A young black doctor accused of fraud & refused service when she tried to deposit her

[tblue37]

first paycheck from her new employer:

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/a-black-doctor-says-she-was-refused-service-at-a-bank-because-of-her-race-i-felt-like-a-criminal/ar-AATqS3Y

A Black doctor says she was refused service at a bank because of her race: ‘I felt like a criminal’

With a $16,000 check in hand, Malika Mitchell-Stewart walked into a JPMorgan Chase bank near Houston in December, proud and excited to open a bank account and deposit her first check as a newly employed physician.

But her elation quickly faded when employees refused to open an account for her and accused the doctor, who is Black, of attempting to commit fraud, court documents say.

On Wednesday, Mitchell-Stewart sued JPMorgan Chase Bank, First Colony Branch in Sugar Land, Tex., along with two employees, in federal court for racial discrimination.

“The discrimination she faced is pattern and practice when it comes to Black people engaging with financial institutions in this country,” Mitchell-Stewart’s attorney, Justin Moore, said in a statement to The Washington Post. “For a Black female physician to be treated this way by Chase is a devastating reminder that no matter how hard we try and how far we climb, major corporations in this country still view us as if we are nothing.”

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[MLAA]

1. Disgusting, unconscionable, hope she sues their ignorant ass.

[NurseJackie]

85. She is suing.

On Wednesday, Mitchell-Stewart sued JPMorgan Chase Bank, First Colony Branch in Sugar Land, Tex., along with two employees, in federal court for racial discrimination.

I hope she wins big.

[liberalla]

88. Good! I hope she wins big too. I hope even more that a strong message is sent to

banking and financial institutions. A big settlement would do that.

[Thomas Hurt]

2. but of course, a black woman can't have a legal means of having a check that large...(sarcasm)

nor it seems can a black woman be qualified to sit on the Supreme Court.

The Pig kicked over the rocks and emboldened the fascists, but then again this has always been the position of the conservatives in this country.

[Diamond_Dog]

3. There was a thread on here earlier

About a black Air Force veteran who went to his bank to deposit a check that was money he was awarded from a lawsuit, and the bank treated him the same way.

Just astonishing that this happens here in the year 2022. And right wingers grouse about “woke” culture…

[Caliman73]

5. This is exactly why they "grouse about woke culture"

Right wingers try to keep the conversation focused on singular, bad actors. They do this because they can write the situation off and deny that there is anything systemic, anything collective about the attitudes that are held about Black people and other out groups. It is similar to the concept they tout about Unions. They HATE Unions because of the collective action. You can fight and defeat one or two workers that claim their wages are unfair, but when 20,000 workers threaten to walk off... that is a different problem.

Black people and others, claiming discrimination in a single instance, write it off. Systemic racism and collective negative ideas about Black people? Well then we need to examine our attitudes. Where are they coming from? How are they being disseminated so that they exist within the collective? If they can muddy the idea of these systemic and collectively held attitudes, then there does not have to be any kind of examination of our society. "It is just some random, bad people" they say, and so Black people just need to toughen up and not be so sensitive.

It happens in 2022 because no one wants to really take a look into how pervasive these attitudes are and how frequently they are propagated in our media, language, and other signifiers.

[orwell]

13. A question I like to ask white people...

...who claim there is no systemic racism or that African Americans get special privilege.

"If everything else in your life was equal, would you be happy to wake up tomorrow as a black man or woman?"

Nobody has answered yes.

[Caliman73]

14. Good question.

Jane Elliot, the inventor of the "Blue Eyes / Green Eyes" study has asked that same question to audiences of White people taking her course and has gotten the same result.

[Mr.Bill]

25. Chris Rock says it in his act.

He says there isn't one white person in this theater who would trade places with me, and I'm rich.

[orwell]

47. Plus 1,000,000

...or in Mr. Rock's case many $$$$$$$$.

Love Chris Rock.

[Probatim]

49. Paul Mooney once said - everybody wants to be a black man, but nobody WANTS to be a black man.

It was funny and sad 20 years ago and still is.

[Mr.Bill]

50. I can hear his voice saying that.

Always liked him.

[Lancero]

98. I remember the complaints about how old the article was, like somehow this shit doesn't happen...

Anymore.

[JustAnotherGen]

4. This pisses me off to no end

Folks better get used to Black Women of means.

