LINKS TO: --- FEDERAL BANKING REGULATORS THAT GET RESULTS --- (Based upon that / their widespread reputation, and my experiences with them in many other matters.) --------------------- oOo --------------------- FEDERAL Regulators take nefarious and/or bad banking practices quite a bit more serious than local "regulators". Local "regulators" are often too "comfy" with Banks' $$$$$ and influence. And besides those influences having long inspired a systematic nature to filter out / discourage complaints; Local regulators systems also have a nature that tries to discourage complaints to reduce their workload. Local regulators' systems are designed and managed to make it quite a chore to get truely effective results, and even less often to be fairly compensated for being a victim of even deliberate bad banking practices. BUT local "regulators" wake up when the Feds come calling; Especially when trends of nefarious and/or bad banking practices are indicated by an abnormal number of complaints. So if you've made it this far with dis-satisfaction with Bank of Hawaii (or any other bank or financial institution), then you might consider it helping others to go a bit farther and file a complaint with the Feds. Please notice that there is a direct phone number and email address listed below to financial CUSTOMER Specialists; But if you have the ability and desire to do some homework first, ...it is usually much better to do homework first so you might have a better picture and general understanding of what a Specialist might recommend you do: --------------------- oOo --------------------- THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY (OCC); U.S. Dept. of Treasury: What in the world is the Comptroller of Currency??? Wikipedia comprehensive info about The U.S. Department of Treasury's Comptroller of Currency: Comptroller of Currency website Consumer Complaints and Assistance CUSTOMER ASSITANCE SPECIALISTS: The OCC's Customer Assistance Group is ready to help customers of national banks with questions or complaints they have about their financial institution. CAG's toll-free lines are open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Central Time, and on Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Central Time. You can reach one of OCC's Customer Assistance Specialists by calling: 1-800-613-6743. ...or by sending an email to Customer.Assistance@occ.treas.gov Search results for The Comptroller of Currency (for researching broader information, articles and discussions about OCC). The Office of Thrift Supervision. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE FEDERAL RESERVE: Please see Fred / Dozer's 9-28-06 postings in the Guestbook for detailed information about complaints through the Federal Reserve and through Local Regulators. --------------------- oOo --------------------- HAWAII BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU; Information and complaint portals; Dozer on Bank Of Hawaii with full list of Execs, Managers, addresses and phone numbers: (Phone numbers are to branches) --------------------- oOo --------------------- FOR THOSE THAT PREFER LOCAL REGULATORY RESOURCES: If you don't have an attorney and/or clout or aren't real sharp with cutting through bureacracy in achieving justice, ...and are a glutton for stonewalling punishment, ...or somehow think big money industries don't have local govt's quite "tied up" with slick talk, bed-fellowships, payola and a cornucopia of other preferential protection systems and techniques; Then here are the Hawaii State Regulators for Banking and regulated industries Compliance / Complaints; Who knows ... you might get lucky. I can tell you from personal experience that DCCA is QUITE preferentially influenced by the "good 'ol boys" system / network; So Good Luck ... and I truely hope you do get Lucky: STATE OF HAWAII: DCCA (Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs); Regulated Industries Complaint Office; DCCA; Dept. of Financial Institutions: ----------------------------- oOo ----------------------------- ----------------------------- oOo ----------------------------- |
--- FEDERAL BANKING REGULATORS THAT GET RESULTS --- |
LINKS TO: --- FEDERAL BANKING REGULATORS THAT GET RESULTS --- (Based upon that / their widespread reputation, and my experiences with them in many other matters.) --------------------- oOo --------------------- FEDERAL Regulators take nefarious and/or bad banking practices quite a bit more serious than local "regulators". Local "regulators" are often too "comfy" with Banks' $$$$$ and influence. And besides those influences having long inspired a systematic nature to filter out / discourage complaints; Local regulators systems also have a nature that tries to discourage complaints to reduce their workload. Local regulators' systems are designed and managed to make it quite a chore to get truely effective results, and even less often to be fairly compensated for being a victim of even deliberate bad banking practices. BUT local "regulators" wake up when the Feds come calling; Especially when trends of nefarious and/or bad banking practices are indicated by an abnormal number of complaints. So if you've made it this far with dis-satisfaction with Bank of Hawaii (or any other bank or financial institution), then you might consider it helping others to go a bit farther and file a complaint with the Feds. Please notice that there is a direct phone number and email address listed below to financial CUSTOMER Specialists; But if you have the ability and desire to do some homework first, ...it is usually much better to do homework first so you might have a better picture and general understanding of what a Specialist might recommend you do: --------------------- oOo --------------------- THE OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER OF CURRENCY (OCC); U.S. Dept. of Treasury: What in the world is the Comptroller of Currency??? Wikipedia comprehensive info about The U.S. Department of Treasury's Comptroller of Currency: Comptroller of Currency website Consumer Complaints and Assistance CUSTOMER ASSITANCE SPECIALISTS: The OCC's Customer Assistance Group is ready to help customers of national banks with questions or complaints they have about their financial institution. CAG's toll-free lines are open Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Central Time, and on Friday, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Central Time. You can reach one of OCC's Customer Assistance Specialists by calling: 1-800-613-6743. ...or by sending an email to Customer.Assistance@occ.treas.gov Search results for The Comptroller of Currency (for researching broader information, articles and discussions about OCC). The Office of Thrift Supervision. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE FEDERAL RESERVE: Please see Fred / Dozer's 9-28-06 postings in the Guestbook for detailed information about complaints through the Federal Reserve and through Local Regulators. --------------------- oOo --------------------- HAWAII BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU; Information and complaint portals; Dozer on Bank Of Hawaii with full list of Execs, Managers, addresses and phone numbers: (Phone numbers are to branches) --------------------- oOo --------------------- FOR THOSE THAT PREFER LOCAL REGULATORY RESOURCES: If you don't have an attorney and/or clout or aren't real sharp with cutting through bureacracy in achieving justice, ...and are a glutton for stonewalling punishment, ...or somehow think big money industries don't have local govt's quite "tied up" with slick talk, bed-fellowships, payola and a cornucopia of other preferential protection systems and techniques; Then here are the Hawaii State Regulators for Banking and regulated industries Compliance / Complaints; Who knows ... you might get lucky. I can tell you from personal experience that DCCA is QUITE preferentially influenced by the "good 'ol boys" system / network; So Good Luck ... and I truely hope you do get Lucky: STATE OF HAWAII: DCCA (Dept. of Commerce & Consumer Affairs); Regulated Industries Complaint Office; DCCA; Dept. of Financial Institutions: ----------------------------- oOo ----------------------------- ----------------------------- oOo ----------------------------- |
