tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29361741.post7709307296621903272..comments2023-12-30T05:22:27.108-05:00Comments on The New York Crank: Citibank thanks America for filling its begging bowl with a royal one finger salute. And Congress snores when it should regulate interest rates.The New York Crankhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04489472134701718697noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29361741.post-56084609658325367172008-11-25T10:44:00.000-05:002008-11-25T10:44:00.000-05:00You call that usary? What about the Payday and Ca...You call that usary? What about the Payday and Car Title loan outfits that charge 100 to 400 percent interest in many States and prey on the poor and desperate? Looks like the Mafia has gone mainstream.Shineolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372955072367853708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29361741.post-49941858173756595632008-11-25T10:21:00.000-05:002008-11-25T10:21:00.000-05:00Uh, you're kidding me Patrick, right? If Citibank ...Uh, you're kidding me Patrick, right? <BR/><BR/>If Citibank were to vanish tomorrow (hardly likely with the government ready to bail it out of any soup it gets into) its assets would get sold off. Those assets include your credit card debt. <BR/><BR/>And then somebody else would be running after you to pay up. <BR/><BR/>Think of it as Louie The Leg Breaker simply moving on after his capo gets offed and joining another crime family.<BR/><BR/>Crankily yours,<BR/>The New York CrankThe New York Crankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04489472134701718697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29361741.post-73968536611350728232008-11-24T22:46:00.000-05:002008-11-24T22:46:00.000-05:00my initial thought upon hearing about Citibank's p...my initial thought upon hearing about Citibank's potential bankrupcy was, Yipee! this will cancel out the small fortune's worth of debt I have stored up on my trusty Citi-card... right?Pat Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02397839550090715753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29361741.post-83185308932641810612008-11-24T20:09:00.000-05:002008-11-24T20:09:00.000-05:00thanks for the information.bestthanks for the information.<BR/><BR/>bestscottiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14429877156694984100noreply@blogger.com