Anyone do business with Bank of America?

[baglock1]

http://cnsnews.com/blog/gregory-gwyn...y-owner-claims

Bank of America Freezes Gun Manufacturer's Account, Company Owner Claims

By Gregory Gwyn-Williams, Jr.
January 7, 2013


Bank of America has reportedly frozen the account of gun manufacturer American Spirit Arms, according to its owner, Joe Sirochman.

In a Facebook post dated December 29, Sirochman wrote the following:
“My name is Joe Sirochman owner of American Spirit Arms...our Web site orders have jumped 500 percent causing our Web site e-commerce processing larger deposits to Bank of America. So they decided to hold the deposits for further review.
“After countless hours on the phone with Bank of America, I finally got a manager in the right department that told me the reason that the deposits were on hold for further review -- her exact words were -- ‘We believe you should not be selling guns and parts on the Internet.’”(emphasis added)
Sirochman also wrote that he told the bank manager that “they have no right to make up their own new rules and regs” and that “[American Spirit is a] firearms manufacturer with all the proper licensing.”
He also noted that he has been doing business with Bank of America for over 10 years, but will now be looking for a new bank.
According to Unlawful News, this isn't the first time Bank of America has targeted a customer involved in the firearms industry.
McMillan Group International was reportedly told that its business was no longer welcome after the company started manufacturing firearms – even after 12 years of doing business with the bank.

My wife still has an account with BoA that simply sits there and collects interest. Time to move to the credit union down the block.

[blacklabel]

I got my money out of there years ago. There's some irony in a bank trying to play moral compass.

[Inconel710]

Repost, but that's OK. BoA still sucks.

[ChunkyMonkey]

BOA can go to hell. They were the worst bank to deal with on the wholesale side too, and they got shut down due too many fraudulent loans.

[Teufelhund]

I cancelled my BofA credit card earlier last year when they denied business services to another firearm-related company. I don't know when companies started thinking it was a good idea to alienate customers and lose business so they can take a political stance, but fuck them. Fuck them right in the neck.

[Sharpienads]

FBoA and add in a FBO just for good measure.

[Skully]

BOA is the reason I am in my mess and have to sell my house after 8 years of being there. They are horrible at communication and in 4 months of trying to qualify for a home modification program to get caught back up I had 5 different account managers. I read that original story about their "opinion" of working with Firearms industry. They can go on my boycott ban list for like ever.

[cofi]

on a unrelated note my local chase LOVES firearms I wore my glock hoody and the manager brought me into his office showed me his glock 17 we bullshitted for like 30 min about guns it was great I used to oc in there and no-one ever batted an eye

[JM Ver. 2.0]

I hold stock in BoA..... That's about it though.

[rondog]

I've heard stories about BOA before.