credit report may reflect a derrogatory status, which in turn may lower my credit score which also may heighten my interest rates with other potential creditors all because of a bill that was not sent out by Washington Mutual or misdirected by the post office.

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    Reviewed Oct. 10, 2007

    On 10/1 I used auto bill pay with Washington Mutual as I do every month. On 10/4, I cancelled them after finding out about some additional expenses I would have. On 10/5, Wamu paid them all anyway! When I called them, I continually got the run around, telling me they were cancelled, then they were not cancelled. Two supervisors told me it took a day, and I would have my money back the following Tuesday. Then Tuesday, (after I got mad at them), all of a sudden it takes 3-5 business days. In the meantime, my account is almost $1000 overdrawn, and I have been charged almost $300 in fees! WHAT THE HELL! I feel helpless, as if there is nothing I can do but cancel my account, which is more of a pain for me than for Wamu. Who regulates banks and makes THEM accountable for their mistakes? Every person on the phone told me that the checks had not been written. They were sitting in THEIR bank collecting interest. In the meantime, me, with three kids and LOTS of bills, has $300 in fees, and an account that is $1000 over drawn. HELP!

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2007

    I made an ATM deposit over the weekend expecting my paycheck to be cleared by Monday. Although it was not stated on the printed Washington Mutual receipt, a hold was placed on my check. While my deposit was on hold I made several purchases. I called their 800 number, and John (the supervisor) insisted that it is stated on my receipt. Well it isn't, and now I'm expecting to be hit with overcharges. I asked them to please remove the hold, since it is my paycheck (state check), and of course they refused. They went as far as suggesting that next time I make my deposit by walking into the bank and not through the ATM. This is an inconvenience to me, and it's a huge price to pay for their incompetence. This is a very sneaky way for them to make money off their customers for having given them a free checking.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2007

    A creidt card was opened with Washington Mutual in my now ex-husband's name. I had no knowlege about this card. Once we divorced, the credit card company changed the name to my name. They keep calling my home, and although I have spoken to several reps and even their fraud department explaining I had no knowledge of this--the debt has now hit my credit in the amount of approximately $9,500.00.

    I have spent several hours on the phone being harrassed, and my credit has been damaged. Emotionally, I have the unjust stress that I deal with daily until this issue gets resolved.

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    Reviewed Oct. 9, 2007

    I have a Washington Mutual check account. I have been trying to set up ACH transitions between it with another bank. I placed the ACH on 9/25 via its online banking. Its online system took it but did not do anything further. I checked again on 9/28; WaMu had not made the transaction still. And, my ACH request was sitting there. I then issued cancellation to that request online again. Its system "took". Then, it did execute the ACH for the original request that night, resulting in my ACH return. It totally ignored my cancellation. I then was penalized by WaMu and my other bank. I called their call center (1-800-788-7000) on Ocotber 9 a.m.. Its CSR insists that I have to pay the $30 penalty. I told her that WaMu did not follow my request for the cancellation. She said that I have to pay the penalty. Then, I talked to her manager Chris. The manager told me that WaMu won't do ACH the same date you place the request. It will take 2 or 4 or more days. I told her my other bank did my request on the same date. Why cannot Wamu do the same as other banks? She said that is the "WaMu way" (for taking more than 2, or generally, 4 days). She insisted I need to pay for the penalty. That leaves me with no option but to stop banking with WaMu. Simply I do not have money to waste when WaMu does not follow my request in handling my money.

    They ask me to pay the $30 penalty; and a letter from Wamu threatens to reflect this on my credit report.

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    Reviewed Oct. 2, 2007

    I have an account with Washington Mutual Bank and I opened my banking account online. The online banking offers direct deposit, but you can see your transaction history through the internet, as well as have the option to receive paper statements. WAMU charged me overdraft fees in the amounts of $29-$32 for charges that appeared on my online transaction history a day late. My account would have a positive balance on one day, and then the next day, I would see a charge that would make my account negative and the corresponding overdraft-fee charge. The charge would be dated for a previous day such as 10/01/2007, but on 10/01/2007 my account was positive, and the charge is posted the next day on 10/02/2007 with the corresponding overdraft-fee charge. I contacted WAMU many times regarding the way they post transactions. The mere fact that I can see my transaction history online helped me to identify how Washington Mutual charges overdraft-fees. They mark certain transactions as being on a particular day without notifying you of the charge until the next day, when it's too late and you have to the suffer the overdraft fees. WAMU's policy is that they will refund overdraft fees if you deposit money into your account (to make it positive) on the same day the negative transaction occurred. They get around their refund-policy by posting the dates for electronic transactions a day earlier without notifying you, so that the next day, you will have to pay the overdraft fee. The part that is not fair, is that you can call customer service on the phone (to check/monitor your account) and online/telephone bankers also do not see the transactions until you see the charges yourself on your online account history. So, calling the customer service line is no different than signing into your account online to inquire about your transaction history. WAMU cannot justify their dishonesty regarding this matter.

    I have lost hundreds of dollars in fees because of the dishonest way WAMU posts transactions.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2007

    In July I signed up for AutoPay with WaMu to have my mortgage payments debited automatically from my checking account. I misunderstood when the autopay would start and the 7/07 payment never was debited, I overnighted the payment and it took them 2 weeks to post it. Then it was August and the payment was not debitted. I got a phone call from WaMu and authorized a debit for the 8/07 payment explaining about the autopay. The person on the phone wanted me preauthorize the September payment, and I said I was afraid to because of the autopay. She said there was nothing in the system for it so I preauthorized a September payment. The August authorized payment went thru. Then the 9/07 autopay went through, and then the preauthorized payment went through. Now my account is overdrawn (dramatically). I called, and it seemed all taken care of: they reverse the payment and eat $76.00 in overdraft fees. This all ocured from 9/16/07 to 9/21/07. On 9/24/07 WaMu redeposited the preauthorized 9/07 payment. Now I am overdrawn out of control and have over $400.00 in overdraft fees. I could not reach anyone at WaMu over the week end to resolve this and my bank said their hands are tied. They couldn't do anything. I got through to WaMu this AM and they say it isn't showing and fax them the print out from my bank. I have not received any response.

    The first time I had drive home on empty and borrow money from my 87-year-old Aunt who lives with us. This time I can get home from work (I commute 70 miles each way) but don't know how I'll get to work in the AM. I can't pay my bills, buy groceries, get oil delivered to heat the house. My husband has kidney failure, is on dialysis, waiting for a kidney transplant, and I can't buy his medication. If I am not reimbursed the overdraft fees, I will not be able to pay my mortgage this month.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2007

    This is the first time i have done anything like this, but I am at the end of my rope. My complaint is about Washington Mutual who holds our home loan. We have been in our house for 9 years now, and when we first moved in we were fine, had good credit and lived comfortably. We refinanced in order to do some home improvement and we were taken advantage of. Our payment went up $250, and we were told it would go down. So we refinanced again, and the company WAMU. We got into an ARM loan, and now we are paying. We tried to work with WAMU, but they refused because we had gotten behind on payments. about a month behind. We had to resort to living off of credit cards to get by, before we knew it we were deep in debt. Again we tried to work with WAMU and they were completely non-understanding and rude. We tired all we could to catch up and never could. Eventually we had to file bankruptcy. We were told by our lawyer that WAMU would let us re-affirm if we wanted to and we could keep them out of the bankruptcy. So we did that, and NOT once did WAMU contact our lawyer about anything. After our bankruptcy was finalized we tried to contact WAMU, and again and again they have treated us like dead beats. We aren't asking that they take away our payments. We asked for some help to pay the late fees owed and catch up the one month we are behind. The girl in the loss and litigation dept.tells us that they would negotiate our late fees, and then the next guy says NOPE. They have even told us we should be able to make the payments because we should have more money now since we filed bankruptcy. We have caught them in flat out lies on the phone. Now they almost laughingly scold us on the phone when we call, and they tell us that they may not help us at all. It's disgusting how we are treated. We work hard for what little we have and are trying to stay out of foreclosure, but they are making it impossible.