We are the single most highly educated group in America.

https://www.thoughtco.com/black-women-most-educated-group-us-4048763

[uponit7771]

10. +1

[OMGWTF]

45. Two educated, strong black women are going to be the ones taking down the Trump Crime Family

At least, I fking hope. I'm old; I remember JFK and RFK and it's exasperating to think about all of the corrupt people in government since. They commit horrendous crimes (starting fake wars, climate denial, enriching their Oil/Rx/Bank overlords while we don't have healthcare, etc.) against our country and all of humanity and get away with it. It's profitable for them. They have no shame and know no limits. Until some of these evildoers are sent to prison the floggings of the people will continue.

The hoarding of money is the root of all evil.

[JustAnotherGen]

46. I delight in that

I seriously delight in Ms. James and Ms. Fani taking down the TCM.

[MineralMan]

6. Disgusting and sad, but not surprising.

No doubt this is not a Chase Bank policy. Instead, it is almost certainly some moron at that branch who can't stand that a Black woman has a check that large with which to open a new account. So, she must be committing some sort of crime, that person thinks.

Such a thing almost never happens to a white person. It simply doesn't.

[malaise]

8. Here we go again

Rec

[Journeyman]

9. Were someone to walk in with a paper bag filled with $16K in crumpled $10s and $20s . . .

that would legitimately raise concern.

But when a hold can be put on a check until it clears it seems unnecessarily paranoid, and legitimately raises concerns about discrimination (if not outright racism), for a bank to refuse to do business with her.

It's a shaky road to judge people by their looks, and serious harm can be done when you do, but if I were across a desk from this woman I believe I'd give her the benefit of the doubt and let her open an account. Sure, put a hold on it until the check clears, that's standard operating procedure. But until someone proves they're a risk, best to take a risk on them.

[FakeNoose]

12. Exactly right

The bank employees were being the racist dicks in this case. It's not the Chase bank's policy to discriminate against Blacks or any other minority. This doctor did the right thing by shining a spotlight on the racist employees, embarrassing them and the bank. Hopefully they're be fired or at least retrained.

As I mentioned on the other post, make deposits by ATM. As far as I know, no ATM has ever called the local police over a black person depositing a check.

[Whiskeytide]

16. Using the ATM is good advice, except that's sort of hiding from ...

… the real problem/reality. Besides, in her case, she could not have opened a new account thru the ATM.

[FakeNoose]

61. True, she needed to open the account in person first

But it's possible to make a small deposit to open the account. Even cash or a small check that doesn't raise anyone's eyebrows.

Then once the account is open, make deposits and transfers via ATM or online. (Most banks have online check account management now.) I remember that I made a deposit online and sent a digital scan of the check as proof of receipt. It went through the bank and the check cleared, just as if I had deposited it in person. Nowadays I'm more likely to deposit checks through ATMs because my bank has been closing local branches near me.

[IbogaProject]

75. Oh cool

She should have tried to not stand out as much and all would have been fine.

[elias7]

83. Put on white face

[yardwork]

87. Why should anybody have to do that?

Why should she have to sneak around instead of depositing her first paycheck like everybody else?!

[FakeNoose]

97. It's for convenience

I use the ATM all the time and so do a lot of other people. Banks are closing their branches everywhere to cut down on labor costs. but they install the ATMs in convenient places where they formerly had a branch. The ATMs are open 24 hours per day, 7 days per week (in some cases.) Where do you get that it's "sneaking" to use the ATM?

[yardwork]

99. You wrote the following:

But it's possible to make a small deposit to open the account. Even cash or a small check that doesn't raise anyone's eyebrows.

So, instead of depositing her first paycheck she should have deposited a small amount first, to avoid the possibility of being descrinated against?

I'm sure it was unintentional, but it sounded to me like you were suggesting that this situation was the customer's fault. Nobody should have to go through life worried about "not raising eyebrows" for doing what white people do without being questioned.

I agree that ATMs are convenient, but I would hesitate to deposit a large check by ATM.

This physician accepted a job in this community, providing a desperately needed resource for them. The bank treated her poorly. There's no excuse and it's not her fault.

[Rabrrrrrr]

91. Nope. A white guy in a suit wouldn't be told to "start small" so as not to elicit suspicion,

she shouldn't have to do so, either.

Is it the reality that she should have? Sadly, yes. But to offer that as advice just perpetuates the bullshit.

Like telling the black kids that they need to raise their hands nice and high and be super careful with cops - no, we need to tell cops to not be assholes.

We need to tell banks/white folk to stop being such racist fucks, and punish them harshly when they are.

The onus shouldn't be on the minorities to "tread carefully". I hate that shit.

