I've been with Bank of America for nearly 30 years. I've read of problems people have had with them over the years but I gotta say, I've always been pretty happy with their service and have had no real complaints prior to this.kayt00 wrote:This creates a new precedent for gun control in the US, not through politics but buy using money.
http://thehill.com/policy/finance/banki ... to-assault
The day after that article came out, I withdrew half my savings and opened an account at a local credit union. The next day, I paid off the balance of my BOA Visa card, and canceled it. I spent the next few days and weeks rerouting our direct deposits and drafts to the new credit union account, which as anyone who's done it knows is a HUGE pain in the neck.
After confirming that the last of these new direct deposits worked properly on May 1, I consolidated our remaining three accounts into one, walked into our local BOA branch and requested a cashiers check for the balance, and that all accounts be closed. It so happened that the branch manager was on the customer service desk that day, so I was glad I at least got to talk to someone above the teller level. She asked why I was leaving, and I politely told her that her bank made a decision not to do business with firearms manufacturers, and as a firearms owner I've made a decision to no longer do business with her bank. She was polite and professional, basically just said "I understand, we're sorry to lose you", and issued the check. It wasn't her fault so I didn't dwell on it much but I did comment something to the effect of "I've been a customer for nearly 30 years and never really had a complaint but this was a deal breaker for me. I don't understand why your company had to choose sides in this political fight but if we don't fight back, it's not going to stop. And it has to stop.". She said she would note my reason in the file - whether that matters for anything, I don't know or care.
I also had to call their customer service number a couple of times during the process and the reps both seemed to be somewhat taken aback when they saw exactly how long I'd been with BOA. One said "oh wow, you're grandfathered into EVERYTHING". I would basically reiterate that I didn't want to leave, their actions forced me to. Again, whether it makes a difference I don't know or care. This bridge is burned and will not be rebuilt. I only wish I had a chance to dialog directly with those actually responsible for this decision, but I know I'd likely lose my temper and say things I'd later regret.
We're in very dangerous territory as a country, folks. Something is going to give.