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    • surprise!

      Despite Refinance, Homeowner Evicted And House Sold [Updated]

      Imagine coming home to find the sheriff on your doorstep with an eviction notice, and then being given 3 hours to get the hell off your property, which is no longer yours because your bank mistakenly sold it out from under you for about a third of its value. Oops! Although we initially assumed WaMu/Chase was behind all of it, NCB Miami reports that actually "a mistake in the Miami-Dade Clerk's Office appears to be behind the mishap, which landed Ramirez homeless for more than 24 hours."

      Thanks to reader fantomesq, we now know more of what happened. More »

      10:47 PM on Thu Aug 20 2009
      By Chris Walters
      17,459 views, 84 comments

      Most discussed WraithSama: There isn't enough information here, or in the linked article, to satisfy my curiosity about what happened. This is more »

    • chase

      Chase Barrages Customer With Overdraft Fees

      Just about everyone's been smacked with an overdraft fee before, but Michael writes us about his partner who is drowning in a flood of such exploitative charges. More »

      9:30 AM on Tue Jul 28 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      12,971 views, 116 comments

    • headaches

      WaMu/Chase Doesn't Believe Your Card Was Stolen, Despite The Fact That The Thief Was Arrested

      Reader Stephen says that a NYC Taxi driver tricked him into using an ATM skimmer-like-device instead of the normal credit card machine and made off with his card and PIN. The NYPD made an arrest, but Stephen says he's still battling with Chase/WaMu. More »

      12:16 PM on Fri Jul 24 2009
      By Meg Marco
      11,968 views, 82 comments

      Most discussed johnva: Sue them. Seriously. If they report your negative balance to the credit bureaus, you could even get some extra damages more »

    • washington mutual

      WaMu Saddles Credit Card Theft Victim With Thousands In Fraudulent Charges

      Someone stole reader A's WaMu credit card number and racked up thousands in fraudulent charges, and now WaMu wants A to pay for it. The fraudsters also made a PIN request for a cash advance over the phone, and WaMu said that phonecall orginated from A's parents house. Because of this, which A says is impossible, WaMu demands A be responsible for the charges. He's written letters and called executive customer service and it's gotten him nowhere. His crappy story, inside... More »

      8:19 AM on Wed Jun 10 2009
      By Ben Popken
      11,364 views, 90 comments

      Most discussed Cocoa Vanilla: Banks generally use 800 numbers which would allow them to see the ANI - the actual BILLED phone number. Caller more »

    • mergers

      Chase/WaMu Changeover Leads To Comical Levels Of Customer Inconvenience

      Shawn was a faithful Washington Mutual customer, and by default is now a Chase customer. Sort of. He learned that the transition will take until September (September?!) and he can't deposit personal checks in his account—even at a branch—without elaborate workarounds. What kind of bank is that?!

      Oh, right. Chase. More »

      9:36 PM on Tue Jun 2 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      10,987 views, 71 comments

      Most discussed Zain: I don't really see the big deal here. Chase isn't done integrating everything from WaMu, so you need to continue more »

    • the check's in the mail

      WaMu, Chase, And The Case Of The Missing Deposits

      Dan's fiancĂ©e mailed a deposit envelope containing $1,150 in checks to her bank, WaMu. Someone lost the checks, but nobody will take the blame, and they simply give her the run-around. More »

      7:27 AM on Thu May 28 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      8,680 views, 83 comments

    • wamu

      Check Your Bills, WaMu Cardholders, Due Dates May Be Changed

      If you're a former WaMu credit card customer and now with Chase, check your bill due dates. They may have changed, according to reports CreditMattersBlog is getting from its readers. Seems WaMu had a 25-day grace period, while Chase has one of "at least" 20.

      Former Washington Mutual Cardholders Getting Snagged By Shifting Due Dates At Chase [Credit Matters Blog] (Photo: kilgore)

      2:25 PM on Thu Apr 16 2009
      By Ben Popken
      3,494 views, 21 comments

      Most discussed PunditGuy: A month is a month is a month. How hard is it for banks to just compute interest based on more »

    • media whoring

      NY Post Picks Up Consumerist Reader's ATM Skimming Story

      Check it out, we're in the New York Post today. They picked up our reader Dan's story about finding an ATM skimmer at a Chase/WaMu, along with the skimmer spotted by Gizmodo reader Sean after they ran Dan's story. Neat!

      ATM DANGER BARED [NY Post] (Photo: Paul Lowry)

      7:23 PM on Sun Apr 12 2009
      By Ben Popken
      8,604 views, 31 comments

      Most discussed Mr.DuckSauce: Doesn't that suck when paper publications steal your stories. more »

    • atms

      3 ATM Skimmers Found In One Week At Chase/WaMus - What?!

      Three different ATM skimmers were found this week and reported on blogs, raising the question of what the heck is going on considering these are supposed to be a rarity. First, our reader Dan found a skimmer on a WaMu/Chase ATM in LA. Gizmodo picked up the story and subsequently their reader Sean Seibel found a skimmer on a Chase ATM in Manhattan's East Village. Then this kid Nick McGlynn found a setup similar to the one Sean did, also on a Chase ATM. Now, when our reader Dan took the credit-card snagging device skimmer to the police he said they, "got a big kick out of the skimmer, saying they'd never seen one in person." Hmm... Let's look at a bunch of sexy ATM skimming photos and figure out what's up with all these skimmers cropping up... More »