[yardwork]

100. As white people, we MUST speak up when we see this.

This and other threads on DU are full of this kind of "advice" to people being discrkmated against. "She should have, why didn't he, I would have..."

Unintentional or not, responses like that perpetuate racism.

[malaise]

21. THIS

The bank employees were being the racist dicks in this case.

[Stinky The Clown]

40. I think what that would do is put the issue back under the carpet with all the other dust and dirt.

PEOPLE should . . . . no, MUST . . . . be able to participate fully in daily life without discrimination.

P E R I O D.

[benfranklin1776]

105. Amen.

What you described should be the norm not the exception.

[Cuthbert Allgood]

18. My bank puts a hold on any check over a couple thousand.

There has been one time when I needed access to the money quicker and they made changes. But I get putting a hold on it. Not the rest of the racist nonsense of course.

[FakeNoose]

62. Yes of course, it's just standard procedure

I hope Black people understand that banks do this to everyone, it's not something against minorities. I'm white and it has been done to me rather often. The only time they don't put a hold is when you cash the check at the bank where it's drawn. They can verify immediately that the check-writer has the funds to cover, and the bank will withdraw funds immediately.

Thirty-five years ago I worked for a company in Manhattan (NYC) and my paychecks were drawn from the Bank of New York. No problem there, except when I would deposit my paycheck into my suburban New Jersey bank it would take EIGHT DAYS for the funds to be available. Aaaah! It was highway robbery, those banks were just playing the float. The laws have been changed since then, thank God. But at the time I was desperately short of cash until I found out that I could take my check to the Bank of New York (even though I had no account there), cash it, and walk out the door with cash. There was a small fee for cashing the check, but I didn't even care about that. (Banks are no longer allowed to hold checks for longer than 48 hours, unless there's a special circumstance.)

[Solomon]

71. As jeez. This goes way beyond putting a hold on a deposited check.

[yardwork]

101. They didn't put a hold on the check. They refused to accept it.

They're being sued because they DIDNT follow standard practice.

[AverageOldGuy]

69. My bank . . .

Puts a hold on any check above ????? (I don't recall the amount) HOWEVER they make a portion of the deposit available immediately.

[cinematicdiversions]

73. "when a hold can be put on a check until it clears it seems unnecessarily paranoid,"

Um that is pretty normal... even if you are an established customer and are white...


I mean, if you open a new account with a check, they are going to hold it till it clears?

[niyad]

77. I think you are misunderstanding the sentence.

[cinematicdiversions]

82. I certainly might be.

I certainly have had WTF interactions with banks in the past, however. It isn't always about race. They treat people of every race like crap on occasion.

[forgotmylogin]

106. Exactly!

It isn't like she asked for $16k counted out in cash! Starting an account is the best way to do deposit a large sum, and I would have to suspect there are already standard verifications in place to determine fraud.

In any normal case, they would go through the process to open the account, and notify her later if anything was wrong. Large amounts routinely get the disclaimer "These funds may not be available for (some period of time) while the deposit is verified..."

[DeeNice]

11. Can you imagine this bs?

"In another case in January 2020, a 44-year-old Black man from Detroit who had just settled a discrimination lawsuit with his former employer was accused of fraud when he tried to deposit the settlement check. He, too, sued for racial discrimination and, according to CNN, reached a settlement with the bank."

Apparently these deplorables don't mind paying to have people on a merry-go-round of violations & lawsuits instead of oh you know, living and letting live and everyone's better off.

[Sapient Donkey]

15. It's not difficult to verify checks, is it?

I understand needing to verify a $16k check from a unknown person, but I don't understand not verifying the check. Someone who comes in with a $16k check is probably going end up being a good customer for the bank over time.

You'd think these bankers would learn by now that when they pull this shit, it never works out for them in the long wrong. Stop letting bigotry get in the way of them doing their jobs.

[COL Mustard]

22. Direct deposit would have been even easier

My employer (US Government) requires it.

[Beaverhausen]

28. She was there to open an account

with the check. Get it?

[COL Mustard]

31. I get it

But she's a professional. Not excusing the bank at all, but in most cases you can open an account online. Get that?

[CloudWatcher]

35. With a new bank?

I think banks require photo-id now. Ever since some of the new laws that require them to report transactions over 10k to the feds.

Not sure if they're willing to do that remotely.

[COL Mustard]

36. Could be

But you can open an account online with a lot less than that and set up direct deposit so it's there when you need it.

