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Lost Your Credit Card During the Tornado? Banks Are Willing to Help!
A horrible disaster happened in the evening of February, 5. An outbreak of 40 tornadoes took the lives of at least 57 people. Thousands of people from Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Kentucky lost their homes, cars and personal belongings. Luckily, major credit card companies and banks issuing many popular credit card offers are willing to help these people to struggle with this horrible natural disaster.
Credit card companies and banks fully understand that it is not easy to pay off a house loan or a credit card bill during such hard times! Many card issuers helped the victims of California wildfires in 2007 and now they are encouraged to help the victims of tornados.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is encouraging banks to ease the terms for new loans and to recruit the debt obligations for those, who suffered from tornados.
Citibank has promised to help the tornado victims. In case your Citi credit card was lost during the tornado, you are welcome to call (800) 950-5114. According to Samuel Wang, vice president of public affairs for Citigroup Global Consumer Group, they are happy to meet the specific needs of their customers. The bank is ready to respond quickly to the individual situations of their customers and will be happy to answer any questions they have.
In case you lost your Chase credit card, you should call (800) 432-3117. Now that President Bush declared Tennessee a disaster area, Chase bank has created special relief programs for all victims.
American Express did many things for those, who suffered during wildfires in California and now they are willing to help those who suffered from the tornados. They are paying attention to each and every situation and are ready to deal with every case. For all further assistance feel free to call (800) 528-4800.
Betty Riess, a spokeswoman of Bank of America says that the bank is ready to help every victim of tornado and is going to work with customers on case-by-case basis. If you have any questions, please call (800) 732-9194.
If you suffered during tornado and even lost some of your property, you have to know that there are many people, who are willing to help you! Not only your friends and family understand you and your problems, your banks are also ready to give you their assistance.
In case you have lost your credit card during the tornado, call the customer service. If you have any questions, you can dial the number on the back of your card or visit the web site of your card issuer. Check out if the bank is going to make any exceptions in your situation as many banks are willing to help you in this extreme circumstances! Remember that you are not alone; many people are there to help you!
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