      5:44 PM on Thu Apr 9 2009
      By Ben Popken
      32,647 views, 81 comments

      Most discussed JGKojak: Seriously I was gonna say... ISN'T IT INCUMBENT UPON BANKS TO PROTECT THEIR EQUIPMENT FROM SKIMMERS??? I mean, they don't just leave more »

    • wcia 2009

      Worst Company In America: Chase VS Sears

      A megabank that now includes Washington Mutual? Or a hedge-fundy retail mash-up of Sears & Kmart? Which ruins your day? More »

      4:47 PM on Fri Apr 3 2009
      By Meg Marco
      6,333 views, 29 comments

      Most discussed Murph1908: I have a Chase card, and have had nothing but good service from them, including reversing some fraudulent charges on more »

    • how to

      Convert And Combine Your WaMu And Chase Cards

      The handover is complete and Chase now officially runs the WaMu credit card operations. Here's how to combine your WaMu credit lines with your Chase credit lines. [CreditMattersBlog] (Photo: Ed Yourdon)

      11:37 AM on Wed Mar 11 2009
      By Ben Popken
      4,603 views, 21 comments

      Most discussed Matt: I called up Chase and tried to do this yesterday. My WaMu card has a 2500$ limit and the Chase more »

    • blight

      What Should We Do With All These #@$@& Empty WaMu Branches?

      WaMu went on an insane building spree in Chicago a few years ago, and when combined with Chase, already a huge player in the Chicago market, it became obvious that there are just too many damn bank branches. Chase recently announced that it would close almost 300 WaMu locations nationwide — 57 of them in the Chicago-area alone. The bank branches replaced local businesses during the boom, but will they come back during the bust? More »

      12:30 PM on Wed Feb 25 2009
      By Meg Marco
      10,880 views, 76 comments

      Most discussed SkokieGuy: I suggest that towns take empty storefronts and turn them into to municipal sponsored "indoor garage sales". The city pays the more »

    • marketin

      WaMu: Please Take All This WaMu Branded Crap Before We Cease To Exist

      Reader James says he doesn't want all this crap that the teller at WaMu forced on him earlier today. The Frisbee sucks, he doesn't like caramel corn, and his refrigerator isn't magnetic. More »

      2:39 PM on Fri Feb 13 2009
      By Meg Marco
      11,130 views, 52 comments

    • wamu

      WaMu: No Refund, You "Authorized" Those Muggers

      This tourist in Rome got robbed and WaMu won't reimburse him for the money they stole from his debit account. More »

      8:35 AM on Fri Feb 6 2009
      By Ben Popken
      14,377 views, 110 comments

    • backlash

      Angry Consumer Slices and Dices Credit Cards To Protest Rate Increase

      Like many Americans, Christian and his wife got themselves into debt with a car loan and by using credit cards to pay for their wedding. Now they've been working on paying off their debt and had gotten it down from $35,000 to $15,000 — when their credit card companies decided to randomly raise their APR. Now they've cut up their cards forever in protest. More »

      9:24 AM on Thu Jan 29 2009
      By Meg Marco
      7,929 views, 80 comments

      Most discussed dwasifar: Should have kept at least couple of those. The reduction in available credit will hurt their FICO, which is more »

    • washington mutual

      Chase Eats All WaMu Credit Cards In March, What Happens?

      When Chase completely takes over the old WaMu credit card division in March, a new super-power will be granted to WaMu credit card customers who also have a Chase credit card, reports CreditMattersBlog. As long as you have a zero balance on one of the cards, the two cards will be combined and your Chase's credit limit will now be the sum of the two credit limits. WaMu cardholders without a Chase card will get to convert their cards into Chase cards.

      WaMu Cardholders Won't Be Orphaned: Can Convert And Combine Existing WaMu Cards With Chase In March [CreditMattersBlog]

      4:37 PM on Mon Jan 26 2009
      By Ben Popken
      8,494 views, 61 comments

      Most discussed palookapalooza: I've got an old Providian card that rolled over to WaMu when they merged... It was always treated like a more »

    • wamu

      WaMu To Close 299 Branches, Many In Chicago

      Chase has announced that they will be closing 299 branches, 57 of them in the Chicago-area alone. The Daily Herald says that most of the branches are across the street or down the block from existing Chase branches and consolidation is necessary. The remaining WaMu branches will be converted to the Chase brand. More »

      10:26 AM on Wed Jan 21 2009
      By Meg Marco
      6,792 views, 30 comments

      Most discussed Nakko: That picture is inaccurate! Shiner Bock can't be bought in Illinois! I know... I have had to visit Chicago before, and more »

    • chase

      No More Free FICO Scores For WaMu Customers After March 9

      It looks like after March 1, 2009 quondam Washington Mutual cum Chase customers won't be able to get their FICO scores for free anymore through their bank. Those people in the picture look pretty excited about yet another WaMu feature being taken away. Woohoo, indeed. [Chase] (Thanks to Luke!)

      3:04 PM on Fri Jan 16 2009
      By Ben Popken
      5,862 views, 53 comments

      Most discussed chemmy: Their information wasn't ever any more helpful than what I can already get on Credit Karma... more »

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