    We have had to file bankruptcy and now although only one month behind are facing threats of forecolosure. We send in our payment on time well ahead of the due date and they still post it late, even when we paid by phone. They said this is becasue we are a month behind, and we are lucky to have our house. We tried to pay by phone again recently and they refused..so we mailed it and they accepted it...late.

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    Reviewed Sept. 30, 2007

    My husband opened an account on July 2007 at one of the WaMu offices in Massachusetts for $8,000 to consolidate some of his personal debts. Today, September 30, 2007, I am reviewing my credit report and I just found out checking my credit report that Washington Mutual/Providian financed him andincluded me as an Authorized User/Co-Signer. I did not sign any loan documents that relate to this account. I did not know that a bank could co-sign someone without that person signing any papers.

    It's affecting my credit when I haven't even made an agreement with the bank! This is his business not mine.

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    Reviewed Sept. 22, 2007

    I don't know how is it that they do it, but they continue to throw my account into negative and charge me $32 over and over. The way they list transactions justifies their charges, but it isn't accurately reflecting the chronology of how they happened. I have started keeping receipts. These receipts show balances totally different than what they report days later into their statement, which they use to justify their bogus overdraft charges. In about a month that I've had an account with this horrible bank, I've been charged hundreds of dollars in overdraft charges.

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    Reviewed Aug. 10, 2007

    My paper check #1125 was written to pay my May mortgage and sent with a paper bill. Washington Mutual converted the check to an electronic payment and withdrew the money from my account 5/3/07. As of 8/8/07 I still have not received credit for the money they took because they claim they do not know what THEY did with the money.

    After three sets of my bank records had been faxed to THREE different fax numbers at WAMU the acct rep said he would personally get the problem resolved before 7/16/07. He did not. He asked for front and back copies of the check . My bank laughed at me. Once WAMU converted it to an electronic payment, WAMU was the only one who would have any tracking numbers other than those on my bank statement.

    WAMU received the April payment from me and withdrew money from my bank on 4/7/07 but did not credit my account until 4/16/07 and therefore charged with me yet another late payment.

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2007

    I have a WAMU checking account and credit card. I use online bill pay to pay my credit card.

    They ask you for a start date to make sure payments get there on time. My start date was 8/3/07. My deliver by date was 8/5/07. They did not send the payment until 8/6/07. They claim that they have a 3-4 business day to send payments.

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    Reviewed July 12, 2007

    Washington Mutual Bank did a buy-out from Sierra Pacific Mortgage and took over our account. When my wife did not receive a mortgage payment notice, she contacted a representative at Sierra Pacific and was told there is a time period of 30 to 60 days for everything to get caught up with the new bank receiving all the accounting information. My wife was further advised to call Washington Mutual and check with them as well. When my wife called Washington Mutual Home Loans, they did not have any information in regards to our account.

    When my wife informed the Washington Mutual representative of the buy-out from Sierra Pacific Mortgage, the person she talked to told her the same thing as the representative from Sierra Pacific, that there is a 30 to 60 day grace period for the information to be updated into Washington Mutual’s files, and the mortgage payment billing would be sent out.

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    Reviewed July 3, 2007

    I have been a Providian, now washington mutual, customer for 5 yrs and have never been late on a payment. I always pay more than the minimum amount due.

    All the sudden they send me an update on my credit score and it is up to 700. Then they raised my minimum payment and raised my interest rate to 27.99.

    What's the use of having good credit if you don't get any benefits of a good interest rate? I started out with 17.99 and I thought it was fixed.

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    Reviewed July 1, 2007

    I opened a checking account with Washington Mutual on June 21, 2007. I made a deposit on June 25. My deposit was placed on hold and is still on hold as of July 1. I called the branch where I made the deposit at and they said they couldn't release the hold and they had me call the branch I started the account with. I called them and they told me to call the branch I made the deposit at. I called the 800 number and they told me the branch I opened the account at could release the hold. I went there yesterday, June 30, and was told that they couldn't do anything about it. I told them I wanted my money back, and they couldn't do that either as I have -180 according to them, even though I have $800 in reality. I couldn't get the money or my check back as it's on hold.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2007

    I have been a (Providian) now Washington Mutual customer since 1998. I have paid my bills on time and my account never was mismanaged but without warning or notice my interest rate was increased above 30%.

    When I called to ask why and what I need to do to have it reduced the customer service rep told me it is Wamu policy. He said they evaluate customers accounts and up the rates when necessary. There was nothing I could do or he could do for me to reduce the high rate.

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    Reviewed June 22, 2007

    I had a special interest rate that had expired in June 2007. Chase received payment on the entire balance on May 24, 2007 . I was then charged 36.33 on my June statement for interest from May 16th to May 24th. Regardless of what the terms are on the back of the letter (of which I did not read where I had to pay the balance off my May 16th or be charge interest), they claim that I had 0% interest till June 2007! This is grossly misleading. May is May and June is June.

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    Reviewed June 15, 2007

    Chase closed my online account; therefore I cannot view my statement. They didn’t send me a statement in the mail. I called them the 15th trying to pay my bill. I then found out that they changed my due date to the ninth. How am I supposed to know that? I can’t get online and they did not send my monthly statement in the mail.

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    Reviewed June 15, 2007

    I opened a free checking account with Washington Mutual in 1999, at the time they didn't require a savings account to be opened as well. In 2005 I decided to open a savings as well since they offered a Platinum Savings account that wouldn't incur monthly fees if I signed up for at least $50 a month to be automatically debited from my checking and deposited into my savings.

    In March of 2007 they started charging a $10.00 service charge a month for account balances under $10,000. I'll be shopping around for a new bank.

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    Reviewed May 14, 2007

    I had taken out an instant credit loan in approximately 2002 from the Bank of New York, and had been making regular payments since then. The loan was for $800 and there was about $530 balance left to be paid. The first month after BNY switched to Chase, I went into the office to make the payment on the date that it was due: 4/9/07. They told me they had no record of my account, I spoke with two people, and they told me to go home, they had no record of my account. I did not receive anything in the mail about the switch to Chase, a new account number, or anything.

    However, I persisted in questioning the issue, and eventually spoke with a manager who did find my account info, and said that it showed a missed payment. I asked her what I should do, and she said just make the payment. I asked her if there would be any late fees, which there should not have been, since it was the employee's error that caused late payment. She said no. I asked her approximately three times, and she said there would be no late charges.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2007

    Our Family is in the process of refinancing our Home Mortgage. Washington Mutual has given our broker incorrect information and documented that in the past, we had a foreclosure. We called Washington Mutual and it took us 3 days to get a return call even with us contacting them on a daily basis. The person we talked to with a conference call with our Broker told us that they are in the process of sending us a correction letter. This was 2 month ago. When we finally received one, it was not the document our broker specifically asks for.

    We still have not received a letter for us to close on a deadline date. Our Broker also has indicated that they have been calling them 2 to 3 times a day and all they get is the same answer. We are still waiting for the document that we need to be able to close the loan. I called today and the WM Rep pretty much read the documentation on the computer screen and told us to contact someone else. We have been transferred many times with a minimum of 20 to 45 minute wait. Still no documentation. I have never dealt with a Company with the worse customer service as Washington Mutual.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2007


    I contacted WAMU on several occassions and explained to them that my credit card and checks were lost and stolen while I was traveling. Well...WAMU stated to me that the credit card would be closed and nothing would be allowed to go through on my account.

    My account after two or three days received fees totaling 446.00 from WAMU stating that they had things to come in on the account from a company that I told them to stop debits from. This is WRONG. I contacted WAMU over and over via phone, and email. This company gave me the run around continuously. Nothing could be resolved...the fees they charged my account has not been resolved, nor did they offer to take them back due to their mistake.

    I keep getting bogus emails from WAMU thus far stating that I need to call them again...again...and...and again! I refuse to keep calling this company when nothing is being done.

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    Reviewed April 9, 2007


    Washington Mutual filed foreclosure against my property in June, 2006. I had gone through their Homeowners Assistance Program in Jan 04, which ended up being a nightmare and only the beginning. I never missed a payment since the Loan Modification Agreement was signed in March 04.

    I am now eight months into my fight. I have attorneys fees of almost $5,000.00. Attorney and myself just spent 5 hours on Saturday figuring out their creative accounting practices.

