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Re: Chevy Chase Moves to Va. to RAISE Interest Rates to 30%!!!!!

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From: Douglas Martin
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 00:00
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What does this have to do with Alberta? If I'm not mistaken, there are no
Chevy Chase banks up here!

In article <01bbb072$68247280$4f6a60cf@doug01.erols.com>, "Bruce
Preudhomme" <brucep@erols.com> wrote:

> Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning! Warning!
> 
> Attention all Chevy Chase Bank customers! Be advised that following Chevy
> Chase Bank's move of their headquarters to Virginia, they have begun
> systematically raising the interests rates on ALL of their accounts to 25%
> to 29%.  This is being done on accounts that are delinquent as well as ones
> that are NOT! Already thousands of complaints have been received by the
> Maryland Consumer Credit agency. Chevy Chase Bank left the state of
> Maryland because the ceiling is 24%. So if your bank is in Virginia or
> plans on moving their, grab your wallet! Remember if they succeed other
> banks will follow!
> 
> The only way to get the message across and stop this madness is by all
> Chevy Chase customers closing their accounts. Also be advised they are
> owned by B. F. Saul so boycott them as well!!!!!
> 
> When you pull your accounts from Chevy Chase Bank, let them know why! Write
> them, call them! Let's flood them with complaints. Call their office at
> 1-800-937-5000. Ask for Les Rosenberg the Vice President of "Customer"
> Service.  Let them know how you feel and remember they are doing this to
> customers in good standing as well as customers who pay late.
> 
> To write Chevy Chase Bank to file a complaint:
> 
>                         Presidential Complaints
>                         Chevy Chase Bank
>                         P.O. Box 999
>                         Frederick, Maryland 21705
> 
> Even if you are not a Chevy Chase customer you should be concerned, because
> if Chevy Chase is allowed to get away with this then others will follow...
> 
> Other numbers to call:
> 
> Federal Trade Commission at 202-326-2222
> Maryland Consumer Credit at 410-333-6830
> Maryland Attorney General at 410-470-7534

-- 
Douglas Martin                          439-1939      (home)
                                        450-3761 x120 (work)
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From: dmartin@planet.eon.net (Douglas Martin)
Subject: Re: Chevy Chase Moves to Va. to RAISE Interest Rates to 30%!!!!!
Date: 1996/10/10
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