Bankruptcy

More Fodder for Conspiracy Theorists

By mcbride

?A new advisory being sent by America?s third largest bank to its account holders has stoked fears that major financial institutions could be preparing for old fashioned bank runs if the economy takes a turn for the worse.  Originally reported by John Carney over at the Business Insider website, Citigroup is sending the following information to customers along with their bank statements.  ?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.?  An almost identical advisory to the one being sent out can be read on page 22 of Citbank?s Client Manual effective January 1, 2010, which can be read here from Citibank?s own website.  ?We reserve the right to require seven (7) days advance notice before permitting a withdrawal from all checking, savings and money market accounts. We currently do not exercise this right and have not exercised it in the past,? states the manual.

Here is the link: http://www.prisonplanet.com/citigroup-warns-customers-it-may-refuse-to-allow-withdrawals.html

 Michael

Full post as published by Texas Lawyer Blog on February 22, 2010 (boomark / email).