Jul-10-2003
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Indiana Banks offer Second Chance accounts
to those complete a
class.
Interestingly though, ChexSystems helped put
together the class. Hopefully they are not
profiting from it as that would signal a
conflict of interest.
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Oct-07-2002
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Debit cards with direct deposit support
are everywhere! Provided directly by
ecount and
Directo.
Additionally, banks themselves are starting to
offer these -- as reported in
this April, 2002 article as well as this older
August, 2001 article.
See our summary.
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Apr-18-2002
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More
evidence
which backs us up on
our claim of abuse
regarding the banks use of ChexSystems.
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Apr-04-2002
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Consumer advocate NCRC provides a
report
and an
executive summary
on banks and ChexSystems.
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Mar-27-2002
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Our new website address
chexsys.tripod.com
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Mar-13-2002
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The scammers are at it again:
Avoid
firs.info
like the plague.
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Sep-30-2001
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Jane Bryant Quinn, national columnist,
writes an
article
about ChexSystems.
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Sep-28-2000
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One down, eight thousand to go!
Bank of America changes their policies.
They will now disregard ChexSystems
incidents more than one year old if
there is proof that "all amounts owed
have been paid", and have implemented
other changes.
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more...
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Sep-28-2000
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Inquiry by the Federal Reserve!
The Greenlining Institute organizes a
second meeting between the Federal Reserve
and several banks to discuss their use of ChexSystems.
more...
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Jul-26-2000
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Don't get mad -- get even!
Join the CRA Hit Squad.
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Jul-07-2000
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The ETA is here!
ETAs
(Electronic Transfer Accounts) are cash
cards for those who receive a federal
government paycheck, pension, retirement
or other federal benefit.
You cannot be refused an ETA account due to
ChexSystems or due to a credit report.
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more...
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Jul-07-2000
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Time to call in the feds!
We are starting to see a trend where certain banks,
including Bank One, have been performing repeated
inquiries with ChexSystems. Each time a bank or
credit union requests a copy of your record, that
request is tallied at ChexSystems. If ChexSystems
sees three or more requests in the past ninety days,
then that fact alone carries the same weight as a
negative "closed for cause" record. In effect,
these banks are stopping you from going to a
different bank.
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Jun-27-2000
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First Accounts Act of 2000
This
press release from the Treasury
announcing the "First Accounts Act of 2000"
(H.R. 4490)
describes how they hope to help the 10 million
U.S. families without bank accounts.
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May-25-2000
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A new forum launched!
A
ChexSys on Yahoo! Groups
This complements the
ChexVictims
web site, launched in January, to help build
the case for the class action lawsuit against
ChexSystems.
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May-18-2000
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Dispute Reply Letter
We added to our web site a
copy of the reply
you hope to get after filing a
dispute with ChexSystems.
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May-12-2000
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Senator Hatch
proposes
legislation
that would allow bounced check collectors to
use techniques that are currently outlawed.
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May-03-2000
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President Clinton
issues privacy proposal
regarding sharing of banking data. If enacted, this
would certainly kill off ChexSystems' sister company, the
Debit Bureau.
Also, read
this update
on the President's ETA (Electronic Transfer
Account) initiative.
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Apr-07-2000
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The technique from our
Recommendation #18
is used successfully.
Read this message
sent by someone who used this recommendation
and found success!
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Mar-16-2000
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The motive surfaces. Union Bank of California
purchases check cashing joints. Further
proof for our argument that ChexSystems is a
tool being used by the banks for practices that
should be (and probably are) illegal.
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Mar-16-2000
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Anonymous letter posted
that should be made
required reading for all bankers!
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Mar-14-2000
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Someone from ChexSystems contacts us.
Read this
message we received.
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Feb-28-2000
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Web site redesign!
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Feb-28-2000
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PayPal
allows you to send payments through e-mail with
funds drawn from your deposit balance at PayPal
or from your credit card.
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Feb-28-2000
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Deluxe Corporation splits company into two parts.
The eFunds division will include ChexSystems.
The other part of the company is the check-printing
division and includes the Current Checks (aka Checks
Unlimited) and Designer Checks subsidiaries.
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Jul-01-1999
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ChexSystems Consumer Center
ChexSystems' official consumer web site.
Order your report online but then come back here to learn
some details ChexSystems doesn't want you to know!
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