tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post3120843960470287381..comments2024-03-28T05:04:12.280-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: An expensive follow-up to a previous "Doofus Of The Day"Peterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-91928343055032004022021-02-20T19:04:55.264-06:002021-02-20T19:04:55.264-06:00Now if it included Bank of Amigo, you could say th...Now if it included Bank of Amigo, you could say that was God's Will in action!!<br />😅😎🤣John T. Blockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10878974023699762981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-78394571116422091552021-02-18T14:47:39.526-06:002021-02-18T14:47:39.526-06:00I suspect some heads rolled at Citi, but it was pr...I suspect some heads rolled at Citi, but it was probably not those who were the most responsible. Just some saps low enough down on the food-chain to not have any protection.ruralcounselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09193188081686431709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-58098078131087488412021-02-18T05:31:33.778-06:002021-02-18T05:31:33.778-06:00I know a guy that did that to his vehicles acciden...I know a guy that did that to his vehicles accidently. Thought he was paying off his Escalade but paid off the truck. A few days later he payed off the Escalade.<br />I'm not having any sympathy for people who paid that big a bill off.<br />I'll tell them "well done" or "getting out of debt is smart" but not "that's terrible, you paid a debt off early in full, by accident..."FredLewershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02221076803807309775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-40969295308083954572021-02-17T23:26:02.961-06:002021-02-17T23:26:02.961-06:00It gets better. The process and UI for the system ...It gets better. The process and UI for the system that makes the transaction is so user unfriendly that three (two admitedly comparatively junior) individuals all looked at the choices made and figured it was correct. <br /><br />https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2021/02/citibank-just-got-a-500-million-lesson-in-the-importance-of-ui-design/<br /><br />This is because (for some unknown reason that seems totally batshit crazy) to make an interest payment they had to repay the loan and interest but then divert the loan to an account within Citibank not to the people who were to get the interest.<br /><br />Francis Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09239588633595604498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-65909440578875279882021-02-17T20:01:24.434-06:002021-02-17T20:01:24.434-06:00If it was an overpayment (more than the loan given...If it was an overpayment (more than the loan given) then they would be entitled to that portion of the money back. Same as if the bank accidentally deposits money into my account.<br /><br />But, as kamas716 said, it sounds simply like they paid their loan off early. Too bad, so sad.Martyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09966081077521821689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-50782243035224016522021-02-17T18:07:25.848-06:002021-02-17T18:07:25.848-06:00When C owned Smith Barney back in the 90s, C manag...When C owned Smith Barney back in the 90s, C management told the Worldcon analyst to get on board for the big win...and the analyst begrudgingly did so...then Worldcon went bk...and C had to pay damages to people who bought Worldcon even though WCOM was doing interesting things like calling salaries "one-time expenses"...<br /><br />If you ever read anything bad about wallstreet, it is true...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03337780778923214750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-8751671744186564682021-02-17T17:07:18.172-06:002021-02-17T17:07:18.172-06:00LOL, no love for Citi here at all.LOL, no love for Citi here at all.Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-80273915282088832072021-02-17T17:06:28.010-06:002021-02-17T17:06:28.010-06:00try that with the IRS some time, when they send yo...try that with the IRS some time, when they send you an overpayment<br />boronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05780356895910449471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-72586837154151778012021-02-17T15:09:36.466-06:002021-02-17T15:09:36.466-06:00I wonder if they will have the ball to try and mak...I wonder if they will have the ball to try and make a claim for the payment against their errors and omissions insurance?<br /><br />They might get dropped as a client, which could cause more issues, but it could stop some of the immediate problems.chris vfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11583845208621979081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-54320855649441222002021-02-17T14:53:14.518-06:002021-02-17T14:53:14.518-06:00 I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO... I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not bummed for CitiBank.Sam L.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00996809377798862214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-25335101861981802932021-02-17T13:35:35.528-06:002021-02-17T13:35:35.528-06:00As I understand it, this is money that was actuall...As I understand it, this is money that was actually due. It just got there early. Sort of like paying off a loan early.kamas716https://www.blogger.com/profile/02138979155761442634noreply@blogger.com