Me and my extended family have banked with Bank of the West for more than 3 decades. We know all the tellers and they know us. But when BMO took over the 4th Street branch in Santa Rosa Ca and put EMMANUELLE MICHEL a transplant from Wells Fargo Bank in the management position the bank went down hill fast in a very big way.
My mother (81 years old) and I went into the bank today for the second time in the past two weeks for them to help us with a simple request. We were both greeted by more than one bank employee with hugs and felt welcomed by all of them, accept from EMMANUEL MICHEL the new bank manager. Then things drastically changed when EMMANUEL MICHELE began whispering to other employees in the bank about me and my family who were waiting for me in the lobby.
This simple transaction could have easily been resolved two weeks ago when we went in but they refused to help us. They took photo copies of the new mortgage statements and said they would take care of it and give us a call to confirm the right amount was being issued for my mortgage payment. THEY NEVER DID! Today when we went into BMO, 4th & Farmers Lane I was told I had to make an appointment for next week to have our problem resolved. So I did. I have an appointment scheduled for Monday at 3pm. Again this could have been rectified then and there with a few key strokes on the computer.
About an hour later, approximately 5pm EMMANUEL MICHEL from BMO BANK called my mother and told her she was no longer welcome in HER bank and not to ever come to that branch again. When we were in the bank just a couple hours prior there were no harsh words exchanged no one raised their voices, nothing to warrant that kind of response from the new bank manager, EMMANUEL MICHEL.
All we asked for was to change the amount the bank was auto paying for my mortgage payment since the amount went up slightly due to insurance and taxes. Like I said a few key strokes. They refused. I am totally convinced that BMO BANK is trying to put me in default and have reason to foreclose on the house we have lived in for over 42+ years. If this is not FINANCIAL ELDER ABUSE I don't know what is. I would not let my worst enemy bank at BMO BANK.
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