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Tuesday, September 7, 2010 - 12:12 PM
(1 stars)
Bank Closing All Non-Local Reward Checking Accounts On October, 7 2010
First Security Bank & Trust
(1 stars)I received a secure Email from this bank notifiying me that my reward checking account would be closed on October 7, 2010, only because I do not reside in IA or MN. According to the bank, under the terms of this account, they have the right to close accounts for any reason. Frankly, I think that this is a bad decision by management. Not only did this bank advertise and recruit out-of-state depositors for their reward checking program up til a few months ago, but they made applicants jump through several administrative hoops to open and maintain this type of account. I would have expected this kind of business decision from a Chase or CitiBank, but not from a smaller bank. Perhaps they are trying to preserve the 4.01% APY interest on this account, but this was a poor way in which to go about that goal. I have been banking all over the USA for over 50 years, and this is the very first time that a bank decided they did not want my business and closed my account. SHAME ON FIRST SECURITY BANK & TRUST in CHARLES CITY, IOWA.
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