The following unresolved and escalated situation with Standard Bank remains as valid as when I posted it one year ago. The situation and client relations had deteriorated to my now asking for the summarily closing of my Credit and Current accounts at Standard Bank and a win-win "divorce settlement" to be reached soonest. In the mean time I am starting a fb account to report progress blow-by-blow and publicly from now on. Here with the old report: "Disappointing Experiences as a Standard Bank Client at a current time of bereavement.
Both my recently departed mother and myself as eldest son were and are clients of Standard Bank. My 1st cheque account was opened in Simon's Town in 1978, with such as credit cards, garage cards, home loans and business accounts along the line for both me and my late mother. As a mission worker and along with economic times I tried to legally apply for funds (R8 600) from my late mother's accounts to pay for the balance on her funeral through AVBOB. I was shown away by Standard Bank Trust, Standard Bank Scottburgh and Standard Bank Montana. Why should family and friends find money for a funeral when the deceased has funds in her bank accounts? I find it
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