    I have received mailboxes full of fliers from attorneys, real estate agents, etc. to represent me or sell my home. I have had more phone calls than anyone can imagine. I have even had people knocking at my door. This has ruined my credit. I cannot even finance a car. I have become physically ill - shingles. I have gained almost 40 pounds. And I have NO savings left whatsoever.

    My heart bleeds for those who do not have the money to hire an attorney and fight. I find it hard to believe that I am the only one that WAMU has done this to. Remember, I cannot refinance or sell at this point. I am stuck with these folks.

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    Reviewed April 4, 2007

    I originally had a loan with another company for my modular home. It was bought out by Washington Mutual. It went from a fixed rate to an ARM. I had no input nor was I given any consideration when this was changed. Washington Mutual has ruined my life. I also worked with a loss mitigation specialist who promised to help lower my payments but instead almost doubled them. I am going to lose my home because of this. They never send a statement. They call when I am not at home even though I have told them the hours I can be reached at home.

    Because of the dirty tricks by this company I am now in danger of loosing my home. I am now taking heart medicine, blood pressure medicine, and insulin. I did not have any of these health problems until Washington Mutual entered my life. I have even had reps that I have tried to talk to tell me to get the hell over it. I have been lied to and have been a victim of every dirty trick this lender has up it's sleeve.

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    Reviewed March 24, 2007

    I had made some overpayments by accident to a closed account at Chase with no balance. I called my bank to report the error and they said they would take care of the problem. Shortly thereafter I got a check from Chase which I cashed. I thought the issue was resolved. Months later I got a call from Chase customer service saying that I had not paid my bill. I told them I didn't have an account and shouldn't have a bill. They indicated that there was a $400.00 balance. They sent me a statement and a letter indicating that my bank (B of A) had reversed a fund amount of $400.00.

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    Reviewed March 21, 2007

    Fax: 210/588-3202 Checking account with line of credit opened in 1988 and closed/paid in full/zero balance in 11/2004. Beginning in 10/04 (even before the account was closed) late fees were reported to the 3 credit bureaus and have hit every month since then (10/04, 12/04-12/06 and then 2/07! They are coming from the WAMU account number but under the name AMER SV BANK which WAMU purchased.

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    Reviewed March 20, 2007

    My husband and I own a real estate brokerage firm. We are Realtors and we also have origination licenses. We originate first mortgages and refinance mortgages for a local mortgage broker. We are very knowledgeable of FHA, FannieMae, and all of the government lending guidelines. We are extremely aware of all of the unscrupulous, predatory practices of many of the sub prime lenders. In September 2005 we were granted a 90 day deferment to pay our personal mortgage on our personal home with Washington Mutual because our home was located in the Katrina/Rita Disaster areas. We made our mortgage payment on November 30, 2005 as agreed with the deferment agreement. Washington Mutual told us that we would not be reported as late and that no late fees would we added nor collected during this special 90 day period. In December 2006 we had our credit pulled so that we could refinance our mortgage out of the ARM which has been increasing by 1% every six months, only to find that Washington Mutual had not only reported our mortgage late during the 90 day deferment period but that they had in fact reported our mortgage as 6 months late which is considered in a foreclosure status to most lenders.

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    Reviewed March 20, 2007

    In the month of June 2006 I decided to transfer my credit card balance of $3,292.38 to Washington Mutual bank. On June 13th my Chase bank statement shows that Washington mutual sent them a check of $2,500.00 paying off my credit card balance it also showed they (Chase) received a second check for another $2,500.00,this happened in July I thought I had to pay from these courtesy checks from WAMU so I sent it. After both checks were received Chase sent me a check for $1,552.13 Stating I over paid.

    Today I am paying both Washington Mutual and Chase bank because none of them bother to look in to the issue as long as I pay my monthly minimum. Today both Chase Bank and Washington Mutual have harassed me over the phone at all hours of the day plus any day of the week to pay them. I try to explain the mistake both banks have made but no one listens. I have no other recourse but to make this complaint.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2007

    We deposited four payroll checks and a refund from State of Illinois checks. ALthough we were not notified in any way shape or forn- Our accounts (and the accounts of our children) were frozen. We were told that the notes as to why were vauge and they would wait until the person came back to work. In the mena time we were left without any money at all. We spoke to a Supervisor named Andrea. When we told her that we would be seeing the appropriate govermental bodies for an audit. She replied that we wouldn't be the first people asking for an audit. While we love our branch people- the customer service line people do not speak enough english to be of any help at all.

    We will bounce checks with the fees associated with returned checks.

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    Reviewed March 17, 2007

    I am very busy and I use the Washington Mutual Express Deposit that is supposed to credit your account at closing that same day. I am charged 28 dollars for each one. They have also held my daughters payroll checks without telling her and charging her 28 dollars for each NSF

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    Reviewed March 16, 2007

    Washington Mutual increased my APR from 12.74% to 21.74% even though I have never been late with a payment, never missed a payment, or gone over my limit. When I contacted them, they would not give me a reason for the APR increase but said they would lower it after talking with several account managers. After five months, the rate has not been lowered. They have increased the monthly minimum payment due and I am barely keeping the limit from going over each month.

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    Reviewed March 15, 2007

    My husband and I opened a checking and a savings account. The savings was set up for odp. A few months back I was laid off from my job, so we did a lot of transferring of funds between the two accounts. Chase converted our savings acct. into a checking, but didn't tell us they removed odp. I was charged $350.00 of overdraft fees, even though there was money in our other checking acct.

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    Reviewed March 9, 2007

    About two weeks ago I tried to make a payment to Metro PCS over the phone using the automatic bill pay by phone. The bill pay system declined my payment that I was trying to make through my debit card. I call the one eight hundred number for WAMU and I spoke to an agent, the agent advised me that the payment was processed and that it was pending for payment. So the next morning, my cell phone was cut off because on non payment

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    Reviewed March 7, 2007

    I had a credit card with Chase Bank with 0% interest for a year. My balance was $3,500. I lost my job but had credit protection so my payments were frozen. The month I got my job back they immediately raised by interest rate to 29%. No amount of talking to anyone would lower it. They would not agree to restructuring of the debt through Consumer Credit Counseling either. The $3,500 has increased to $5,800 with interest, finance charges etc and I refuse to pay it.

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    Reviewed March 3, 2007

    Washington Mutual keeps ripping me off with all of these bogus $27 fees saying that I'm overdrawn on my checking account. I have, since the first incident and after having that incident reconciled, only had money put into my checking account to pay bills. The first incident they accidentally put my funds into my savings account when I asked for it to be put into my checking account and then they proceeded to charge me for overdrawing funds in my checking account. Now it appears they're saying that I have overdrawn my checking account again. I've kept a close eye on everything I do with my money and where I put it and how I record it in my checkbook.

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    Reviewed Feb. 26, 2007

    When paying my credit card bill last month I made an error when I wrote the check. The amount owed was $275.00. I put this amount in the box on my check, but when I wrote the amount below I mistakenly put two hundred and 75/xx. I was unaware of this discrepancy until I received my February statement. On this statement the company had raised my increased my interest rate from 3.99% to 23.99%, and was also showing my account delinquent.

    My husband and I have been customers of Chase for at least 7 years and have never missed a payment or made a late payment. To add to this Chase had frozen the account because of the $74.25. The customer service said that since it was my mix-up there was nothing he could do.

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    Reviewed Feb. 19, 2007

    I have both a mortgage loan and an equity loan from them. I had a legal court ordered name change and have had a nightmare having WaMu recognize it. In other words, no transfer of any kind, just getting the new name on the loans. It's been over 4 months and 15 phone calls to customer service, various departments and their executive response team to get them to do anything.

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2007

    In 2001 my husband and I purchased a truck through Bank One, which Bank One sold out to Chase Bank. Our interest rates went way up, due dates on the auto finance and credit card changed, which made our payment late. In May 2006, my husband was diagnosed with cancer. We purchased the credit life on the auto at the time we signed the finance note, and called Chase Bank Auto Finance to get the credit life for my husband started. The female we spoke with told us we had none, but we needed to pay our payment.

