Nate
More Consistency and Responsiveness, Please
For extra security, on July 28,2026, I decided to purchase a cashier's check at my local JPMorgan Chase branch at 1420 W. Southport Rd. in Indianapois IN. I called and spoke with Katie at the branch, who verified a lot of my personal information before telling me there would still be a fee for the cashier's check. I explained that the branch manager at 111 Monument Circle in Indianapolis had already voluntarily told me there would be no fee because we had fairly high-deposit accounts with Chase and rarely ever needed services, but she insisted there would be a fee. I called back and spoke to the branch manager, who said there would be no fee for the cashier's check. I stopped by the branch later that same day to get the cashier's check and was told there would be a fee. I explained that the branch manager had said there would be no fee. He left the counter to speak with the manager, returned and said she'd be with us shortly. We waited while 3 and 4 customers lined up behind me. The teller was ready to ask me to step aside while he waited on the others since he was the only teller behind that counter. I went ahead and paid the fee. The following morning I read how in 2025 Chase took in like $57 billion in revenue but only gave like $400 million (roughly 0.7 percent) in actual monetary contributions to charitable organizations and the community, and I thought of documentaries I'd viewed about the historical Gilded Age ruthlessness of financial kingpins like JP Morgan in some of his business dealings, and I decided I'd rather keep that $10. So I called the branch back and spoke with the branch manager, who had the authority to override the fee. While I certainly appreciate the branch manager's kindness and help, and listening to me, in my humble layperson opinion Chase as a federally regulated (hopefully still!) financial institution needs a lot more consistency across its branches in its everyday business practices. And I'd also be pleased to see JPMorgan Chase and other major financial players really step up to the plate to start doing better and giving back more to the communities that have given so incredibly much to its bottom line.


