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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:27 PM Original message |
Don't Leave Home; Your Credit Card is on Hold |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:30 PM Response to Original message |
1. "investigations" were being done, not in the US, but in India." |
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Seldona (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:40 PM Response to Reply #1 |
7. At least they aren't using prison labor. |
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lapfog_1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 12:40 AM Response to Reply #7 |
32. For most Amex cards, paying off every month to a zero balance |
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BobTheSubgenius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:56 AM Response to Reply #32 |
39. I have a friend with what I consider a far worse experience with Amex. |
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ejpoeta (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:30 AM Response to Reply #39 |
58. what a great way to get your money paid back. |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:06 PM Response to Reply #39 |
67. OT: I don't often run into people who use that expression. |
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SoCalDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:13 PM Response to Reply #32 |
69. AmEx used to be ONLY "charge" card..pay in full every month |
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napoleon_in_rags (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 11:22 PM Response to Reply #1 |
23. Fricking unbelievable! |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:49 PM Response to Reply #1 |
74. Might not be racist, but it damn well is nationalist. |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:36 PM Response to Reply #74 |
81. I hear you. n/t |
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MissB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
2. Good ending for Cathy |
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glowing (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:34 PM Response to Original message |
3. I guess its time to let Amex go the way of the wind... fuck them getting any stim money. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:07 AM Response to Reply #3 |
53. Amex converted to a bank holding company, and did receive funds from TARP. |
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ChromeFoundry (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
4. So....someone in India is deciding whether she can pay her bills? |
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Liberty Belle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:35 PM Response to Original message |
5. Everyone treated this way should cancel their cards, and inform the nosy credit card co |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 12:00 AM Response to Reply #5 |
26. Against your will it will affect your credit score (by closing them) for 1-3 yrs. |
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NikolaC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:10 AM Response to Reply #26 |
54. Agreed |
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MadMaddie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:39 PM Response to Reply #54 |
77. The Credit Bureau's impact every single Americans life |
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DJ13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
6. Wheres the government in protecting consumers from abusive practices? |
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depakid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:41 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Until there are some major perp walks- this sort of deal is only going to get worse |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:40 PM Response to Original message |
8. If she hadn't called customer service herself... |
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katanalori (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:52 PM Response to Reply #8 |
13. I agree |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:53 PM Response to Reply #13 |
14. At the link, this was verified by her and the author of the article. n/t |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:34 AM Response to Reply #14 |
42. regardless |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 10:37 PM Response to Reply #8 |
87. easy to say, but my amex is automaically paying every bill I ahve excpet for rent. It would take |
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ohtransplant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:47 PM Response to Original message |
10. Tax prep firms already farm out (read outsource) tax returns |
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OhioChick (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. Good point. |
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shanti (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 11:40 PM Response to Reply #10 |
25. are you talking h.r. block? |
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kywildcat (529 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:37 AM Response to Reply #25 |
45. The Big Four outsource the work to india as well |
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ohtransplant (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:06 AM Response to Reply #25 |
52. It could really happen at almost any firm |
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NikolaC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:50 AM Response to Reply #10 |
48. Credit Reporting Agencies |
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havocmom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 10:11 AM Response to Reply #10 |
63. Google IRS + Outsourcing + tax returns sometime |
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Deja Q (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:53 PM Response to Reply #10 |
75. Is that why H&R Block got busted a couple of years ago for fudging up their own taxes & income? |
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Tab (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:48 PM Response to Original message |
11. Yeah, they cut me off on a trip for no good reason |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:53 PM Response to Original message |
15. +10 -- it's almost impossible any more to travel with out a card. nt |
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dixiegrrrrl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:34 AM Response to Reply #15 |
47. Traveler's checks???? |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:05 AM Response to Reply #47 |
51. Guess again. |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:44 AM Response to Reply #47 |
59. Nobody uses them any more. I've seen tourists get blank stares of confusion when trying |
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NoPasaran (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:47 PM Response to Reply #59 |
73. Yeah, the last time I used traveller's checks |
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anigbrowl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:14 PM Response to Reply #47 |
70. LOL, you don't travel much |
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ThoughtCriminal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:54 PM Response to Original message |
16. I dumped Amex last year after 20 years |
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47of74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:56 PM Response to Original message |
17. We need some more reform when it comes to these pond scum |
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McCamy Taylor (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 10:57 PM Response to Original message |
18. Sounds like federal prosecutor investigation material to me. Major scam |
