. . . Understandably, in the wake of the destruction that Hurricane Milton has wrought.
I have a pair of CDs that mature today, with scheduled closeouts. Unfortunately, per usual, they have rolled over in the GTE system, with newly extended maturity dates.
When this has happened in the past, I typically call (or chat) to have the matured balance(s) transferred, immediately, into my savings account. Not without first receiving an admonishment from the CSR that the manual transfer is unnecessary; that the GTE system would have automatically closed out the matured certificates, per my instructions, after hours. (Which effectively means not until the business day following the day that the CDs mature.)
I'm wondering whether the closeouts will actually occur tomorrow, given the extraordinary conditions down in Florida — particularly in and around Tampa — this morning. (I also have two new replacement CDs queued up, unfunded, with $0 balances, that need some final "hands-on" approval.) Does GTE have any offsite operations serving as a backup, to keep their business going in times of emergency? Shall I continue to attempt contacting them throughout the day? Or just keep my fingers crossed, and hope for the best — that everything settles "automatically" — by tomorrow?
Not totally selfish or financially focused, my heart goes out to everyone who has been affected by this natural disaster. Sending best wishes for courage, health, and patience as you work toward cleanup and a viable recovery — however long that may take . . .
