Noteworthy Quotes From Consumers and Creditors

The Office of Consumer Credit in Maine sends out a newsletter that often cites funny quotes along with its regulatory news for Maine’s creditors.  (I’ve written about them before.)

Here’s some of the latest:

“You can’t close the credit account belonging to your deceased father; only your father can close his account.” — Austin, Texas computer finance company, according to a Maine consumer.

“There is no way that a CEO can know everything that is going on …. I am not involved in the day-to-day operations of the business.” — ChoicePoint CEO Derek Smith, explaining to the Associated Press that he knew nothing about the breach of his company’s computer files and the theft of data on 145,000 consumers until late January, 2005, even though a man was arrested and jailed for the crime three months earlier.

And how about these “we know what you meant” comments:

“The letter from the collector was so bad that I almost went into a comma.” — Maine woman’s letter about an out-of-state collection agency.

“The lender hasn’t released insurance funds to let me repair my house following last winter’s storm.  As a result, I haven’t been able to go to the bathroom since early January.” — Maine consumer in desperate need of relief. 

“Your computer work order has been completed.  The report you requested still won’t run, but the error message will no longer display.” — Message resulting from early problems in the computer system for the Maine Department of Professional and Financial Regulation.

Comments

[Dave!]

“The letter from the collector was so bad that I almost went into a comma.” — Maine woman’s letter about an out-of-state collection agency.

That is a real pithy.

:)