Edited to add: I just went to look at my bank (Truist, formed by a merger of BB&T and SunTrust), and right on the landing page is "Open Account". www.truist.com

[Beaverhausen]

43. So this is all her fault?

Maybe read the whole post where it said she was very proud to be taking her first paycheck to the bank to open the account.

Direct deposit doesn't really have the same thrill.

[COL Mustard]

48. Didn't say it's her fault at all

Don't put words in my mouth, please...it's not sanitary.

It just didn't have to be that way. I get being proud of getting a first paycheck too...but $16K? Gonna draw scrutiny at most banks.

That is all...Have a nice day.

[BlackSkimmer]

60. I'm curious why she didn't already have a bank account?

Not to excuse that bank, but wouldn’t you use your existing account for a check that large?

Then transfer or whatever?

I took my first paycheck to open an account when I was 16.

[Hekate]

67. New job. New in town?

[yardwork]

89. She had just moved there because of her new job.

Honestly, that community is fortunate to have a highly skilled physician accept a position there.

[NYC Liberal]

51. A lot of places it takes at least a pay cycle for the direct deposit

to go through. That’s definitely the case where I work now. I set up direct deposit the day I was hired but I got a paper check for the first two cycles before direct deposit started.

[COL Mustard]

52. That may be true.

I've had DD forever and will have it forever. It's required. US Gov't doesn't mail paychecks anymore, as far as I know.

[yardwork]

90. Wrong. I just received my first pension check in the mail. It had to be deposited.

Direct deposit takes effect in subsequent cycles.

[COL Mustard]

93. You're a retired Fed?

I'm very surprised.

[yardwork]

94. Who said I was a Fed?

[Sapient Donkey]

53. The last few accounts I've opened, I've done it all online.

Usually just upload the documents and they will give you a "test" about your own financial history to make sure you're who you claim to be. They also have a lot of those online banks like Chime and Simple. Those are 100% done online. My CapitalOne account was all done online a few years back, and someone told me they went into open an account Capital One, but they were told to open it up online. Not sure if that's a thing, or something unique to his situation.

[electric_blue68]

65. I'm not completely sure about that ..

Bc I'm missing my debit card in the house i've had to got to my bank to get money.
So I'm using my passport. The tellers have been patient w me cuase they have to ask extra questions I am also a quite a polite, and considerate person in general fam, friends, on line, strangers, and workers. So usually helpful.
I do it bc that's how I was raised.
(I can be nasty, but I usually have to be provoked I'm a not Zen master)

So I haven't gotten any extra checks in several months to know. Hmmm , ah, I'll call up my bank about it.

Thanks, for the heads up.

[NurseJackie]

86. We know that with USAA, my son's husband opened his new account remotely.

https://www.aba.com/banking-topics/payments/economic-impact-payments/banks-offering-online-account-opening

Following is a partial list of banks that can open an account entirely online, with no need for a customer to visit a branch.

BayVanguard Bank*
Altamaha Bank
Androscoggin Bank*
Axos Bank*
BankFive
Bank of America*
Bank of Travelers Rest
Bank Independent*
Brinks Money Bank*
The Cape Cod Five Cents Savings Bank*
Capitol Federal Savings Bank*
Centennial Bank
Centier Bank
Chase*
Chime Bank*
Citibank*
Community Bank & Trust*
Community First Bank*
Community State Bank
Discover Bank*
Dollar Bank
Eclipse Bank
Essex Bank
Exchange Bank*
Farmers & Merchants Union Bank*
First Arkansas Bank & Trust*
First Community Bank
First Federal Bank of Kansas City
First Federal Savings and Loan
f1RST Financial Bank*
First Horizon Bank*
First Merchants
First National Bank
First National Bank and Trust
First National Bank Texas*
Frontier Bank*
First Arkansas Bank & Trust*
First State Bank St. Charles*
Franklin Savings Bank*
FSNB*
Great Southern Bank
Green Dot Bank*
Guaranty Bank*
Home Federal Savings & Loan Association of Grand Island*
HomeBank*
Independent Bank*
Kearny Bank*
LCNB National Bank*
M&T Bank*
Malvern Bank*
MCNB Bank and Trust Company
Merchants Bank*
Metairie Bank
Netspend*
Northwest Bank*
Park National Bank
Progressive Ozark Bank*
Republic Bank & Trust Company
Sound Community Bank*
South State Bank*
Springs Valley Bank & Trust Company*
State Bank*
Synchrony Bank*
TD Bank*
TS Bank
UCB Bank
U.S. Bank
United Bank*
United Community Bank*
Vista Bank
Washington Trust Bank
Wells Fargo
West Plains Bank and Trust Company*
Wood & Huston Bank*
Woodsville Guaranty Savings Bank

[AllyCat]

95. Anyone should be able to go open an account in prrson

I get that that she could have opened the account online. Opening an account in person is still an option and she should not have been treated this way

[NurseJackie]

96. Who is saying otherwise?

Opening an account in person is still an option and she should not have been treated this way

Yes, we agree. I think everyone here is in agreement with that. Who is saying otherwise?

