[ale] OT: Mortgage and Privacy?

[Dow Hurst]

I've had Chase before refinancing with Bank of America.  I got the 
privacy notices too at the time.  I just requested the usual "I don't 
want to get sales calls" whenever it came up.  They were actually not 
bad about it.  The monthly statements were nicely detailed too.  So, I 
wasn't unhappy with them.  However, getting refinanced was a wonderful 
thing so I am happier now. :-)

Plus, I've never been burned with publicly available personal info yet, 
so I don't have the pain threshold that some others do.  Good luck with 
Chase,
Dow


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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