離開花旗銀行的時候到了各位

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離開花旗銀行的時候到了各位 - 花旗提款門的警告
Time To Leave Citibank Folks - Citi Warns of Withdrawal Gate
Posted by James aka adap2k
on February 19, 2010 at 10:00pm

Seen on a recent Citibank (C) statement: "Effective April 1, 2010, we reserve the right to require (7) days advance notice before permitting a withdrawal from all checking accounts. While we do not currently exercise this right and have not exercised it in the past, we are required by law to notify you of this change."
看到最近花旗銀行的（丙）結單：“2010年4月1日生效，我們保留權利在准許從所有支票帳戶提款前，要求（七）天預先通知。目前我們並未行使這項權利，和在過去沒有行使它，我們依法例要求通知您有此改變。“
Whoa. Is this an April Fool's joke? A contingency plan to defend against the idea of what "would happen if thousands of [bank] customers pledge to withdraw their money from the bank on a certain day, unless the bonuses are capped?" A strategem cooked up by Citi's new shareholders from the hedge fund industry, an industry in which such withdrawal gates are common? An idea backed by Citi's big shareholder, Uncle Sam, or one of its regulators, Sheila Bair?

I called Citi about it and they said the warning applies only to customers in Texas and that the notification had been mistakenly included on statements nationwide. Whatever the explanation, it doesn't exactly inspire confidence in Citi. I've got nothing against Citi as a general matter -- I have friends who work there, and know some account holders who are generally satisfied customers. But it's hard to believe a bank would be sending out a notice like that on its statements.
我打電話給花旗關於此事，他們說那警告只適用於在德薩斯州的客戶，和那通知錯誤地被包括入全國聲明。無論甚麽解釋，它並不正確地激發在花旗的信心，作為一般事項我沒有什麼針對花旗集團 - 我有朋友在那裡工作，和知道一些帳戶持有人他們是容易滿意的客戶。但這是很難相信一間銀行會在其結單中發出這樣的通知。
http://snardfarker.ning.com/profiles/blogs/time-to-leave-citibank-folks

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