[ale] OT: Mortgage and Privacy?

[Bob Toxen]

Great.  Those bleeps just bought my mortgage.  I would insist that they
never were authorized to do anything with my information that the previous
bank that my contract was with could do.  Realistically, theres not much
more you can do other than the "do not call" national and Georgia list
and file with the Direct Marketing ASSoc. in Farmingdale, NY.

Bob

On Mon, Jan 05, 2004 at 03:01:57PM -0600, Preston Boyington wrote:
> apparently my mortgage has been sold to another institution (Chase Manhattan
> Mortgage Corporation).  while skimming over the paperwork i notice the
> following:
> 
> (the complete privacy policy is at:
> www.chase.com/privacy)
> 
> Q. Is information about me shared within the Chase family of companies?
> A. Yes
> 
> (well i would assume that is a given... but then i find:)
> 
> Q. Is information about me shared with service providers and financial
> companies outside of Chase?
> A. Yes.  We may share information about you with outside companies that work
> for Chase.  These may include marketing firms.  We may also share
> information about you with outside financial companies that have a joint
> marketing agreements with us.  
> 
> Q. Is information about me shared with non-financial companies?
> A. Yes.  But we strictly limit the information we share with companies
> making non-financial offers.
> 
> (well i would guess they wouldn't want to sell my information to anyone that
> could undercut their business...)
> 
> Q. Is information about me shared in any other ways?
> A. Yes.  We may also share information about you as required or premitted by
> law.
> 
> neat.  somehow i have bought (or am buying?) the privledge of assisting
> someone with their marketing research.  of course the "do not call" list
> does not apply since they are directly affiliated with me.
> 
> i am going to try and opt out of as much as i can, but how do others deal
> with this annoyance?
> 
> preston
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