Live in California but have a Washington Mutual account from another state?

Chase will have a class action lawsuit coming soon - You can't have this many customers with the same fraudulent claims. We've never had Insufficient funds posted and now have 3 in one week, due to their check holding scam....

Speak up and speak out - call your local News station, Newspaper and keeping blogging about it. The message will get out really fast...

These are the same big banking scum bags that have helped put our economy in the garbage!

Pass it on!!! all the best!!

I HATE CHASE!!!
I was a WaMu banker and had to go through the transition to Chase. I was told I could use my Wamu checking card with no issues, then it stopped working while i still had a positive balance. I went to a branch and now say I HAVE to switch to a Chase debit card...
The worst change from Wamu to Chase is how long it takes a check to clear. At Wamu you could go in and deposit a check and that money would be available for you to use instantly. At Chase you have to wait 4+ DAYS...WTF!>!?!? I thought there were supposed to be a minimal amount of changes and only positive ones at that!?
Does anyone know of a bank in CA where the checks clear FAST, like Wamu used to?

I imagine you've opened a new account somewhere by now. Chase systems in California will be online with the rest of country starting October 26. You should be set to bank at any Chase location with no issues. I'd recommend holding onto your original account because when it transfers over official to Chase you still get most of the benefits of WaMu Free Checking with Chase (Chase Extra Free Checking). If you plan on switching, and want to keep with a larger bank, I would recommend Wells Fargo.

Avoid Bank of America and Citibank. They are riddled with problems--most big banks are.

Wells Fargo & USBank are good for National Banks--but they still have some issues surrounding ethics, subprime loans, high fees, etc. Wells Fargo has the most locations in California + they will soon absorb Wachovia into their mix making even more locations.

If you desire to go local seek out a non-profit credit union.
Low fees, good loan and interest rates, and overall they have sound, ethical business practices. Plus, a lot of them are part of the CO-OP Network which allows to you make withdrawals, deposits, and use ATMs for free at other credit unions for FREE.


I live in Washington now and opened all of my accounts at credit union called BECU and couldn't be more pleased.

I just moved all my money to Wachovia will shortly be Wells Fargo next year...

yaya for another merger.. just kidding.

wamu i loved them but chase sucks.

so i live in florida but kept my ca account because they messed up my florida account.

i deposited 1200 to chase and they told me that i had to wait for it to be deposited over night via next day delievery.

they credited my account four times for 1200 and debited my account three times for 1200 and once for 1050
they owed me 250. then like 3 weeks later they deposited 1200 again.
i was pissed so i took my money to wachovia

i opened up my statement today and they debited my account 2000
i am so pissed i hate this bank

i can't wait to give em a piece of my mind

i can't walk into a bank becuase florida is completely converted.

i hate them and hope that they sink.

think everyone should close their account

I'd recommend Wells Fargo. Chase service is terrible compared to Wamu.

They lost a deposit of mine. It literally vanished into thin air,or an employees pocket. The customer service was abusive towards me whenever I tried to resolve it. So my funds disapear and a branch manager said don't worry about it, just take the money out we will overide the false overdraft fees. Well now I'm stuck with 200 in overdrafts, and my deposit from two weeks ago hasn't cleared yet. They are knowingly violating the expidited funds availlibiliy act. Instead of reversing the fees like they said they would, they reported me for Fraud. I tried talking with that dept but they never respond. I asked them to investigate the people involved with the missing deposit and they won't do shit beyond harassing me. I switched to wamu just to leave chase and then those monsters had tobuy and destroy Wamu. Chase reminds me of a plague it's a shame we don't have more John Dillingers , as it is obviouse that no one enforces these peoples greedy ways, and they feel they are outside of the law.

I am in a similar situation. I opened my WaMu account in Oregon, was there about a year, and now I've been living in California for about 8-9 years.

I cannot make deposits to my local wamu/chase bank (it IS chase now) via the ATM, the option does not even come up. I've had very long phone conversations with Chase, they even sent me a new chase debit card, and it still does not work. Because of my work hours I am having trouble going to the bank to discuss it with them, so I now have several weeks of undeposited checks. I suppose in a way, it is good to know I am not the only one having problems.

Also, according to my bank's branch, you cannot close down/transfer your bank account unless you go to the state you opened it in. When I opened a savings account in California, it could not be connected to my original account, because it was opened in another state.

By the way I forgot to add on my previous post that I used to live in Southern California and moved up to Oregon a few years ago. I had a BofA account at the time and when I moved they still took the same amount of time to proccess my cheks as they did when I was in California eventhough I never switched my account over. I was also never required by them to switch my account over to an Oregon branch. So it's odd to hear the other people complaining about what they have done to them. However, I never really cared for BofA either with all their fees and such.
But I just wanted to let you know that people up hear in Oregon are also fed up with the Chase takeover.

I am also fed up with Chase. Normally with Wamu when I deposited my payroll check, they made those funds available the same day. Now Chase does not have those funds available for another 2 days. The other day I even went into the bank and deposited $100 cash into my account and when I went home several hours later and checked my account online, it said those funds were not available because they were still being processed.
With Wamu I never once had a overdraft charge in the several years I banked with them because they credited my money the same day, but with Chase they have already charged me two of them because the way the run their deposits and such. Furthermore with Wamu I had overdraft protection and if I were ever to have an overdraft charge they were to not charge me on the first two overdrafts. I see Chase does not honor the old Wamu rules.
Another thing that ticks me off with Chase is when you fill out one of their deposit slips they require you to fill out all this bogus info like your address and such. When I was in line at the bank making a deposit several old Wamu customers who saw this were also frustrated. Most people I know here in Oregon do not like Chase since they took over and are opting to use other banks. I heard bad news from other people I knew who used Chase before the takeover and I see why they complained about them now.
I have several other bank accounts and think I will use them instead.

This whole transition has been the worst banking experience I have ever had. Chase has the worst customer service reps. I have been a wamu customer for over 15 years and never had a late credit card payment or over draft fee. Now with chase not contacting me directly to tell me my payment due date has changed...my payment was late, I got an overdraft fee, and my interest rate went up. Chase Sucks, I am leaving them today.