Chase Bank

located inside Fred Meyers, this Chase is small. friendly staff, although over the summer when I withdrew $ 1000 cash, the teller SERIOUSLY asked me what I was gonna use it for. How Freakin’ Inappropriate!!! OH MY.

This review is about Chase in general. I chose this location only because it’s the one I frequent.
I’ve been banking here since it was still WaMu… Man, do I miss WaMu.
Chase has been decent to me – since I was grandfathered in I didn’t have to worry about BS charges or what not. Until 3 months ago, that is.
I got a letter in the mail informing me that as of Feb. 6^th (the day before my birthday!) Chase customers would be charge a $ 10 a month «maintenance» fee unless I do one of the following:
1. Maintain a daily minimum balance of $ 1500 (That would fine if I didn’t have to pay any bills!)
2. Have at least one direct deposit of $ 500 or more each month (My employer doesn’t offer this service)
3. Have $ 5,000 in savings OR have the same amount in loans from the bank (I squander my money on vacations and I am debt free – thank you very much).
Not wanting to leave without giving them a fair shot, I went in a spoke with some young blond overly chippy girl and gave her the low down: Get rid of the monthly fee or I’m out of here.
She just pushed some papers around and told me that the $ 10 fee ensures that I will be able to enjoy all the «ammenities» that Chase offers. Yeah, ok. Keep your «ammenities» for the shmucks who aren’t smart enough to leave this crap hole.
It’s not the $ 10 people. It’s the point of it! These damn banks hold onto OUR money and make millions (if not billions) every year off that money! Chase should be giving me a cut of what I’ve allowed them to gain from my toils, not charge me more because they’re greedy bastards whose ugly kids need fake boobs and new clothes.
Bah!