http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/01/citigroup-and-me/ Entrepreneurship, Current Affairs, Tech and Our World Tue, 31 Jan 2012 05:23:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/01/citigroup-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-384 francine hardaway Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:15:53 +0000 http://fhardaway.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/citigroup-and-me/#comment-384 To your point, Justin, my father died in 1965, and yet I still remember the name of his banker: Joe Barbaro from Banker's Trust Company, Delancy Street branch. He was a friend of ours. To your point, Justin, my father died in 1965, and yet I still remember the name of his banker: Joe Barbaro from Banker’s Trust Company, Delancy Street branch. He was a friend of ours.

]]> http://blog.stealthmode.com/2008/01/citigroup-and-me/comment-page-1/#comment-385 Justin Mon, 14 Jan 2008 14:09:01 +0000 http://fhardaway.wordpress.com/2008/01/14/citigroup-and-me/#comment-385 There used to be a day when you knew your bank teller and they knew you. Better, your lender knew you and your property (and believe it or not, they actually HELD your loan). Everyone knew who to talk to when problems arose. I'm too young to remember this time, but I know it happened. Now we are all faced with this all too familiar situation. But instead of complaining, is there any way to get it BACK to the way it was?! Will there perhaps be a resurgence in credit unions or small independent banks? There used to be a day when you knew your bank teller and they knew you. Better, your lender knew you and your property (and believe it or not, they actually HELD your loan). Everyone knew who to talk to when problems arose. I’m too young to remember this time, but I know it happened. Now we are all faced with this all too familiar situation. But instead of complaining, is there any way to get it BACK to the way it was?! Will there perhaps be a resurgence in credit unions or small independent banks?

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