RE: Medium format digital
Magic - and thanks - we are almost neighbors, I am in Walnut Creek
-----Original Message-----
From: Jack Fulton [mailto:jefulton1@comcast.net]
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 6:06 PM
To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
Subject: Re: Medium format digital
Luther Burbank Savings
4th Street
San Rafael Ca 94901
On Sep 14, 2008, at 6:03 PM, Mike Kirwan wrote:
> No problem about going off the deep end - but the big rich bad guys
> do tend
> to get away with actions that would get us mere mortals locked up
> with the
> key thrown away.
>
> What banks are offering that rate - I need a home for my just
> returned Indy
> Mac cd - trying to retire - and its really tough :(
>
> Mike
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jack Fulton [mailto:jefulton1@comcast.net]
> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2008 5:19 PM
> To: alt-photo-process-l@usask.ca
> Subject: Re: Medium format digital
>
> Here, in my home town, 4.15% right now for a 7 month . . . and safe.
> But, Mike, I know what you mean. I do know that our banks, locally,
> are substantial and not caught up with "the mortgage scandals", which
> remind
> me of the Savings & Loan scandals of the 80's & 90's. They were
> another
> de-regulated piece of work foisted upon the public and paid for by us
> to create
> multi-scrillionaires. One of AZ (where guess who is from) was Hurwitz
> who
> took over our local perfectly fine and good redwood lumber mill and
> all but
> ruined the forests and lives. It's greed . . . but, gosh folks, I
> didn't mean to go
> off the deep end but, whew, I am livid these days.
> Jack F
>
>
>
>
> On Sep 14, 2008, at 5:01 PM, Mike Kirwan wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> "I would wait a bit, take the extra money, put it in a nice 4-5% CD"
>>
>> Not too many of our financial institutions offering this type of
>> return on a
>> CD. Be aware of any bank offering more than 3.5% as they might not
>> be around
>> much longer.
>>
>> I had this issue with CD's at Indy Mac and looks like WAMU as well.
>> With
>> Indy Mac I got my money back but zero interest - grhh
>>
>> Mike
>>
>