Comments on: Bank of America Flag Controversy Illustrates Dangers of Blind Obedience

By: Joe Siebert

Joe Siebert — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 14:55:33 +0000

Never Would I Have An Account With BofA. I Put 4 Years In The Marine Corps. We Believe All Marines Are Our Brothers.Sometimes Marines Watch There Brothers Die.

This Is Our Country. Our Flag Is The Symbol That We Are Americans. Why In The Hell Should We Feel That Flying The American Flag By A Corporate Giant Like BofA Would Offend Anyone? We Owe Those Who Want To Be “Politically Correct” Nothing. I Would Venture To Say There Is Not A Veteran Among Them.

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:59:44 +0000

Perhaps they should change their name to Bank of Arabia. They obviously do not deserve to use the name America as part of their corporate identity. I will be closing my accounts and cancelling my credit cards with these fools.

By: Denise

Denise — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:03:04 +0000

I used to bank with Bank of America. I left because their customer service was terrible. I opened a military account online because they had a promotion going on. The person who recommended them to me and I were supposed to get $10 each when I opened the account. They wouldn’t honor the promotion because they said I had to open the account in person to be eligible. Unfortunately, the nearest branch does not handle military accounts (even though there is a major military installation 5 miles from their building.) The nearest military branch is 2 hours away from here. Apparently, their military accounts are a totally separate business.
Second, if you have a deposit and a debit or withdrawal on the same day, mark my words that they will post the debit BEFORE the deposit no matter what order they occur. I had to make sure I had enough money to cover any debits until the day after payday or I’d be paying overdraft fees.
I signed up for the “keep the change” program twice and it never kicked in. When I emailed them to ask if they’d received my request,(because I didn’t have a day to drive 2 hours each way to visit a military branch) they got snippy. I closed my account with them and went with USAA. Now I get the best service ever.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:32:52 +0000

As far as I know, the branch is still under the management of someone that has absolutely no common sense.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 02:28:13 +0000

Boy, It almost makes want to open an account so I can tell them where to stuff it.

By: Charisse

Charisse — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:00:26 +0000

If a bank employee states “The bank’s policy did not allow flags for fear of offending customers”, chances are she did not make this up. She read it in a handbook, got it as a memo, or fax or it was stated as such in a meeting. It may not be “policy” but it came from some idiot suit that is more interested in making sure they get as much money as they can by any means available even if it means turning their backs on Americans…even Americans that give their lives so that some moron at Bank of America is free to be as stupid as he/she wants to be. Well, as a customer I am offended. I am closing my account and cancelling my card. They can get their bottom line from someone who doesn’t have a social security number and is sending American dollars to other countries.

By: Jimmy Galbreath

Jimmy Galbreath — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 20:30:44 +0000

The Question is are other banks policy’s the same as there’s I bet they are, But they wouldn’t tell you that now that this story is out.

By: Richard

Richard — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:06:24 +0000

If the American Flag offends you go live under a flag that does not offend you. This is America for Heaven’s sake. We live in Tennessee and we are closing our account with B of A. This last incident is the straw that broke the camel’s back. Unfortunately my tax dollars are in the pockets of B of A.

By: Lori Bee

Lori Bee — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:38:11 +0000

As the girlfriend of an Army Sgt., I am highly offended by these actions. But somewhere in that employee’s training, she must have been informed that the flags were inappropriate, otherwise I can’t imagine her conducting herself in such a manner. I wanna know where this “policy” really came from. So much for Bank of “America.”

Also, for those of you who think this is uncommon, I was aware of SEVERAL Homeowner Associations (HOA’s) in years past who forbade PRIVATE homeowners from flying flags off their front porch or in their front yard. About 2 years ago, the NC legislature actually had to write a law stating that this was a “right” of a citizen, that HOA’s could not prohibit.

It is ridiculous what we have to go thru to live in the “land of the free.” I can’t even imagine what the soliders who die for that freedom, think…..

By: Jack

Jack — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:56:55 +0000

Unfortunately, several (not all but a significant number) of those who are offended by the American flag, currently collect a six figure government issued paycheck. The media media calls them Czars.