The young man at the bank said he couldn’t open a checking account without a co-signer or proof of current employment. I’m sixty-eight. My husband died. I closed our joint account and walked across the street to start fresh. He typed slowly. “Ma’am, our policy active income documentation for sole-account holders in your bracket.” My bracket. I looked past his shoulder at the lobby wall. The framed charter from 1991 has four signatures.
“You do not meet our active income bracket for a sole checking account, ma’am,” the young banker said, his voice dripping with polite dismissiveness. He didn’t even look up from his …
The young man at the bank said he couldn’t open a checking account without a co-signer or proof of current employment. I’m sixty-eight. My husband died. I closed our joint account and walked across the street to start fresh. He typed slowly. “Ma’am, our policy active income documentation for sole-account holders in your bracket.” My bracket. I looked past his shoulder at the lobby wall. The framed charter from 1991 has four signatures. Read More
