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September 26, 2008
News and Reaction, Sundry, Testimonials

WhaMoh!

My bank failed this morning. Apparently I am now a customer of JPMorgan Chase.

I had previously bought some stock at $2.10 a share, you know, as a gamble. First time I ever bought stock in an individual company. Well, I lost on that one. No biggie.

I like how amid the financial turmoil, that my bank can fail, and that immediately, I am a customer at some other bank. That’s really swell. We call that “graceful degradation.” Go go FDIC!

Still, I am a little sad. I liked Washington Mutual. Now my bank matches my credit card. Enh.

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