Jessica's correct. Chase acquired Bank One.

Oh my. I'm looking on CL for sublets for my little sister (squee! both sisters in NYC this summer!), and came across this:

I am a cat nutritionist offering a room in an apartment with a GREAT location (7rd and 3rd) for a very cheap price. $400/month for june, july, august. I am an extreme cat lover and have a total of 17 cats in a small apartment. I am not going to lie, you must be an extreme cat lover if you want to rent this place for the summer.

The room I am offering up for rent is a room for my cats. I am not going to lie, there is cat litter and droppings all over the room as I have not cleaned it since the middle of January. There is a twin bed on it which about 5 cats sleep in. You are welcome to share it with them, but you must NOT disturb them, as it is their place before yours. You are welcome to clean up some of the droppings, but you must leave most of the cat litter in place in the room, as there will not be much more room in the house for the cats to do their business otherwise. I am not going to lie, sometimes I wake up and have cat litter all over my body, but studies show that it is extremely sterile and will not cause you any sickness if you bathe daily and keep clean.

If interested, please send me an email explaining your situation, and writing a short blurb (essay, history, poem, whatever) about your love of cats. I reserve the right to revoke your room (with a refund) at any time if I feel that my cats are more depressed or are not enjoying your company.

I am not going to lie; calling yourself a "cat nutritionist" does not make you any less of a crazy cat lady.

Ah...

So, if one was on some sort of Bank One Black List, do you think that'll carry over to Chase or magically disappear?

(Yes. I was REALLY, REALLY stupid back in the day.)

So does she think anyone's actually going to be interested? anyone who's not crazier than she is? is the NY real estate market that desperate?

At least she doesn't lie.

boggle

And speaking of apartments, it looks like my building really is going condo. I COULD buy, but I think the developer's proposal is bad, bad, bad ... and will end up costing bundles of money and leave you with something you can never sell. bah.

anyone who's not crazier than she is? is the NY real estate market that desperate?

Not for $400/month. I mean, that's pretty low, but not so low that you couldn't just as easily choose "living in Queens" over "sleeping in cat litter."

Ok. That is just disgusting.

So, if one was on some sort of Bank One Black List, do you think that'll carry over to Chase or magically disappear?

It could go either way. Chase may not have kept all of Bank One's records, or may just have different standards to apply, being bigger and all.

That cat thing is just sad. Can it be for real??