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Bank Of America Asks Armless Man For Thumbprint
Consumerist.com ^
| 09/01/09
| Alex Chasick
Posted on 09/01/2009 9:59:28 AM PDT by KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
A Florida man was unable to cash a Bank of America check because the bank required a thumbprint, and he had no arms.
WTSP has the story of Steve Valdez, who tried to cash a Bank of America check written by his wife to him. He took the check to a BoA branch, presented two forms of picture ID, and was prevented from cashing the check because he couldn't provide a thumbprint. The manager refused to accommodate Valdez, suggesting that he open an account if he wanted to cash the check.
We've written before about consumers' discomfort about having to provide fingerprints for business transactions. Some readers have pointed out to their banks that there's nothing in the Uniform Commercial Code about requiring a thumbprint for negotiable instruments. In this case, Valdez also told the bank that they might be violating the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Also, there's this: In July, Bank of America admitted that they keep a database of the thumbprinted checks. Wonderful.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Editorial; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: bankofamerica; darwin; florida; napl; stevevaldez
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To: Mr. Silverback; martin_fierro
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
It would have been funnier if the teller were blind.
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:01:14 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Health Care Reform has met the DEATH Panel.)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:01:36 AM PDT
by
RexBeach
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
This is a setup. If the check was from his wife, he could have taken it to her bank and cashed it.
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:01:43 AM PDT
by
jdub
(A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:02:08 AM PDT
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: domenad
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:02:40 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Health Care Reform has met the DEATH Panel.)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
First mistake was going to BoA.
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:03:22 AM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: jdub
If it was a setup, it was sure as hell warranted.
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:03:36 AM PDT
by
Sloth
(Ted Kennedy's brain tumor has killed more people than my gun.)
To: driftdiver
At least he was able to finger the teller in question.
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
Sorry buddy, rules are rules. If you choose not to exercise your right to bear arms, so be it.
OK, it's cruel humor but I'm guessing the guy was as flabbergasted as we are. I won't be laughing when the 0bamaCare Doc demands I get a mammogram...
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
He took the check to a BoA branch...How?
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:05:10 AM PDT
by
domenad
(In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
To: jdub
The article said it was a Bank of America check written by his wife. If that is true, it was one of their checks they refused to cash.
To: domenad
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
To: Jeff Chandler
It would have been funnier if the teller were blind.Ever noticed "drive-thru" ATM's? The buttons are in Braille.
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:06:36 AM PDT
by
Night Hides Not
(If Dick Cheney = Darth Vader, then Joe Biden = Dark Helmet)
To: domenad
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:07:15 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Health Care Reform has met the DEATH Panel.)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
I tell ya, you CANNOT make this stuff up.
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:07:18 AM PDT
by
Pistolshot
(Brevity: Saying a lot, while saying very little.)
To: domenad
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:07:52 AM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(Health Care Reform has met the DEATH Panel.)
To: KentTrappedInLiberalSeattle
What an ignorant manager.
The man presented ID.
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posted on
09/01/2009 10:07:53 AM PDT
by
Malsua
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