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cascadiance (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 11:00 PM Response to Original message |
19. AMEX is giving a LOT of people grief that they hadn't before... |
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Trekologer (445 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:57 AM Response to Reply #19 |
50. They did the same thing to me...twice |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:59 PM Response to Reply #19 |
76. Yes. |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:17 PM Response to Reply #76 |
79. Amex is dying |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 08:35 PM Response to Reply #19 |
82. Check out Kevin D Johnson's odyssey with Amex. |
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gristy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
20. So just cancel the cards. |
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brentspeak (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 11:28 PM Response to Reply #20 |
24. Can we cancel the credit card bills as well? |
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Rockholm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 06:51 AM Response to Reply #24 |
49. I have a hunch that is what will be coming next.... |
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marshall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
21. American Express taken over by foreigners? |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 12:04 AM Response to Reply #21 |
27. BWAHHHHAAAAAHHHAAAA. China already owns Walmart! |
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EFerrari (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-08-09 11:05 PM Response to Original message |
22. That happened to my mom and she had her business account since the 70s. |
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CoffeeCat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
28. The credit-card companies are finished with us... |
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yorgatron (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:00 AM Response to Reply #28 |
40. you're right CoffeeCat, |
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SheilaT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 12:12 AM Response to Original message |
29. I've been a cardholder since |
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customerserviceguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 12:13 AM Response to Original message |
30. Amex is getting bad |
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tomm2thumbs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 12:33 AM Response to Original message |
31. she should ask THEM for their financial statements - since the govt seems not to know it |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 08:39 PM Response to Reply #31 |
83. Welcome to DU, tomm2thumbs. |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 01:00 AM Response to Original message |
33. Tax returns aren't going to tell them anything about ability to pay. |
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Bette Noir (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 01:03 AM Response to Original message |
34. Is this real? It sure sounds like a hoax. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 08:41 PM Response to Reply #34 |
84. At the link, this was confirmed by the writer of the column. Unfortunately, it's not a hoax. n/t |
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quiet.american (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 01:50 AM Response to Original message |
35. Credit card companies sell a product like anyone else, but we've given them almost total control. |
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canaar (50 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
36. Count me in as another |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 08:44 PM Response to Reply #36 |
85. This has been happening to so many Amex customers. It's just shocking how |
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progressoid (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:03 AM Response to Original message |
37. Yikes. |
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BobTheSubgenius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 02:37 AM Response to Original message |
38. I've been SHOCKED by the new credit climate. |
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cosmicone (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:24 AM Response to Original message |
41. The story omits some critical information |
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GoCubsGo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 08:01 AM Response to Reply #41 |
60. You also bring up a point that the whole thread is missing.... |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 10:04 AM Response to Reply #60 |
62. One solution to the late fee |
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snappyturtle (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:33 PM Response to Reply #62 |
72. Be careful paying early......I've done that thinking it would go to the |
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Pacifist Patriot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:09 PM Response to Reply #41 |
68. I have no love for AMEX, but you bring up an important consideration. |
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Pithlet (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 10:49 PM Response to Reply #41 |
88. You're simply guessing. |
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radfringe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:44 AM Response to Original message |
43. Where are the NOPers and FED on this? |
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aikanae (165 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:35 AM Response to Original message |
44. AmEx aren't the only ones doing this |
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busymom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
46. Holy. Crap. n/t |
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NNN0LHI (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:10 AM Response to Original message |
55. Wait a gosh darn minute. ... can't remember being late on a payment ... |
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MadHound (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:11 AM Response to Original message |
56. Screw 'em then, |
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carlyhippy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:15 AM Response to Original message |
57. well, I would have asked for a higher up... |
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Marrah_G (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 08:03 AM Response to Original message |
61. This is absolutely insane. |
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myrna minx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 10:19 AM Response to Reply #61 |
64. This article made my jaw drop. n.t |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 11:02 AM Response to Original message |
65. OK I just read the article...Barclay Bank did the same thing |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 11:17 AM Response to Original message |
66. AMEX is the fucking worst. |
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Fla Dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 04:27 PM Response to Original message |
71. Over selling credit cards caused a lot of the financial problems the CC companies |
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blaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:09 PM Response to Reply #71 |
78. Checks? |
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Uncle Joe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 07:33 PM Response to Original message |
80. Demand American Express' s tax returns for the past three years, |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-09-09 10:33 PM Response to Original message |
86. shit!!!!!! |
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