Comments on: Chicago’s MidAmerica Bank Bought by National City http://chicagoweekendfun.com/2007/09/11/chicagos-midamerica-bank-bought-by-national-city/ It's your weekend in Chicago, Have fun with it! Tue, 29 Jun 2010 17:10:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: chiweekendfun http://chicagoweekendfun.com/2007/09/11/chicagos-midamerica-bank-bought-by-national-city/comment-page-1/#comment-182 chiweekendfun Mon, 01 Oct 2007 02:59:40 +0000 http://chicagoweekendfun.com/2007/09/11/chicagos-midamerica-bank-bought-by-national-city/#comment-182 Thank you for commenting and being honest about your understanding of the situation. I too hope that the customers aren't trated any differently, but most of that is not decided by the tellers and bank staff that we meet in a branch. (if you were lucky enough not to be laid off like 400 other employees) It is decided by the corporate office and how they structure the products, plans and fees. I have seen from past examples of mergers and takeovers of banks in Chicago that the programs and policies implemented by a huge multinational bank are more costly and less beneficial to customers. It's in their business plans to take over small banks and maximize profit out of them by raising fees, restricting flexibility and limiting products to those that make the most profit. They don't know the community and they don't care. So, I am glad that you still care and if you can send the message back to corporate that the customers don't want their high fees and low return on investments along with less choice and flexiblity all the customers would be very appreciative. Thank you for commenting and being honest about your understanding of the situation. I too hope that the customers aren’t trated any differently, but most of that is not decided by the tellers and bank staff that we meet in a branch. (if you were lucky enough not to be laid off like 400 other employees) It is decided by the corporate office and how they structure the products, plans and fees. I have seen from past examples of mergers and takeovers of banks in Chicago that the programs and policies implemented by a huge multinational bank are more costly and less beneficial to customers. It’s in their business plans to take over small banks and maximize profit out of them by raising fees, restricting flexibility and limiting products to those that make the most profit. They don’t know the community and they don’t care.

So, I am glad that you still care and if you can send the message back to corporate that the customers don’t want their high fees and low return on investments along with less choice and flexiblity all the customers would be very appreciative.

]]> By: CHITO http://chicagoweekendfun.com/2007/09/11/chicagos-midamerica-bank-bought-by-national-city/comment-page-1/#comment-174 CHITO Sat, 29 Sep 2007 17:33:27 +0000 http://chicagoweekendfun.com/2007/09/11/chicagos-midamerica-bank-bought-by-national-city/#comment-174 well, sorry to hear you feel that way, but just to let you know the employees at the branches are staying, just because we are national city it doesnt mean were going to treat our customers any different, yes the sinage and name is going to change , not the tellers, personal bankers, supervisors, or managers, so like you mentioned about the bad experience with the new national city people , the staff where you do your banking is not going to change the way they are just because the name of our bank is different. im an employee and just because we converted to a new bank, im not looking to treat my customers any different, and i think i speak for everyone. well, sorry to hear you feel that way, but just to let you know the employees at the branches are staying, just because we are national city it doesnt mean were going to treat our customers any different, yes the sinage and name is going to change , not the tellers, personal bankers, supervisors, or managers, so like you mentioned about the bad experience with the new national city people , the staff where you do your banking is not going to change the way they are just because the name of our bank is different. im an employee and just because we converted to a new bank, im not looking to treat my customers any different, and i think i speak for everyone.

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