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I agree that Citibank credit operation (not banking) is insensitive arrogant
and decietful -- but that is just my opinion.

sidney orr wrote:

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> I had citbank visa cards for years - paid them all off years ago. I had
> nothing but bad service from them for many years. "bad" = arrogant,
> error-prone, inflexible, expensive. They are still expensive. Add up the
> service fees, access fees, transaction fees, check fees, interest,
> your time spent on hold, etc, and you'll be amazed at how much you pay
> them annually for the relationship. Or how did you think they got the
> tens of billions they like to lavish on third-world countries and
> enterprises? Don't be naive. Citibank is the epitome of large
> arrogant enterprises who spend most of their time trying to create
> captive audiences and then extract as much as possible from them...
> Unfortunately, they know no one really believes their true nature,
> so they thrive on succeeding generations of "consumers". If you need
> banking services or credit, by all means go to a local credit union
> (check those out first too - not all credit unions are unlike banks)...
> good luck
>
> Jamie (jamie@treworgy.xxx.com) wrote:
>
> : I'll second that - and in their further defense, they seem to have the
> : most small-consumer-friendly account fees and policies of any of the
> : banks around here.  After having two separate independent banks
> : swallowed up by big ones (first Sovran->Nationspank, then Columbia
> : First->First Union) I found there weren't any other indies with branches
> : near my home or office, so I checked out Citibank - they offered a
> : no-fee no-minimum checking account, free PC banking, and also are pretty
> : convenient to deal with - you don't need deposit slips when you make
> : deposits in person (just swipe your card), for example.
>
> : After getting charged from $8-$15 per month at the aforementioned other
> : big banks for the privilege of having a checking account under a grand,
> : and actually being charged once for using a live teller at First Union,
> : among other insults, Citibank was refreshing to discover.  Hope they
> : don't follow the big-bank trend, and stay friendly.
>
> : Jamie
>
> : Terry Wolfe wrote:
> : >
> : > In Citibank's defense, I will say only that it is the only bank here in
> : > D.C. that I have found that no longer charges non-customers a fee for
> : > using its ATM.
> : >
> : > That alone, given the climate, is extraordinary.
> : >
> : > --
> : > Terry Wolfe, Washington, D.C.
> : > When replying, remove the .NOSPAM, or be rebuffed!
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