    For 6 months while we were trying to locate our credit life paper's (we moved, and our children put things up for us) we had phone calls from representatives of Chase Bank 4-6 times a day, 7 days a week. We had to sell anything we had of value to pay as much as we could on the loan, because they said they were going to repo the only transportation we had to go to the doctor's and hospitals.

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    Reviewed Jan. 31, 2007

    I had heard horrible reports about Washington Mutual before this incident. However, I saw a great interest rate of 5.00% online for checking and savings with no monthly minimum and decided to sign up online. Once I finished inputting all my person information online, I was told that I would receive an email with my account numbers. When I received this email, it only listed the last 4 digits of my account numbers. I assumed this was for security reasons and I called WAMU's 800 number to get my full account numbers. What followed is why I'm sending this complaint.

    One rep right after another rep was so rude and nasty that once I finish this, I will drive down to my local Washington Mutual and CANCEL these 2 accounts. I've never come across such horrible customer service EVER in my life. Especially an Irene (if that's her real name) a supposed supervisor in New York. She explained very condescendingly how they don't give out account numbers on the phone, although she asked me for my social, date of birth and verified that I had just opened the account. When I asked to speak to her supervisor, she refused saying they would not want to speak to me and the earliest I could talk to someone is in 48 hours.

    Needless to say, I've been on hold as I write this comment (it's been about 10 minutes now) with the corporate office of Washington Mutual in Seattle with the executive response team and before I finish this complaint, someone from this team did pick up and no surprise...they were as nasty and rude as the person(s) who I spoke to before.

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2007

    Going through hardship, I contacted WaMu regarding my home payments; I was three months behind. They set me up with a Loss Mitigation Specialist who said she would work with me to try and refinance to a lower house payment. This was March of 2006. After faxing and mailing all the information she requested, over a period of 4 months (she kept requesting more and different info everytime I talked with her) and, in the mean time WaMu started foreclosure proceedings, she finally sent paperwork. Not for the refinancing, but to pay back the attorney fees for (2) letters sent out by their attorney in the amount of almost $3,000.

    Then, after 4 months of payments, I receive paperwork in December for the actual refinance. Not only did they get the paperwork wrong, the monthly payment went up, not down like promised. I call WaMu to inform them that their paperwork was in error and I get directed to a new Loss Mitigation Specialist who informed me that the paperwork sent to the first Specialist was missing and I must start all over again. He assures me that until I get the new paperwork, nothing will happen to my account until they get their error corrected. Right!!! I have tried faxing the paperwork to fax numbers that do not answer, I get the run around when I call to speak to ANY supervisor, and my stress level goes through the roof everytime I try to get a live person.

    Because of this past year's worth of trying to get help from this company, I have lost many hours of my life on the phone, faxing to unusable fax numbers, and worries of losing my home.

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    Reviewed Jan. 16, 2007

    I enlisted into the army jan 1999 at that time I fell under the Soldiers Sailors Act. After fighting with what at that time was Providian and now Washington Mutual I got my 6% interest for about two months then after that not only did they discontinue to obey federal law but shot my original interest rate to 29% to regain the lost funds from the act which in itself is illegal. It specifically states that they cant raise the interest rate above what it was before going on active duty. Ive fought for 8 years to get back my money and get this corrected with no luck -- apparently they don't need to obey federal law.

    The high interest has made it hard to stay on top of my bills and has been a great drain on me for 8 years now. Its a 10% interest difference that they owe me over 8 years.

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    Reviewed Nov. 20, 2006

    We have had many problems with our checking acct. with Washington Mutual over the 5years we have had it. This time, we are done with them. I deposited 3 separate local checks into the ATM at our branch. I have done this many, many times. However, I could not withdraw any cash. I waited over the weekend, thinking it was because it was a Friday and it had to be ledgered.

    When I tried again Monday, I still could not withdraw any funds. I called the bank and was told that becuase we deposited them into the ATM, there would be a hold. I deposited them on the 10th - but they money would not be available until the 21st. This has never happend before, so naturally I am mad. My husband goes to the branch to dicuss the same matter, and they say they can't do anything to help him. Now, in the past we had taken checks into the bank to deposit them and they were also held. They informed us that if we had put them into the ATM we could have gotten our cash immediately. WHAT A CROCK.

    Meanwhile, I had written checks to pay bills, and they have all been returned and we are being charged $27 for each returned check - 9 total to date. Now, one of the checks is a payroll check for my husband, from the Pleasanton Police Department. They put that on hold, their very own PD. The second check we also a local company paycheck. The third was also a local company personal check. Totally ridiculous to hold these checks for two weeks.

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    Reviewed Nov. 14, 2006

    A cash deposit of $643 was made in the branch through a bank a teller. The next day when I checked the account the deposit was reversed and only had credit of $443.

    When first dealing with customer service they advised me to deal with the specific branch's manager. I told him that I was issued a receipt after the deposit was made but he insisted that wasn't enough proof. He later advised me that an investigation would me made and would later contact me with the results. He also mentioned that it would take at least five business days. Miraculously he called me within less than 24 hours telling me that the error was made on our part regardless of receiving the receipt. I asked to speak to the investigator and Mack said that he did it himself. Doesn't that seem biased to you???

    He later mentioned something that it could've been the teller's fault. Regardless of who's fault it is, they need to honor the receipt.

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    Reviewed Nov. 13, 2006

    Washington Mutual has threatened foreclosure on my home 5 times in the last three years! Each time they claim payments have not been made and I get a letter with ridiculous amounts due in order to cure the default. Each time I have had to prove their records are incorrect. In order to do this I have to take days off of work and spend HOURS on the phone, being switched back and forth between departments and each time I'm transferred I have to start over explaining the past three years experiences to phone operators who act like they could care less.

    Every now and then, I get a person who seems willing to help, but then there is no follow through. When I follow up, there is no record of the conversations I have had with them previously. No one has an extension number that I can use to reach them again. Each time it takes at least two months of my life to get resolution, during which time I am pushed to my limits by the stress. Each time they have researched their records and found they were incorrect, and all charges are dismissed. A few months go by, and then they hit me again.

    I am at this moment going yet another round with them. Today I took off work and spent 3 hours on the phone talking to 11 different people, none of which had access to the records which show my account as current. At this point, I have faxed documents to them showing the results of their last incorrect claim (6 months ago) and copies of their statements showing the payments I have made since then. Being just out of Ch 13 bankruptcy, I cannot qualify for a new mortgage with a decent interest rate. I am currently trying to sell our home just to get away from Washington Mutual's incompetence and life-disrupting antics.

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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2006

    I would warn anyone to stay as far away from Chase as one possibly could. I was not a customer of Chase, they happened to buy out the bank that I was dealing with. This was a horrible thing to happen. I have had nothing but bad experiences with them. The customer service reps are extremely rude. I even had a so called supervisor by the name of Miss Garcia practically threaten to put false information on my account after I told her she was not helpful and I wanted to deal with someone else. After they took over, my interest rate was raised to 29%. After about a year, I called to request a lower rate and was told that a lower rate was not available. Impossible! My rate was raised in the first place because according to them I had too much credit. I wish something could be done about them. They shouldn't be allowed to get away with this. If you ask me it's a form of theft.

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    Reviewed Oct. 1, 2006

    What a mess Washingon Mutual has beome. There on-line banking is so unreliable. If there is a problem the customer service people you talk to are plesenat, but if it goes any further there is no follow up and no return communcation. I had a deposit stolen, I reported the problem. my account was closed. They didn't tell me I coudn't get my money out of my account once it was closed. It's been 2 months and it's still tied up in there. No one will give me an answer. I call customer service. They tell me to go into the branch, the branch tells me there supposed to handle it on the phone.

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    Reviewed Sept. 29, 2006

    In the process of selling our home, we discovered that a line of credit had been taken out on our property. A Ma Alexander Kuang Shin has a $173,000 credit line (revolving) on our home of address. This loan was provided by Washington Mutual. We spoke to Washington Mutual on many occasions trying to clear up this dilema. They are unwilling to help or investigate this situation. They claim they cannot look up any such accounts unless the actual loanee asks for it. Washington Mutual suggested we contact ITC title company, and ITC says to contact Washington Mutual. The sheriff will not do anything without an account number, which we don't have. We feel there has been some fraud in which our home was used as collateral. We are not wealthy and cannot hire an attorney, or private investigator.

