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I have a bank account! But not just any account, oh no. I have a bank account with Wells Fargo. The Wells Fargo that was formed in the mid-nineteenth century amid the gold rush in California. The one that is obsessed with stage coaches, pioneering and horses.

They are definitely staying true to their roots. Firstly, the options for their atm card images are stage coaches or horses. Similarly, the ~~cheque~~ check options range across a whole gamut from stage coaches to horses. When opening the account, we were given a free gift of… a plush horse (which Oliver is happily parading around with). Do you see the theme maybe?

Even the branch had a museum attached filled with gold, prospecting equipment, stage coaches (of course) and olde timey wanted posters.

Having said that, they are offering up-to-date online services, which I’ll bore you with if I tell you about, but which are exciting to a geek like me. It’s just great to be in a country that embraces technology again.

The thing that made me write this, though, is that when logging on I had to choose some security questions. That’s fine and normal and dull, right? Well not quite as dull as I expected. The security questions are things like:

What is your dream occupation?

What is the name of your favourite childhood superhero?

What was your most memorable gift as a child?

This is just another example of the great attitude that prevails around here; that people are willing to just loosen up a bit, and while being aware of things as important and as dull as security issues for online banking, willing to have a bit of fun with it.

Posted on 2008/11/08 by dominic in personal | Leave a comment

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