The reason for my response was to illustrate that opening an account online (and with a zero-balance, too) was to enlighten person who had previously posted this statement:

Not sure if they're willing to do that remotely.

Anyone should be able to go open an account in prrson

I guess that also depends on the bank and whether they actually have physical brick and mortar branch offices. For example: USAA does not have branches. There are many others, but one that comes to mind because I see it advertised on TV a lot is called "Chime".

[AllyCat]

103. Think I got lost in the thread

[NurseJackie]

104. It happens to me constantly.

[Sapient Donkey]

54. I'm sure it would be, but people should be able to do it in person if they want

And as was discussed down below, she was trying to open a new account. Sure she could have created the account before she planned on depositing such a large check, but she didn't do that and it shouldn't matter. And since it's a sign-on bonus, the direct deposit stuff likely wasn't set up yet. It's still common for even the first paycheck to be sent out as a paper check.

I don't understand why they didn't just verify the check. They setup the account and they start the process to get it deposited until the funds are verified. If it turned out to be invalid then they close the account and report it to the authorities.

[yardwork]

102. Exactly. A lot of people seem to be missing this point.

All they had to do was put a hold on the check and wait for it to clear. Instead they accused a prospective customer of being a criminal and refused her business.

[Generic Brad]

92. Only Treasury checks can be verified up front

The rest - nope. That information is private and financial institutions do not have access to other financial institutions account data.

[calimary]

17. Glad she's suing!

[patphil]

19. Ali they had to do was accept the check, put a hold on the account and verify her employment.

What the f**k is wrong with these people. Now they're going to lose a lawsuit that will cost them a huge amount of money.
The world of the right wing is populated by idiots.

[roody]

41. They prefer that to treating a black person with respect.

[usaf-vet]

20. Sue them for millions I don't know the number 16 popped into my head. Take the 16 million & retire.

Volunteer and travel the world with Doctors Without Borders.

[Jim__]

23. Will it be a violation of state law if a teacher brings this up in a Texas school?

It can be difficult to protect children from CRT.

[Solly Mack]

24. K&R

[CaptainTruth]

26. Chase, I hate Chase. They screwed up mortgages so badly I went to Washington Mutual...

...& within a year Chase bought Wash Mutual so I was right back with those incompetent bastards. At that point I gathered up enough cash to pay off the mortgage so I wouldn't have to do business with them again.

[CloudWatcher]

38. Their telephone computer was hilarious ...

I used to have an account with Chase. I would always get a kick out of their
"on hold" computer repeating (over and over and over again) something along
the lines of "Chase ... where the right relationship is important".

... coming from a disembodied computer :/

[electric_blue68]

66. I'm white, now I never had a mortage and other big fancy stuff...

I've almost never had problem in about the 40 years I had an account. Once I got a smart phone I do on line banking auto system. I also check up by phone, too.
Quite rare that I need a rep.

The phone service reps have been very patient and helpful when the rare or weird stuff happens once last week, in fact.

[Chicago1980]

27. Not the first and won't be the last...

"Racial discrimination in banking, a phenomenon sometimes called “banking while Black,” is a common experience in the United States"


It's not phenomenon if it's a "common experience".

[OMGWTF]

29. Dump your Wall Street bank and go to a local one or better yet, a credit union.

[twodogsbarking]

30. They could have opened her account and waited for funds to clear.

But they didn't.

[aggiesal]

32. I posted this in the other bank story this morning ...

This happened to me in 1995 ...

Moved down from the bay area to San Diego when I purchased a home in a highly (R) area predominantly white.

Back in 1995, paychecks weren't automatically deposited when you start a new job. It would take 2-3 pay periods before auto deposit kicked in.
So the first 2-3 paychecks were live checks.

Went to the local branch of the bank I'd been using for about 10 years in the bay area to deposit the first live paycheck.

The teller looks at the check and then looks at the Mex/Am standing in front of her, then back to the check , then says "I'm going to need a fingerprint."
I told her, "Absolutely not!" She insisted. I asked to speak with the branch manager.

