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Quixote1818 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:25 PM Original message |
If you are with a big bank did you originally open your account with them or was your bank bought? |
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monmouth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
1. I ws with Wachovia then Wells Fargo bought them. Prior to that |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:32 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. Same here |
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caledesi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
35. Same here Wachovia to Wells Fargo. n/t |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. I used to do some banking with National Bank of Alaska, |
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blaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Totally off topic... |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:38 PM Response to Reply #8 |
16. Yes, it is. |
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blaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:46 PM Response to Reply #16 |
25. Yes! Inside Passage. |
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Blue_In_AK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:22 PM Response to Reply #25 |
32. We're planning to fly down to Sitka in the spring |
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blaze (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:51 PM Response to Reply #32 |
37. Temperate RainForests. |
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Bandit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 11:06 AM Response to Reply #25 |
71. I lived in Elfin Cove for over twenty years |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 10:50 PM Response to Reply #2 |
66. i remember that. no one was happy here |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:28 PM Response to Original message |
3. I opened my account at WaMu |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:31 PM Response to Original message |
4. First union -> Wachovia -> Wells Fargo. |
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MountainLaurel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:34 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Same for Mr. Laurel |
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Chipper Chat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:24 PM Response to Reply #4 |
34. Peru Trust > Lincoln National > Norwest > Wells Fargo |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:18 PM Response to Reply #4 |
44. First Union acquired Wachovia, but kept the Wachovia name |
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NutmegYankee (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:51 PM Response to Reply #44 |
52. Wachovia was a better known name. |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:25 PM Response to Reply #52 |
78. IIRC, Wachovia as a name had a better reputation than First Onion. |
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Denninmi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
5. Bought. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
7. I am with Bank of America. |
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abelenkpe (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:45 PM Response to Reply #7 |
24. Know you can do all of those same things with a credit union |
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Ruby the Liberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:04 PM Response to Reply #7 |
30. Ask them first |
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uncle ray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:46 PM Response to Reply #7 |
36. it's really not that much effort to change, you just choose not to do it. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:56 PM Response to Reply #36 |
53. Right now, I choose not to. n/t |
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ohheckyeah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 11:16 PM Response to Reply #36 |
68. How do you know how much effort it is for someone else? |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:25 PM Response to Reply #7 |
46. Barnett Bank was bought by Nations Bank, Bank of America was bought by Nations Bank |
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EdMaven (290 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:34 PM Response to Original message |
10. i changed to a credit union when seafirst was bought by BOA in 1983. |
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warrior1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
11. BofA bought it then |
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annabanana (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
12. MidLantic > Westminster > B of fuckin' A. . |
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valerief (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:36 PM Response to Original message |
13. I was with BayBanks then Shawmut bought them then Fleet bought them then Bank of Boston bought them |
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Initech (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:37 PM Response to Original message |
14. I was with a local bank called First Interstate, then they got bought by Wells Fargo. |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:38 PM Response to Original message |
15. I have a TD bank account that started out as in a podunk local bank in a resort town |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
17. Opened account with National City which was gifted to PNC. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:32 PM Response to Reply #17 |
48. National City would have failed if it had not found a merger partner |
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Doremus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 10:00 PM Response to Reply #48 |
61. And their request for TARP funds was different from all the others that were approved....how? |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
18. Sanwa > United California > Bank of the West. Seamless mergers, |
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Amaril (447 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
19. I intentionally opened an account with Chase |
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boston bean (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
20. I started off as some small bank I can't remember the name of.... maybe Summit..... |
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Raine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:41 PM Response to Original message |
21. Had an account at World, it became Wachovia, then it became |
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randome (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:43 PM Response to Original message |
22. Define 'Big'. |
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lbrtbell (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:44 PM Response to Original message |
23. Bank was bought...twice. |
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sarcasmo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:48 PM Response to Reply #23 |
26. True, no problems then Chase bought Bank One and instant problems. |
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FarCenter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:37 PM Response to Reply #23 |
50. The Chase retail operation is the Bank One operation run out of Columbus |