    Currently we cannot sell our home and with the current drop in property values, will lose money in the next few months.

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    Reviewed Aug. 20, 2006

    I paid the May mortgage payment late and was in the process of paying in Aug (all payments, June,July and Aug) when they sent back the May payment and foreclosed. I cannot get in touch with the attorneys representing them and am trying to get in touch with their work out dept. I was trying to catch up due to my son being involved in a divorce, which has cost me personally $45,000 i had to borrow and am repaying it, plus he borrowed $50,000 on his home.

    I am in my late 60's working and going through emotional and physical trauma because of this divorce and now this foreclosure. I simply want to pay the mortgage and get on with my life.

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    Reviewed Aug. 8, 2006

    The bank advertises that there is no fee for foreign or domestic withdrawals but every month I get charged a dollar for each withdrawal.

    I haven't been reimbursed for the charges to my account.

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    Reviewed Aug. 7, 2006

    My original account was with Bank One. I set up an automatic monthly payment of $200 with Bank One when I opened the account. They were subsequently bought by Chase and, even though I have had a zero balance since May of 2006, the company continues to withdraw $200 from my account every month. I have called numerous times to attempt to resolve this matter and have been told that no one in the organization can get computer access to stop these payments. Chase has issued me refund checks twice, once in June and once in July. I canceled the card in June. Upon checking my bank statement on August 6th, I see that Chase yet again taken $200 from my account. I find this to be totally unacceptable.

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    Reviewed July 20, 2006

    Washington Mutual Mortgage decided we needed wind insurance for our home. We already had wind insurance on our current policy. No one notified us about this change! Our payments went up over $300.00 a month. My husband and insurance agent worked on getting the bogus insurance removed and our payment back to normal. We were told that it would be corrected. Our house payment was supposed to go back to the regular amount and the money they took from escrow repaced. Today I received a call telling my the payemnts were still wrong and they were once again taking the money out of escrow. I tried to explain the the woman about the insurance mistake, but she wouldn't talk about it. My husband is once again taking off from work to go to try and straighten this out. Washington Mutual is not helping us.

    We are being charged $300.00 a month more for insurance we already have. They are depleting our escrow account and will not replace it.

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    Reviewed June 6, 2006

    Back in March we started to refinance our home. Nathan the loan agent dragged his feet to do everything. I was calling every week to get things going and he never got back to me. Not until I started threatening to go with another company did Nathan bother to get back to me and get things going. This was now mid May. We continued the process, he said he had to charge me over one point in a half for a 30 yr. fixed rate. I told him the point fee was too high because out interest was not low; however, we wanted to get this going and we took the point fee. I then received the complete package in the mail for my husband and I to sign.

    As I reviewed it, I noticed corrections needed to be made. I again called Nathan and as usual he did not call me back. I then decided to call Nathan's supervisor Erik Hester. I told him Nathan was not getting back to me to make these corrections etc. He said he would talk to Nathan and call me back. He never called me back either. I then called Nathan and Erik one last time. The customer service lady told me Erik would be in at 2 pm and she would give him the message to call me. I called ant 4 pm and he was gone. I then asked for Erik's managers name and phone so I can call him to inform him of what had happened. After I was given that information, I got a phone call from Nathan indicating to me that Washington Mutual could not offer me a 30 yr fixed rate, I had to take an adjustable.

    I didn't know what he was talking about because my initial call was not about the interest rate, it was about corrections needed on the final documents waiting to be signed. I then told him that I would not take an adjustable rate, and that I was still going to file a complaint againt him and the service I got. I have now contacted the main manager in Chicago and I will consult an attorney to see if I have any other options.

    My consequences will be that I have not been able to refinance on time before my current loan expires and our home payment will be based on the current adjustable rate. I, may lose my house it I can't make these payments!

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    Reviewed May 25, 2006

    I have contacted Washington Mutual on more than one occassion for failure to pay my property taxes. Taxes were due on 3/29 and the response received Please accept our apologies a property tax payment was made from your escrow account on 04/12 all penalties were paid from our funds. Now, they paid my homeowners insurance in error and cannot reverse their mistake.

    This error will reduce the amount of money in escrow and in turn I will not have enough to cover taxes.

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    Reviewed April 5, 2006

    Briefly: After settling on a minor reduction in charges for overdrafts on April 4, 2006, I paid them immediately. The next day Chase charged me for 3 more overdraft charges ($96) when there was no new account activity since April 3rd. They refused to refund the $96.

    They charged my college student son a total of $432 in overdraft charges in 10 days and reduced that amount by $96. Thr next day they charged another $96 for overdraft charges when there was no additonal activity since I paid off the previous charges. I think Chase cheated me out of $96.

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    Reviewed April 1, 2006

    I was discharged from a Chapter 13 back in November 05 and was to start making my regular payments in December 05. I made two payments in January 06 which would have been December and January's payments. I did not make February's payment, but did receive a statement that a payment was made in February. I called and talked to WAMU in March and was informed that I was four months behind and in Foreclosure. Of course I freaked out, knowing that I only owe two payments not four.

    I was ready to pay for the two months that I did owe, but they wouldn't accept that and told me to hang on to my payments. They made the mistake not me and now I am paying for it.

    My home is in foreclosure in a non-judiciary state which means no court hearing to dispute this. They are wanting my house so bad there is already a sale date. I have faxed a payment dispute, but of course that takes time. So what do you when they are holding all the cards and you know what you owe them and it is not four payments. I have already been at the bottom and this company is trying to put me there again.

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    Reviewed March 28, 2006

    House went into foreclosure after husband lost job. Washington Mutual uncooperative. Put house up for sale through RE/MAX. Thirty people came through and only one buyer. There is a signed sale contract in the amount of $294,900 that Washington Mutual is refusing. Because of a "driveby" inspection, they feel we should get more money for the house. The house is in need of lots of work so potential buyers were turned off. Washington Mutual is charging us $630.10 for this driveby inspection. Nobody from this outfit stepped foot in this house to inspect it and they are charging us that exhorbitant amount for someone to inspect from the street?

    Tomorrow, March 29, 2006, is the sheriff's sale because they refused to accept the buyer's offer of $294,900. Washington Mutual wanted the co-brokers to come down on their commissions but refused to adjust their own fees. Their other fees are: $3,379.50 for attorney costs; $1,250.00 for attorney fees; $5,159.84 for sheriff's commission. Why should someone get paid $630.10 for inspecting this house when they never even came inside? Julie in Loss Mitigation is one of the nastiest people I have dealt with. (Plus, she doesn't have clue as to how to read a bank statement!)

    My realtor and my husband spoke to her and agreed with my assessment. So tomorrow, March 29, 2006 at 1:00 p.m., the sheriff's sales takes place and if Washington Mutual gets a satisfactory offer, my daughter and I will be evicted. Maybe, if there is a God, Washington Mutual won't end up getting the exhorbitant fee of $630.10 for an inspection that never happened. When I grow up, I want to be an inspector for Washington Mutual. When I really grow up, I want Washington Mutual out of the home loan business.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2006

    As a result of the mergers and acquisitions in the finance industry in the late '90s early '00s, I ended up with existing mortgages for both my home and rental property being taken over by Homeside, then by Washington Mutual Home Loans. When they changed over the existing loan numbers to their numbering system, a year later when they changed their own numbering system due to their database software upgrades, when they first implemented "ACH Drafting automatic draft service"; all these would end up with me getting a delinquent loan payment threat letter for one property mortgage or the other.

    Each time the onus was on me to contact customer care, so I would have their record of me paying them as well as my bank statement. Armed with these, then I would have to fight with the Credit Dispute and various other departments to get the threat letters stopped and the late fees removed. None of this guaranteed that the “credit delinquency” was removed from all three credit report agencies.

    I enrolled in Washington Mutuals ACH Drafting when they launched it thinking there would be less chance of them screwing it up. Four months into it, I’m on the phone with WashMut Customer Care who are telling me this month is late and I’m not even enrolled in ACH. Had to jump through all the same hoops again to get the late fees dropped.

