Crappy Weekend
Nothing like having the shit hit the fan on a Friday and requiring you to work to over the weekend to, well, ruin your weekend. I was still able to make various previously planned meal engagements but I was haunted by the specter of the recovery work.
I guess my good friends at Citibank had the same kind of weekend.
I JUST got an email from them titled, “Unlimited FDIC Insurance Coverage on your Citibank Checking Account”.
Here is a partial blockquote:
Good news! Citibank is participating in the FDIC’s Temporary Liquidity Guarantee Program. Through December 31, 2009, all of your non-interest and interest bearing checking deposit account balances are fully guaranteed by the FDIC for the entire amount in your account.
Ha! On second thought, their weekend might have sucked more than mine. And I’m referring the execs scrambling plus the marketing guys that drafted the email and the guy managing the email campaigns. Luckily, I don’t work for them… they just have all my money.
November 24th, 2008 at 9:46 am
Wow, that’s good. Sounds like they are trying to stem off a run on the bank ala WAMU. Bankers get nervous – think the bank is going to fail – and then they run on the bank and basically seal their fate. Exactly what happened to WAMU.
I put an offer on a place last week, and the place is banked owned by Downey Savings and Loan. Well – that bank failed this weekend and now US BANK owns the place!!!! Complete change Friday to Monday. LOL
Turbulent times!!
January 16th, 2009 at 8:34 pm
Ha, Tienshiao. you must be leave your computer and help me move my apartment
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