Today, I received a second letter from HSBC, claiming once again that they sent me a Statement Available Alert on January 13, despite my twice providing proof that they did not. They also claimed that they were not in violation of the Truth in Lending Act because the Act only requires them to make statements… Read More: HSBC gets it wrong a second time »
Couldn’t really get great photos, but here’s what I got… Setting the scene: Believe it or not, these photos probably have SJP in them. It was a little hard to get a good shot with my iPhone. If you really want to see her, go to Post Office Square today; I suspect they’ll be shooting… Read More: Sarah Jessica Parker movie shooting this morning in Post office… »
UPDATE: I was wrong. The sign on the flatbed in the photo below has nothing to do with Naked Pizza. See my followup posting for a detailed retraction. Saw this on the way to work this morning… The transformation of the old Exxon station at the corner of Washington Street and Foster Street in Brighton… Read More: Interesting photo: “Naked Pizza” sign going up in Brighton Center »
Recently, I wrote about BNY Mellon’s inept handling of 2010 1099-OIDs for Israel bonds, my relief that the State of Israel had decided to replace BNY Mellon with Computershare as the fiscal agent for Israel Bonds purchased in the U.S., and my hope that Computershare would be better than BNY Mellon. Less than 12 hours… Read More: Computershare is WAY better than BNY Mellon »
I’m not going to bother to reprint the response I received from HSBC to my recent complaint. Instead, I will reproduce the response I just sent them: February 26, 2010 [name elided] Executive Liaison Office of the President HSBC Card and Retail Services P.O. Box 80026 Salinas, CA 93912 Dear Ms. [name elided], I have… Read More: HSBC takes its cue from the “we’re a large corporation… »
My wife and I own a number of Israeli Bonds purchased over the course of many years (typically after annual High Holiday appeals). Many of these bonds are Original Issue Discount (OID) bonds. Dispensing with all the technical details, the general idea of an OID bond is that you get a 1099-OID statement every year… Read More: Thank God Israel Bonds kicked BNY Mellon to the curb »
Please see this how-to I just posted on running jabberd and MU-Conference (XMPP chat room server) on Fedora Linux.
To the editor: What a relief to see our elected officials finally getting tough on the aid recipients who spent 0.002% of last year’s welfare funds on underwear (“Pol gets tough on welfare abuse“, Feb. 15). How dare these women buy high-quality, inexpensive undergarments from Victoria’s Secret? Wal-Mart should be perfectly fine for poor people.… Read More: Welfare moms should go commando style »
My wife and I have a Jordan’s Furniture charge account issued by HSBC NV, a somewhat shady subsidiary of HSBC with a history of predatory lending and suspicious practices. They issue “private label” charge accounts for Jordan’s and many other retailers. We have a balance on the account under one of their frequent “buy now,… Read More: HSBC figures out clever money-making strategy: don’t email statement until… »
I play a prominent role in this article: Many sidewalks in Allston-Brighton still buried in snow – Allston-Brighton, MA – Allston/Brighton TAB Good for the TAB for doing some real, honest-to-goodness journalism! In recognition, I’ve just subscribed to the TAB.