    I went back to paper checks and when they contacted me to ask why I wanted to cease enrollment in their ACH Draft service I told them I thought they were too stupid to operate it. I thought WashMut was just maliciously trying to rack up as many late fees as they could but I became convinced after a while that they were really just incompetent.

    WashMut contacted me end of ‘03 to solicit my enrollment in ACH again with assurances the bugs were out of their program/process, but the same thing happened again.

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    Reviewed March 10, 2006

    For the past 6 to 8 months we have been trying to get the proper payoff amount and have had NO success. WAMU is overcharging and not applying payments properly. I am at my wits end and am filing a formal complaint with the Comptroller of the Currency and Equal Housing Lender. I will also forward this via email to Channel 2, Channel 4, Channel 5, Channel 7 and whoever else will listen because we know Washington Mutual is NOT!!! You really need to have someone take care of damage control. Because this is a train wreck waiting to happen.

    All I want to do is refinance and get a better rate and not have to deal with Washington Mutual anymore… I cannot take it!!! I am going to have a nervous breakdown, heart attack or some other health issue. I am finished with WAMU not applying my payments properly and are trying to double charge me for property taxes. I did not sign or apply for an impound account!!!! What is up with the property tax issue? Chicago Title stated that they paid my property taxes and The Sonoma County Tax Collectors Office has now informed us that they have returned the payment that Washington Mutual said they paid in the amount of $5310.58 dated June of 2005 which would have been for my property taxes of 2004 which we are now told Chicago Title paid for.

    So what’s up with that, why are you still trying to get the money from me??? Why are you still treating this as an impound account when it is NOT an impound account!!!

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    Reviewed Feb. 25, 2006

    Our home loan was transferred to Washington Mutual. It took several months before we even received information on where and how to make payments. The customer service department is rude, unknowledgeable and unhelpful.

    Also, unlike most mortgage companies today, Washington Mutual doesn't provide a way to make payments online. On the other hand, Washington Mutual makes applying for a loan easily accessible online.

    I firmly believe Washington Mutual doesn't make this option available in order to pocket more late fee income.

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    Reviewed Feb. 23, 2006

    I took out a home equiline loan from Washington Mutual. I was told that in addition to using checks, I could use a VISA card that worked like a debit card. No mention was made of any fees for using the card at this time, or at any time I worked with a sales person. However, when I used the card at my primary back to get a cashiers check the boat vender requested for a purchase of a boat, I was charge a 2% fee.

    Now that doesn't sound like much, but it was $160 on $8,000, plus interest the expected interest. I called customer service to ask about this fee, when no fee was mentioned to me when I got the loan, and the card was referred to being like a debit card. Debit cards don't have fees, they are like writting checks. The first customer service person, said that was a VISA fee and she could not help me. I asked for a superviser and talked to Stacy. She again said she couldn't do anything about this fee. I said the fee was on the Washington Mutual Bill, so of course they could do something about it. She said no they couldn't do anything and the fee was in the paperwork.

    I said I am sure it was, but I didn't read all the millions of words that was involved in the 100 plus pages of the paperwork. This type of fee should be mentioned by the sales person, otherwise it is just in the small print and deceptive to the consumer. Or the sales person should never refer to the card as debit, only as a credit card charged to the loan. Credit cards generally charge a fee, either to the merchant, or to the consumer, depending upon how it is used.

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    Reviewed Feb. 15, 2006

    I opened a joint account with my boyfriend at Washington Mutual in '98. After we split in 2001, I tried to close the acct but it was the bank's policy that both of us had to come into a branch, and my ex refused. The acct stayed open until last month, but had no funds in it.

    During this time I opened my own personal acct at Wamu, under my married name. I was reviewing my online statement when I noticed there was a check cashed on the old joint account in the amount of $1230. I called and told the bank to close the acct , that I was not using it and didn't know who was. I was told that it had to have a zero balance to be closed and there was currently $4.05 in it. So I transferred the funds to zero it out. The clerk said it would take 24 hours.

    I called back to check the next day and was told that there was a pending transaction so they could not close it. The pending transactions were 2 more large checks were cashed through the acct. I freaked out, called again and there was still a small balance, but the clerk transferred it out and said it would take 24 hours for the account to close. By this time, 5 checks had been cashed through that account totaling $9900!!!!!

    It is my position that Wamu should have closed the account upon my first request, second, third, which would have prevented the cashing the additional checks.

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    Reviewed Feb. 10, 2006

    I have a home equity line of credit with Washington Mutual (WAMU) since March 2001. It's an interest only required payment. Payment is due on the 1st of each month. There is a grace period of 15 days. I generally pay more to reduce the balance. In November 2005, I noticed that the entire payment (interest plus what I thought would go to principal) went towards interest only. I though this to be a mistake. December's payment was applied correctly. In January and February the payment was again applied to interest.

    I have called WAMU and talke to several people. Who have told me the loan documents I signed stated that if my payment reaches them after their drop date (the date the new statements are generated which is apparently around the 7th of the month) that when the receive my payment it is all applied to interest and nother towards principal. I have read my loan documents and do not seen anything that says that. I have talked to the local WAMU branch and they were not aware of this either. It is hard to believe that this is even legal.

    But if it is a legal practice, shouldn't I have been made aware of it before I agreed to the loan. Shouldn't they at least make things "right" for past payments and apply their rules for future payments since I am now aware? Please help me I am so fustrated. I asked to talk to Kerry Kellinger, Head of the company, and was told they didn't have his number and didn't know if he had a secretary.

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    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2006

    I opened a saving account December 14, 2005. I have a checking account with the same bank except that I opened the account in New York. I requested full access to my saving account (deposit and widrawal). First error, the person who opened my account did not give me my account number. Second, I don't have access to deposit or withdrawal money from my account except if I go to the teller. I am not allow to deposit or withdrawal money from any ATM. I requested another debit card to make transations with my saving account, the bank argue that I can not use my debit card from my checking account because was opened in another state. It passed 8 days and I did not receive the card requested.

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    Reviewed Feb. 9, 2006

    This company has consistently failed to post my payments thus causing my payments to be late and billing me late fees. They have also changed payment addresses more than four times and further claim my payments are late. I have made all payments and they have entered my property into foreclosure. They lied to the court claiming I have not made several payments and later stated they are holding onto the payments.

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    Reviewed Feb. 7, 2006

    I made my home loan payment for April 2004 on time, as usual. WAMU did not cash the check until June 21, 2004. They reported it as late and the person I talked to at WAMU was really nasty when I asked them to remove it.

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    Reviewed Feb. 6, 2006

    I refinanced a 20 yr old mortgage to lower the interest rate and the lender made an error and escrowed my hazard insurance. I have never escrowed the insurance the whole time I have had the loan. After notifying them of the error they removed the escrow, but unforunately for me assigned servicing of my account to Washington Mutual who then put it back on.

    I have written, called, sent copies of my statements from the original lender all to no avail. I pointed out the original terms of a mortgage are to be honored when it is re-assigned and now they have cleverly gotten around that by sending a waiver that will only be honored if I had no late payments with them in 12 months. I have never had a late payment in 20 years, but this was a new loan and I've only made two payments with Washington Mutual and 3 with the original lender.

    They want 12 mos, of history with them. Second, that my balance be 80% of the original loan, once again , it is a new loan. I am single handicapped person and it is very hard for me to come up with the extra funds monthly, but because I do craft shows in the fall, I can pay my insurance then very easily when it was always due. I feel they are making a fool out of me, as they keep asking me to send letters, fill out forms and then keep denying me.

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    Reviewed Feb. 3, 2006

    Foreclosure procedings started after I called asking about balance on account. They informed me a returned check 10/04 1747.26 and no payment 7/05 balance owed $3473.67.When advised something is not right and I called them back advising an error in the amount of the returned check and where is the other money. They said I would have to get a copy of my cancelled check. Within 3 weeks (November) they sent foreclosure papers saying I owed for Sept-Dec 05. I paid November, they sent it bak mid December, and refused my Dec. payment.

    There is more, but the bottom line is they orcherstrated the situation to meet their needs. I had the money arranged to pay in Dec. and they said I have to go through their attorneys ie pay $2000 in legal gratuity. They did tell me also, I took to long to get back to them.