He tells me it's policy, yet I mentioned that none of the other customers had supplied their fingerprint, how was that policy?

I told him that if he didn't deposit my check, that I would close my account and take my services elsewhere.

They deposited the check and I started using a different branch.

[Emile]

33. So creepy and distasteful for them to treat her that badly.

[peggysue2]

34. This is the second thread on a Banking While Black event

Disgusting behavior by these bank employees. At the very least, they should be called on the carpet by supervisors and have their employment records noted.

Good for this young doctor for calling the bank out and exposing the incident. Shame the hell out of them!

[lame54]

37. But, it's not institutional

[lame54]

39. Not economically viable...

[cbabe]

42. Seattle. 2016. Key Bank refused to believe architect's paycheck was real. Who was a

professional black woman?

[llashram]

44. where people were

less inclined, for years, to NOT, show their bias for the last few decades. Their loser TPOSFG has told them to hate who you will, I'll pay your court cost ect. Blacks, Hispanics, Native Americans??? Open season...again. African-Americans specifically as a point to be made also. is a-coming. Goddamn militias-white supremacists-nationalists-racists ARE NOT the only ones with a grievance. AND IT's A grievance, that carries no weight. Wanting to put all not white back in the box. And those black faces at trumps rallies? Deceived self-hating idiots. When I run into one at the vet's meeting. I just ask, how did that work out for herman CAIN?

[electric_blue68]

58. We knew he was Hideous Man (racist, sexist, ubergteedy) here in NYC...

Dog Whistles, and full on Fog Horns!!!

Letting them out of their non-racist facade!

[electric_blue68]

55. FU Bank. Are more of these just coming to light to us white folks? Here's this Professional...

probably even bright eyed before she was racistly rejected bc depositing her first check as a Dr. Ready to do good work and make difference!



Obviously 😔 Black people've been telling these stories for decades or more to each other! Argggggg!

I would have have believed you 40
yrs ago bc I learned enough by then.

[mahina]

56. They are going to be really sorry

I mean in terms of business only as they obvs have to capacity for remorse.

They f’d up good. I expect a lot of people are going to be closing accounts and it will diminish future business

I’ve been thinking about closing my card with them and now I will do it.
That poor lady. How disillusioning. They took happiness and accomplishment and made the whole thing a shame for all Americans.

[tblue37]

57. Not to mention the settlement for discrimination.

[mahina]

59. This too!

[CatWoman]

63. Sugar Land is Tom DeLay country

[peppertree]

70. And he'll always be their sugar

[phylny]

64. Wouldn't it be wonderful

if she gets a settlement that wipes out her med school loans?

[peppertree]

68. Felony DWB in progress!

Depositing while Black.

[Picaro]

72. Beyond belief

How in the hell does keep happening?

This is not perceptible to we white folks. But the level of overt suspicion that blacks have to contend with is disgusting.

Hope they write her a large check. They’ll never go to court.

They need to fire everyone at that branch that had any hand in this idiocy in addition to the pay out.

[spanone]

74. WTF is going on? Refused to open an account?

Accused her of attempting to commit fraud?

Living while Black?

WHAT THEE FUCK?

[live love laugh]

76. The more prosperous and educated blacks become the more they endure aggression. nt

[SunSeeker]

78. I hope she gets a lot more than the $1M she is asking for.

$1M won't deter Chase from doing this again.

[napi21]

79. I know she will win her case and likely receive a large settlement check. I HOPE she opens her acct

in some other financial institution. Chase doesn't deserve to gain ANYTHING from her, whether it would come from adding to their investments, or from one of their credit cards. She also should spread the word to family, friends, co-workers, and even patients about Chase's treatment of their customers so they also will not deal with that bank.

I've been retired for20 years, but even when I was in the workforce, no one I worked with, or even knew would have treated any minority individual that badly! Most of my working years were in Pa. but even after I was transferred to SC, open, blatant, discrimination just wasn't done. shame on the people in that town for not accepting society's rules.

[Blue Owl]

80. Sue the goddamned fuck out of those fucking fucks

[soldierant]

81. This story, especially combined with the other obne,

present a strong argument for reestablishing Postal Banking (once we have e Postal Service again.)

I don't deal with banks any more if I can help it. Credit Union all the way.

[PCIntern]

84. Jesus H.... Didn't these stupid bastards ever watch

“In The Heat of the Night”?

Rod Steiger’s question of Sidney Poitier….

It never ceases to amaze me how stupid these idiots are.