2009-06-11 19:57:55.015159+00 by ziffle 3 comments
Free Chex Report
Had an overdraft? Too bad; everyone knows now; its public knowledge it appears.
Is there a database so we can log in evertime a bank or financial institution lies to us?
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#Comment Re: made: 2009-06-13 16:27:32.295147+00 by: Dan Lyke
Got a little more context on how we'd get one of those on ourselves? In general it seems like that's something buried in the fine print in the big ol' privacy act text we get when we sign up with a bank. Or what we consent to when we purchase from a store that uses one of those check clearing house services (a bad idea, by the way, we've had at least one situation where they billed us again a year later because of a database screw-up).
Welcome to the free market.
#Comment Re: made: 2009-06-13 17:04:58.675264+00 by: ziffle
Actually this is not a free market. The banks are required to get government approval - there is a large barrier to entry into that field, so they start doing thinks like that and we have no where to turn.
#Comment Re: made: 2009-06-13 17:41:19.071694+00 by: Dan Lyke
Two answers to that: