Worst Company In America Round 1: Bank Of America Vs. Capital One

[marmar]

from the Consumerist:


Worst Company In America Round 1: Bank Of America Vs. Capital One


Your NCAA bracket might already be busted, but how are you doing with your WCIA predictions? Starting off today’s bloodshed is a showdown featuring the tournament’s perennial bridesmaid.

Though Bank of America technically has a Golden Poo statue — which we presume decorates the mantle over the fireplace in Brian Moynihan’s leather-bound-book-filled library — it inherited when it purchased Countrywide, BofA has yet to earn a WCIA championship on its own. It came so close in 2011, losing in the finals by less than 2% of the vote to BP and its oil-spilling ways. Because of the narrow loss, we created the Silver Poo so BofA wouldn’t feel left out.

The bank experienced yet another second-place finish last year, when it lost to Electronic Arts, but the defeat did little to curb BofA’s zeal to win this contest. .......................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://consumerist.com/2013/03/25/worst-company-in-america-round-1-bank-of-america-vs-capital-one/

[annabanana]

1. Oh very good . . .n/t

[Auggie]

2. There's a poll at the link ... I wanted to choose "All of the Above"

but that wasn't an option

[quinnox]

3. lol

Ironic, but I have an account with both of 'em!

[quinnox]

4. my favorite line from the article:

"CapOne has never been big on the whole “customer service” thing,"

Since I have an account with both, I voted CapOne, they are worse than Bank of America, in my experience.

[cali]

5. there's a dazzling array to choose from. Personally, I particularly loath Monsanto and AIG