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    Reviewed Jan. 23, 2006

    They removed $250 from my account due to them applying a deposit to my account from a bank which had insufficient funds. The deposit was signed by a "Doris Jefferson" and they wrongly made a 1 digit error and applied this deposit to my account. The problem came in the fact that they did not do +250 and then -250. They simply removed $250 from my account.

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    Reviewed Jan. 21, 2006

    Washington Mutual has misapplied our mortgage payments for more than 6 six months. They did the same thing last year, it took us months to get it straightened out. They have done it again. Customer service is useless. They all say the same thing, fax a request.

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    Reviewed Jan. 17, 2006

    This company holds our payments and then bills us for 2 months with late fees. I have mailed the payments with tracking numbers and they are received before the payment is due. They are in the processing of doing the same thing right now. They claim that they have not received my payment for December or January and now are asking for late fees. This is a racket with these people. I bet if you check into this that you would find a lot of this.

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    Reviewed Jan. 11, 2006

    Washington, which holds my mortgage, consisently mis-posts payments to my account, requiring me to make telephone calls to correct. Some telephone operators are rude. Supervisors always are. With each payment, I send extra money to apply to my principal. Invariably I find that the money is either not applied to principal or is applied to future payments. Not clear to me why the posters would make those decisions rather than following instructions on the payment remittance, which is quite clear as to where the extra money should be posted.

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    Reviewed Jan. 7, 2006

    My parents were behind on my house payments due to illness. They had been talking to the same person at Washington Mutual. They sent a check to catch up all the payments. Only to find their check being held--The company said it was short. After my daughter talked to the company it was discovered the check was $21.00 short. Washington Mutual held the check and sent my home into foreclosure.

    For over a week we have been talking to the same people to get a final amount to remove the home from foreclosure. They keep putting us off, and will not give us a figure. What can we do???? The attorneys working on this case is a huge law firm in Atlanta that only handles foreclosures. How do these people live with themselves?

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    Reviewed Dec. 27, 2005

    Received November 2005 Statement indicating I had missed a monthly payment. Contacted Customer Service and was told I had missed June 2005 payment. I denied it and faxed them copies of my bank statements and copies of my cancelled checks. Never heard back from them concerning "missed payment". Received December 2005 Statement once again showing I had missed a monthly payment.

    Called Customer Service and this time they stated I had missed July 2005 payment. It evidently didn't do my any good to e-mail them copies of my statements and cancelled checks. In addition, I had mailed them a letter with copies of those 2005 Statements and cancelled checks. Since they now told me on this date (12/27/05) that it was July 2005 payment I had missed, I once again, this date, faxed them copies of my cancelled checks for 2005 which they cashed. I requested they call me to straighten this out, but have NOT heard from them and they still insist I missed a payment, even after I sent them copies of my cancelled checks.

    The only response I received from them was a letter stating that I had been short in my payments during 2004, and owed them approx. $151.00 towards my Escrow, which I will pay when I make my next payment.

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    Reviewed Dec. 17, 2005

    I had a checking account with Washington Mutual and there has been so much trouble with them that I finally closed the account. The account was in the red and I had several attempts to find where to send the money to. I one point I was sent to their Employee services, I am not an employee. In the mean time Washington Mutual turned the matter to a collection agency.

    I agreed to pay them in monthly payments, after 3 months the collection agency demend I pay in full and I sent them a notice to cease communications under the Fair Debt Collection Act. I continued to try and find out where in Washington Mutual should I send the money to to pay off this matter. I finally was given the address of a Recovery Payment Office and sent them the money.

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    Reviewed Dec. 9, 2005

    I signed up for electronic bill pay using Washington Mutual after being a customer with them for 5 years. To test out their system, I only set up one Payee - my monthly rent check. Although my rent check is being debited from my account on the 28th of each month and my rent isn't due until the 5th of the following month, my rent is consistently showing up late.

    When the rent is overdue past the 5th of the month, my landlord charges me $100 late fee. The worst instance was when it showed up 3 weeks late (November 16th). During those weeks where my rent check was lost in transition between the bank and my landlord, my landlord instisted that I write her another check - this time for Rent + $100 late fee. I did as she requested. I then called the bank and said "I trusted you with my finances and you have cost me $100. I want to be reembursed for the $100 error you've caused me and I want a Stop Payment placed on the late/missing check."

    The Customer Service Representative (CSR) that I spoke with (unfortunately I don't have her name) said to me "It's too hard for us to cancel the check once it leaves your account. Just wait until it arrives and tell your landlord to apply it to your next month's rent instead." I was then told that I'd be refunded the $100, thanked the CSR, and hung up.

    The following month, after asking my landlord to apply the 3-week-late check to my rent, I was told by her that it was returned marked "STOP PAYMENT." I was furious. It turns out that after telling me to "go ahead and use the late check next month" for my rent, Washington Mutual went ahead and processed a Stop Payment on it. This caused me to pay my landlord with a voided check and - therefore - my rent was again late and I've been charged another $100 late fee.

    When I contacted Washington Mutual again to find out what happened, Supervisor Jose informed me that, because they have no official record that the first CSR I spoke with informed me to use the late check as my next rent check, there was nothing they could do and that I was simply out of options.

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    Reviewed Nov. 19, 2005

    Washington Mutual (WAMU) took over my loan from Great Western Bank some years ago, that I initiated in July of 1979. There were occasional problems but the real incompetence did not emerge until I attempted to obtain insurance coverage on my now-vacant property so I could begin rehabilitation. Previously WAMU had forced me to initiate an escrow account to cover property insurance on this address.

    When I first contacted WAMU to inform them that I had obtained my new coverage on my own and that the property is now vacant, the individual I spoke with assured me that WAMU would pay my insurance company with the funds set aside for that purpose. Foolishly, I believed that story. Needless to say, they failed in their promise. The second call went very much like the first with considerably more rancor on my part, but the result was the same.

    The third call resulted in yet another promise to send payment and now involved my agent directly, through a faxed billing for the premium WAMU had previously collected for that very purpose. The fourth call was very contentious and not at all pleasant. WAMU employees continue to insist on doing things in their own timeframe despite the major disruptions they have occasioned in my life due to their entrenched and epidemic lack of competence and their abysmal ignorance of the concept of customer service and business ethics.

    To this day, they hold my money extracted from my hide for the purpose of paying for insurance coverage and steadfastly refuse to pay for te coverage I have arranged.

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    Reviewed Nov. 17, 2005

    I have been charged Around $1000 in late fees and over draft charges, they are misleading to customer about their free checking account they never provide them with facts that free checking isn't free as they say.

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    Reviewed Nov. 16, 2005

    I have a Home Equity loan. Starting in September 2005 I began calling Washington Mutual to try to obtain information on what my options were if I was not able to continue making payments. I wanted to see if I could get my payments reduced. Since February 2005 I had been paying all the bills myself because of divorce. I knew I was not going to be able to continue this and wanted to find out what my options were. The house had been on the market since June 1st without any movement.

    If I was not cut off by their telephone system, I was repeatedly told that until I was at least 45 days late the collections department would not talk with me. So I didn't make my October payment. I waited until the end of October and tried to get through again and was unsuccessful. I now have an offer on the house and can not move forward until I can get an answer from Washington Mutual regarding a short sale. I am extremely concerned and do not want to lose this sale. I believe I am going to be between $7500 to $8000 short.

    The only thing I have been told is that I have to pay this or I will go into collections and they will not release the lein on the property until they are paid. This means I can not sell the house. This not only leaves me in dire straights it also leaves the first mortgage company, which happens to also be Washington Mutual, at risk of having to proceed with foreclosure. All I need is to be able to discuss this with the correct area so I can try to get all this resolved with as little impact to my credit rating as possible.

    I have tried to be up front and honest and get ahead of all this but I have just been beating my head against a brick wall. It is really a sad statement to say that if I neglected my obligations then I would be able to get answers.

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    Reviewed Nov. 6, 2005

    We had a home loan and an equity loan with Wamu.We refinanced and they were paid off everything including the $500 cancellation fee. Almost a year later we go for a home loan to purchase a property and we find out that they never closed out our account and are saying we owe tham a $500 pre-payment fee and are charging us interest every month we don't pay it and it is reflecting negatively on our credit report.

