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Wed Feb-11-09 09:51 AM
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| 30. So they either take it or get screwed by competitors who got the money and could lend out at low ... |
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...rates.
I can understand the position they were put in by Paulson.
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| -Seriously. You Were Lied to About the Wells Fargo Employee Recognition Trip |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-11-09 12:41 AM |
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This is the same garbage they push over at Freepland. NT. |
AyanRand Is Dead |
Feb-11-09 12:47 AM |
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LOL |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-11-09 12:50 AM |
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irrational is to say that paulson "forced" them |
mkultra |
Feb-11-09 08:23 AM |
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actually, for many banks, accepting TARP money was near-mandatory |
crimsonblue |
Feb-11-09 05:18 PM |
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Exactly |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-11-09 08:39 PM |
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are you refering to CRA ratings? |
mkultra |
Feb-11-09 08:39 PM |
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AyanRand, that was uncalled for.. |
snowbear |
Feb-11-09 12:52 AM |
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Then I guess the Freepers are smarter than you |
Phx_Dem |
Feb-11-09 06:10 PM |
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Right, Paulson forced them to take it. 2% interest on 25 bill = 500 mill. |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-11-09 12:54 AM |
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(It was partial 4Q dividends) |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-11-09 12:56 AM |
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My heart--it bleeds. |
amitten |
Feb-11-09 01:04 AM |
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Ummm... It probably shouldn't |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-11-09 01:09 AM |
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Too bad they can't provide better customer service. |
amitten |
Feb-11-09 01:11 AM |
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Umm... Ok? |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-11-09 01:13 AM |
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You're right--it's off topic because it has nothing to do with |
amitten |
Feb-11-09 01:22 AM |
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Depends on how you figure & who does the figuring, e.g.: |
Hannah Bell |
Feb-11-09 06:39 AM |
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still sounds like a choice they made. |
mkultra |
Feb-11-09 08:24 AM |
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Its bad form to be extravagant nowadays. |
dkf |
Feb-11-09 01:12 AM |
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Except that these trips are set up over a year in advance and... |
Hansel |
Feb-11-09 06:22 PM |
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Better to cancel the trip than to get buried under bad PR and |
dkf |
Feb-11-09 11:49 PM |
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you're weird |
PretzelWarrior |
Feb-11-09 01:28 AM |
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Probably |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-12-09 01:57 AM |
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The problem I have with this is the "offer you can't refuse" analogy. It makes no sense. |
napoleon_in_rags |
Feb-11-09 01:30 AM |
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like most freeper arguments, it is rooted in poor logic. |
mkultra |
Feb-11-09 08:38 AM |
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The agreement was for every bank to take some TARP $ |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-11-09 10:54 AM |
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So are you defending this one bank? |
napoleon_in_rags |
Feb-11-09 03:17 PM |
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That is exactly what I am doing |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-11-09 04:06 PM |
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Sorry you didn't get to go to Vegas |
revolve |
Feb-11-09 01:39 AM |
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This didn't affect me personally at all |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-11-09 10:54 AM |
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I'm happy to see it looks like the gov. made at least one good investment. |
Frank Booth |
Feb-11-09 01:45 AM |
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fucking GROW UP, man. You believe that shit???????!! |
PretzelWarrior |
Feb-11-09 06:40 AM |
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Dude. |
Starry Messenger |
Feb-11-09 07:10 AM |
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I was thinking the same thing............ |
Marrah_G |
Feb-11-09 07:46 AM |
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I love that one, too. |
Starry Messenger |
Feb-11-09 07:55 AM |
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I know I believe it. Not every bank is the same. |
Hansel |
Feb-11-09 06:29 PM |
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It is much easier (and more fun, i hear) to blindly criticize |
PBS Poll-435 |
Feb-11-09 08:49 PM |
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Yeah, let's throw a party for the people involved in predatory lending. |
Skwmom |
Feb-11-09 08:07 AM |
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Exactly. I feel bad for the little tellers who did not get their trip to Las Vegas |
Jennicut |
Feb-11-09 09:46 AM |
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At the end of the day, both that woman and Wells Fargo |
DeschutesRiver |
Feb-11-09 10:47 AM |
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Do you understand what predatory lending is? |
Skwmom |
Feb-11-09 04:25 PM |
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Sorry for the misunderstanding |
DeschutesRiver |
Feb-11-09 04:58 PM |
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I hope I never fail to feel outrage at a post that blames the victims. |
Skwmom |
Feb-11-09 08:51 PM |
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Whether they were willing participants, victims or mistaken doesn't enter into the equation? |
DeschutesRiver |
Feb-12-09 10:20 AM |
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Do you have the figures on how her payments went to $1500... |
Hansel |
Feb-11-09 10:25 PM |
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FACT: in the end, it was their choice and thus they must obey the rule of law |
mkultra |
Feb-11-09 08:26 AM |
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They were "forced" to do it? |
alcibiades_mystery |
Feb-11-09 08:39 AM |
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So they either take it or get screwed by competitors who got the money and could lend out at low ... |
uponit7771 |
Feb-11-09 09:51 AM |
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No, that's not it |
alcibiades_mystery |
Feb-11-09 10:25 AM |
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As someone who has been with WF for years, I agree with you... |
zulchzulu |
Feb-11-09 09:07 AM |
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Yeap and don't forget CHASE also, they were "made" to take the money along with Wells Fargo or get.. |
uponit7771 |
Feb-11-09 09:48 AM |
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Yeah, in addition to the "we won't be there for you" threat |
Phx_Dem |
Feb-12-09 10:02 AM |
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Stock price fell from over $44 to under $17 since September. |
cherokeeprogressive |
Feb-11-09 10:14 AM |
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Let's be fair here. |
Nicholas D Wolfwood |
Feb-12-09 09:32 AM |
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LOL |
HOLOS |
Feb-11-09 03:36 PM |
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Thank You... |
Earth Bound Misfit |
Feb-12-09 03:00 AM |
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