Marc’s Story… another productive person’s savings gone
Hi Lisa,
I just came across your blog today and would like to share a story that you may publish. I like so many others here was mislead many times by Indymac Banking officials that all my accounts were fully insured. I called several times and was assured that my accounts were all fully FDIC guaranteed. Even on the Monday after the bank was closed teller 240 reviewed my accounts and I received the same answer that all was in order.
Of course after going through the gut wrenching process of the FDIC interview I found out different. I lost a lot of money due to incorrect bankers information.
I wrote my Congressman, but have never received any answer from him or his staff. I wrote him again after the FDIC changed the rules and was told by FDIC officials that it would NOT include Indymac customers. Had the new rules been made retroactive I would have not lost one dime of money. What an injustice to those of us that trusted the Bank and the government is doling out billions of dollars to save so many other banks. I even called the FDIC to see if they were receiving any of the TARP money but was told no.
Now that it looks like the Bank is going to be sold for 14 billion and you do the math there won’t be enough money to pay the uninsured depositors. They will actually be losing money on the assets as far as I can tell, which will leave nothing for us. When I called the FDIC this morning to run the scenario by one of the agents to see if I was understanding the math right she agreed, but could not comment since nothing had been officially announced. It looks like a fire sale to me for the FDIC to get rid of the Indymac headache. I realize this isn’t the best time in our economic crisis to be selling a bank. It’s just to bad that innocent and careful depositors will probably take it in the shorts on this one. I guess the next few days will tell the story.
If there is anything I can do to help our cause please let me know and I’m very glad to have found your blog. If nothing else I don’t fell so alone in this unjust mess.
Thank you,
Marc
FDIC Organization Directory and Office Contacts
I was appalled this morning when I went to the FDIC official website http://www.fdic.gov/about/contact/directory/index.html to contact the Division of Resolutions & Receiverships only to find that all the phone numbers for the contacts from their Headquarters have conveniently been deleted from the FDIC websight. Shame on the FDIC. They have obviously confused the concept of trying to be more “transparent” with that of being more “invisable”. Clearly they are trying to avoid our phone calls so they do not have to deal with the depositors from Indymac. Lucky for them I saved the original list with the phone numbers from when Indymac first failed because I suspected that the FDIC might try and do something like that. I will contact Lisa to see if she can post the list I have so we can contact FDIC officials with our concerns, comments and questions. Your comments are greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Mailing addresses for Congress and important contacts
Greetings all:
I promised you a list of individuals in the public eye, both government issue, and important news, or popular media to whom I wrote at the end of November.
To view, download and do what you will with this information, I have loaded it as a web page & you can click here to find it.
I wrote to all of the individuals listed & heard back from a few, in the form of pre-formed, rubber stamped letters by Congress members’ staff.
Thanks to Lauren LaCapra at “TheStreet.com”, who read my letter, this subject received attention and a blog was born here. If enough people write to media, or call, we can raise the awareness. Please write today.
Cheers,
Lisa
Making the News…on Rush Limbaugh’s radio program
IndyMac & Charles Schumer were given dishonorable mention on Mr. Limbaugh’s radio program today. He talked about Senator Schumer’s involvement in the whole fiasco. Rush Limbaugh’s radio program web site is: www.rushlimbaugh.com
Please write to Mr. Limbaugh, as we may generate some enthusiasm for publicity there.
Email Rush at elrushbo@eibnet.com.
Cheers,
Lisa