    We have proof we paid them everything and they are doing nothing about it. We have reported it to the Attorney Generals office but they say there is only so much they can do if Wamu doesn't respond. It has been really bad for us and we don't have the money it would take to hire an Attorney.

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    Reviewed Nov. 1, 2005

    Breach of express promise to reverse all, and or part of bank fees assessed against my personal checking accountamounting to a sum in excess of $450.00, and or provide me with next-day resolution to my benefit of excessive fees discretionarily assessed againt my account. Pattern of conduct indicative of abusive treatment in context of fiduciary relationship. Breach of trust; ethical breach.

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    Reviewed Oct. 28, 2005

    I am a full time mom and recently admitted to grad school at CSUEB. In order to pay for the expenses of Grad School, I applied for and received a student loan. Ironically I asked for Washington Mutual to be my lender. I deposited my student loan check into my Washinton Mutual account on Saturday Oct 22nd using the banks ATM machine in Castro Valley CA.

    Based on my knowledge of the banks rules and regulations, I believed that my funds would be available on Tuesday October 25th. When the funds were not available on Wednesday Oct 26, I called the Customer service to find out when the funds would be available. I was told Friday, Oct 28th. Since the check I deposited was a student loan and issued by the state controllers office, I felt that the funds should be released immediately.

    The bank refused and insisted that thier loss detection department beleived my deposit to be fraudulent. I explained repeatedly that my deposit did not meet the requirements for a longer hold than one business day based on my account disclosure, FDIC regulations regarding government checks and the Expidited Funds Availability Act. As of Friday Oct 28th, my funds are still not available for me to withdraw and the notice from the bank regarding the hold arrived in my mail box today. Although, the letter was dated the 25th, it wasn't postmarked until the 26th.

    I feel Washington Mutual has treated us unfairly and has been deceptive to their account holders.

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    Reviewed Oct. 19, 2005

    My loan was with Homeside Lending in Florida when it was bought by WAMU. The only way I knew this had occured was I happened to be working there at the time. They changed the mailing address numerous times with no previous notice, I went for over one year with no coupons or statements with which to send in my payment, and at one point, while working there, I was told that I could now send my payment into the servicing department in our overnight work and it would be posted the next day.

    The servicing department lost it! They were going to charge me a late fee until I explained what had happened. After I left Washington Mutual, the mailing address changes continued so I would just take my payment to a local branch once they could finally process them. The final straw was when my mother took a payment up to me and was informed that the payment had been increased by $40+ dollars. They had violated numerous deed restrictions, but after talking to old friends at FNMA (where I used to work and who owns the paper) and the Assistant Attorney General of Texas (who agreed that they were in the wrong) I was convenced that there was no way I could take them on. But believe me, if I had broken any of the deed restrictions, they would be calling my note!

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    Reviewed Oct. 16, 2005

    On 9/1/05 I deposited at my Chase branch two money orders each $500.00 and a $1731.00 tax return check.I found out the bank lost one of my m.o. and short changed me $500.00. The assistant manager credited my acct for the $500.00, then took $500.00 from my acct.a month later because the m.o wasnt found by the bank.

    Chase Bank is responsible for my money that I deposited through their teller-I have the deposit slip and copies of the m.o's and tax return check. I want my $500.00 back.They are liable.They went into my acct. without my permission and took out money to cover the lost money order that was in the Bank's possession.That was my auto insurance down payment!

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    Reviewed Oct. 13, 2005

    I had a savings and checking account with WAMU for over 9 years. I recently had checks stolen from my locked vehicle. I reported it to them and the police. Lately some checks had started to come in (the stolen ones) and it made me overdrawn. They said they would look in to it. I was not going to pay the charges that accrued. I had my $5 in there to keep the account open until my next paycheck.

    Needless to say, I went to use my savings account to deposit a small amount and use the rest to pay bills and found out that they closed my accounts. The teller told me that because what was going on with my account was so much of a hassle that they decided to close them. So, needless to say they are putting me on checksystem and everything. I guess it is fitting that since they stole from me, the bank ended up getting robbed yesterday. (NO, it was not me)

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    Reviewed Sept. 28, 2005

    i deposited more than one thousand dollars on Sept 23, 05, to the automatic machine. However, they held my check and when a $600 - bill came, they returned it, without paying it. Furthermore, they charged me 23 dollars a lot of times , in total: $275 due to insufficient funds, but they hadn't explained to me clearly the BIG difference between depositing the money to the automatic machine, to going inside the bank.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2005

    On September 9, 2005 We deposited into our account $480.00 dollars cash. This was done thru the ATM. On the following week we received a letter from the bank advising us that we keyed the wrong amount and that they had only received $180.00 dollars. I immediately called the 800 number and was advised that they would have to do a research to see if the bank had made the mistake.

    I was advised by Steve that this is not the first time they have delt with this kind of situation. He advised me that I should call Tuesday to check if they had any results. I called again and was advised that it would be better to walk into the bank where we had deposited the money. We went to the bank on Sat. Sept. 17, 2005. We spoke to a Cynthia who then referred us to Ruth. Ruth explained to us that she would ask for a vector request and put a rush on it to see what happened to the money. She made a copy of the letter I had received and said she would take care of it.

    I've been going back and forth speaking to different people, I'm very frustrated and tired of this situation. Today is September 26, 2005 and to this date I'm am still waiting on the vector request that was suppose to take 3 to 5 days. It's not possible that we can't even deposit any amount of money into "our accounts" because somebody will steal the money.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2005

    I recently wanted to refinace my home from an interest only to a 30 year fixed without taking any cash out, I have been informed that I have been denied due to my credit report, which states that I have had a mortgage within one year, and I was a previous customer with Washington Mutual, so I don't understand, however, I have provided them with the name of my mortgage company, and still no phone calls.

    Nothing was ever done, Washington Mutual did not even ask me for my past two pay stubs or my W2, the service was provided to me was unacceptable, what I do know is that Washington Mutual should have contacted my current mortgage company or ask me to provide the information to them which they did not do, also I still have not received a copy of my appraisal report which I paid money for, I have asked questions, and no one wants to answer.

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    Reviewed Sept. 26, 2005

    I had a loan with Washington Mutual (loan 1). I also had a home equity loan (loan 2)with Washington Mutual. To take advantage of the low interest rates, I refiananced with Washington Mutual. I consolidated both loans. Loan 2 had a penalty for early termination (before 3 years of having the loan). The bank reps told me that since I was in Georgia that this clause was not legal, so, I consolidated both and ending loan 2, seven months earlier than the 3 years. I was penalized $500.00. I have sent letters to them stating that I was given incorrect information causing my actions. I have been ignored.

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    Reviewed April 16, 2001

    Trying to do a refinance on my existing mortgage. Was sent paperwork and paid a $500 application fee. Was told I should close in about 30 days. It has now been 3 months and they cancelled my application for no reason.

    I have paid extra interest for 2 months on a loan that should have been refinanced by the end of Feb. I have taked hours of my time calling and trying to get a resolution to this. Emotionally, I have been very frustrated and angry to near tears at time. I cannot get anyone to help me.

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    Reviewed April 12, 2001

    My husband and I recently brought our first home. Mortgage Edge give the mortgage to Fleet Mortgage. Our first payment was due on February 1st. We sent out our payment for February in January in the full amount of $877.55. When we brought the house we were told we could make split payments, which we did with the next payment. $438.77 was paid before the 15th of February for the March mortgage, $438.78 was paid before the first of March so I had March mortgage paid in February.

    I did this until I recieved a letter saying I had late fees. When I asked the reason for the late fees I was told payment was not received, when I said that was not so because I am ahead with my payments I was told my account is not set up for split payments which no one told me until I brought it to their attention. My problem is why did someone not contact me when the first split payment was received and where did the late fee come from? Adjustments were made but now my interest has gone up and so has my balance.

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    Chase Bank Company Information

    Company Name:
    Chase
    Year Founded:
    1799
    Address:
    270 Park Ave
    City:
    New York
    State/Province:
    NY
    Postal Code:
    10017
    Country:
    United States
    Website:
    www.chase.com

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