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Date: Thu, 07/26/2007 - 06:17

Submitted by kashzan
on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 06:17

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I closed my checking account and opened another in the same bank
Was that a mistake?
shoud i go to a different bank


I did the same thing with my bank. I was going to go to a new bank, but they assured me (and then re-assured me, and then re-re-assured me) that these companies would be unable to get the new account information, and if they did it would constitute fraud on their account, and I would be reimbursed for any and all charges that would be assessed. So I went ahead and opened the new account at the same bank. So far, so good, but it hasn't been very long since I defaulted.


lrhall41

Submitted by tukkitrocks79 on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 06:46

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Your welcome! I'm glad you have the confidence now to fight for what is right! These companies rip people off and scare them to death, over just a couple hundred dollars that they've already collected 4 times over. Sick! :twisted:

Your new account at the same bank may be fine. I'm super paranoid of banks, just because I've been burned bad. So I always try to err on the side of caution. I would suggest that if you are at all worried, I would open an account at another bank, and keep just the minimum amount in the account at the first bank. After a few months, it's probably pretty safe that the pdl's are going to hit it. But there have been stories of pdl companies hitting accounts years after defualt, so it's never really 100% . . . .


lrhall41

Submitted by goudah2424 on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 12:30

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Yeah, i think that would be safer. I said that in case you really liked that bank or something and wanted to keep an account there. Some people have really good banks and it's a shame they would have to go to a crappy bank just because of some payday loans.

But if you have no ties to this old bank, absolutly close the new account! I think it's always better to make a clean break from your bank when dealing with these pdl companies. Too many things can go wrong keeping accounts at the same bank. But that isn't to say that it will happen, just that the possibility can be greater . . . .


lrhall41

Submitted by goudah2424 on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 12:54

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kash, to be safe, take goudah's advice. You can keep the account at the bank, which is fine. However, for your own peace of mind and to be extra safe (as we've all been burned one way or another), go to another bank and open an account. Split your money between the two. I did that just on the advice of reading all the posts. I've got two bank accounts now. I just suck some money out of one and put it in the other. Just in case the pdl's "find" your account or whatever, you will not be drained dry. You will have your other bank account with money in it. Just call us all paranoid, if you like! But once you've been burned, you take extra steps to prevent it from happening again!


lrhall41

Submitted by cannr on Thu, 07/26/2007 - 16:27

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