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no_hypocrisy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 06:59 PM Response to Original message |
27. Opened my account in 1974. Bank bought and sold four times since then. |
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arcane1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
28. I work for what was once a regional American bank |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:02 PM Response to Original message |
29. USAA is owned by USAA... I think... |
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rugger1869 (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:06 PM Response to Reply #29 |
41. USAA is owned by its members |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 09:30 PM Response to Reply #41 |
57. Great service... try to do as much through them as I can... |
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PETRUS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:16 PM Response to Original message |
31. Bought then bought again. nt |
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sandyj999 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 07:22 PM Response to Original message |
33. I was with Lasalle Bank and then B of A took them over. I promptly went to a credit union. n/t |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:00 PM Response to Reply #33 |
38. Same here for my main accounts. Around the same time my mortgage wound up with Citibank. |
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Arkansas Granny (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:03 PM Response to Original message |
39. The bank where I've had my accounts for over 40 years has been locally |
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L0oniX (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:05 PM Response to Original message |
40. Yep ...bought out by 5th/3rd. |
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MH1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
42. My main accounts are with a large local bank, but switched from a big bank |
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rugger1869 (71 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:07 PM Response to Original message |
43. Worthen Bank > 1st National > Boatmen's > NationsBank > Bank of America |
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Thirtieschild (978 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:25 PM Response to Original message |
45. C&S > NationsBank > Bank of America |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:27 PM Response to Original message |
47. Bank was bought by Wells Fargo. |
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surrealAmerican (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
49. I started an account at a small local bank ... |
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cyglet (256 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
51. Small local bank (called Easy Place) > Wells Fargo |
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Liberal_in_LA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 08:57 PM Response to Original message |
54. mortgage was with Countrywide that was bought by BofA |
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stlsaxman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 09:07 PM Response to Original message |
55. Manchester Bank sold to United Postal Savings sold to First Star sold to US Bank... |
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robinlynne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 09:23 PM Response to Original message |
56. For years I have been with a small local bank. It was bought 1.5 years ago. |
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Sarah Ibarruri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 09:30 PM Response to Original message |
58. Leaving bank. Originally went to bank with them. Going to credit union now. nt |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 09:32 PM Response to Original message |
59. My account was at Security Pacific. They used to call me if my account |
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rainbow4321 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
60. I was with Guaranty Bank |
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MilesColtrane (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 10:04 PM Response to Original message |
62. Opened a checking account with NCNB in '83. |
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Revlon10 (139 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 10:09 PM Response to Original message |
63. North Fork Bank |
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nadine_mn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 10:12 PM Response to Original message |
64. Norwest bank - became Wells Fargo |
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hulka38 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 10:22 PM Response to Original message |
65. Gary-Wheaton-> First Chicago-> Bank One-> Chase... |
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truebrit71 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 10:19 AM Response to Reply #65 |
70. I started out with First Chicago as well.... |
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Hassin Bin Sober (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:10 PM Response to Reply #65 |
77. Wasn't there an NBD in there somewhere? As in First Chicago NBD? |
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lonestarnot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-16-11 11:09 PM Response to Original message |
67. Bought so many time in 40 years, I don't know if I remember the orginal name. |
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tk2kewl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 10:15 AM Response to Original message |
69. I had my accounts with the same bank since before Glass-Stegal was reppealed. |
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SOS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 11:33 AM Response to Original message |
72. Bowery>Home Federal>Greenpoint>North Fork>Crapital One |
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ecstatic (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 12:11 PM Response to Original message |
73. It was called NationsBank I think? |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:30 PM Response to Reply #73 |
79. NationsBank bought BankAmerica in 1999. |
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CRK7376 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
74. Walk all over you (Wachovia) |
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ScreamingMeemie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-17-11 02:12 PM Response to Original message |
75. Mt. Clemens Bank>First Macomb Bank>Macomb Warren Bank>Huntington Banks of Michigan...> |
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CreekDog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:01 PM Response to Original message |
76. My account at Wells Fargo (closed yesterday) was originally at a small bank |
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mwooldri (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:37 PM Response to Original message |
80. The first account *I* opened was with Barclays. |
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ladywnch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-19-11 01:44 PM Response to Original message |
81. mine was bought/merged to create US Bank. n/t |
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