10 Most Hated Companies in the U.S.

I can tell the above positive comment about Bank of America comes from an employee because it is full of errors and it is anonymous. Nice try. Enjoy your plummeting stock prices. You deserve it.

Posted October 16, 2011 by Dave

WHY does it NOT surprise me that GENERAL MOTORS IS 1 of the "most" HATED companies in AMERICA! Personally, they made a promise to me with regards to "trade repurchase", and then they "denied" it. Some years later, I fought them with my CASE #. I spent far too much $$$ in phone calls to them.

Posted August 9, 2011 by jim

Do a Sallie Mae search, and you'll see how many websites are dedicated to hating that @*$&^ -***! I paid off my loans, and they keep pursuing me for years trying to collect from scratch, and no one in the government helps. Stay away from them!

Posted August 1, 2011 by Fed-up

You forgot Groupon.

Posted March 10, 2011 by Carol Hilker

You forgot the Federal Reserve. This privately owned company and who knows who owns them has this country by the throat. Congress needs to take back the making of our coinage and base our dollar on the gold standard again.

Posted November 27, 2010 by Kevin

Personally, I think WalMart should top the list for everything from forcing third world companies to abuse their workers' human rights just to get a contract with W, destroying American competitive manufacturing, abusing their own American workers' human rights. My son who has a college degree a medical problem that disqualifies him from the occupations he trained for, has worked for them for several years. It hasn't been pretty. First, W policy is NOT to hire full time workers and to prevent part timers to getting full time, much less, God forbid, overtime.. They cost more in insurance. His supervisors hold him to a much higher standard of performance than they do themselves. Evidently, 97% daily success isn't enough. Yet they interfere and prevent him from reaching the other 3%. They have made clear to the workers at their store that if they join a union, the store will disappear, be renamed or opened with new workers. That isn't the American way, which, al least in theory and ideal, is based on the worker worthy of his hire and the dignity of all work done well. May WalMart burn in hell.

Posted October 14, 2010 by Mary

Hey Dave , you criticise people for complaining about banks, saying they should learn to manage their money better. So my friend turn about is fair play, the TARP BANKS MISMANAGED THEIR MONEYso get your head out of your butt DAVE and lets see that these TARP BANKS ARE LIQUIDATED just as they are liquidating their customers assets by forclosure. The people have one HUGE card left to play and that is never to give any buisness to a TARP BANK AGAIN. And never support an budiness which uses TARP BANKS to sponsor their credit cards. Any bank without customer support will fold. The fait of the TARP BANKS is in their customers hands , if the customers refuse to do further business with TARP BANKS, they are done..And the job congress and the senate should have done will come to pass.

Posted October 7, 2010 by ZIPPY

Delta should be number one. They must use the movie Night Hawks as a training aid when training their flight staff.

Posted October 1, 2010 by kp

Chrysler Corporation had all their cash raided by Mercedes Benz. In simple terms they where hosed. Chrysler had a really good innovative engineering and design department. Your information is completely wrong. I love reporters who do not know what they are doing. Idiots all of you. This country gets hosed by foreign companies, stupid Government excessive regulation and finnaly we elect community organizers as presidents. How stupid do we look to the rest of the world. Our auto Industry has been brought to it's knees. Like every other industry. What do we have left? Ask yourself what do we make here anymore? When is enough enough?

Posted August 11, 2010 by Steve Martin

It's funny how people always want to focus their hatred on the government. The only thing corrupting our political leaders, our foreign policy, our domestic policy, etc., is these and other companies. Why do they get a pass while the generic "government" villian, the same people that protect us from the excesses of these comapnies is blamed for every ill this country has? The same people that are buying and selling our government remain blameless. It just proves how shortsighted and clueless the public really is in this country.

Posted July 28, 2010 by Ted

I think that the comments about socialism are mistaken. As I understand it, rule by government in cooperation with major financial interests, which is what we seem to have evolved into is facism. There was a book on the subject called Friendly Facism. I don't recall the author's name, but he was an associate of the late Hubert Humphrey. If someone thinks that this definition is incorrect, would be interested to hear it. The "Friendly" in the title refers to the fact that sociopathic corporations have spent agreat deal of time and effort to convince us that they are necessary to the survival of the ordinary American citizen, and have waged a largely successful public relations campaign urging us to accept them as our rulers. I don't care which bank or oil company is the worst, these companies ALL, in the friendliest way, are selling us into serfdom. The old saying that the rich get richer and the poor get poorer has never been more true than today.

Posted July 28, 2010 by steve

It's sad but Delta used to be one of the most respected, reverred airlines Before I saw this report, I was thinking about writing the Delta Airline President over concerns about the flight staff, specifically the attendants. I fly many various airlines and the Delta employees actually appear to hate their jobs. I have even been on a shuttle bus where the topic of discussion was about "dumb" passengers. Delta needs to overhaul the "attitude" within the organization before other airlines manage to outpace them with SERVICE.

Posted July 20, 2010 by Jane

Where's Blackwater/Xe? Halliburton? Koch Industries? NewsCorp? Monsanto? Wal-Mart is really bad, all right, but I'm not sure it inflicts the damage of some the others.

Posted June 25, 2010 by buttle

DHL Sucks 4 Laying off 90% of its work force, (formerly Airborne Express) here in the U.S. They only bought ABX to shut em down,

Posted May 12, 2010 by Martin

Quest Communications, Direct TV, and and the top of the list should be Comcast.

Posted May 12, 2010 by Bill

Tom should be ashamed of himself- or maybe he enjoys the anonymity of the cyberworld- would you be so brave in person- I agree with all the companies except possibly fannie mae and freddie mac- they aren't exactly companies are they-

Posted May 12, 2010 by Bonnie

Where is WALMART on that list??? I know tons and tons of people, including myself, who HATE that company and would never spend one single penny in their stores. Why arent they on there??

Posted May 9, 2010 by B

With the unscrupulous sociopath, "Noise" Donahoe, now being a director of Intel, how can Intel possibly maintain that "first-class management" tag? It's surely got to be all down hill now that Captain "Queeg" Donahoe is on board.

Posted May 9, 2010 by Philip Cohen

Why are so many so quick to blame anyone and everyone but themselves for not properly handling their finances? No-one forces you to get a credit card. If you don't like the fees or interest rates, don't take the card - learn to pay cash. You don't have a right to live on 120% of your income without a cost. Maybe if credit cards weren't unsecured loans, the fees and rateds wouldn't need to be so high. These same folks complained about the heartless banks when they said 'no' to home ownership. The govt gets involved thinking all are entitled to home ownership, lowering the qualitfying standards (read sub-prime market). Then when the obvious happens, irresponsible people don't pay their mortgage payments, agsin, it is the banks fault for not letting them stay in their homes for free. Lack of common sense, self-respect, and most importantly personal responsibility are the real things people should be upset about. They are at the core of the economic situation, not corporate america.

Posted April 28, 2010 by Dave

Where is WalMart on this list? THE company that ruins small towns, transfers the jobs to Communist China and treats it's own workers like crap.

Posted April 24, 2010 by John Ronson

Soon there will be only 5 banks in the United States. Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup among them. Merger and deregulation is the name of the game. Rape pillage and plunder the American public. Greed. corruption, abuse. Our American currency has the words "In God we trust" on it. These greedy banks will fail. They don't run the show, God does.

Posted April 24, 2010 by Janet

For somone on SS at less than $1000 per month, I would add the power company and the cable company. Rates are outrageous and i nearly have to choose trying to pay or buy groceries so I eat a lot of macaroni and beans, and soups so I can make them fatter.

Posted April 24, 2010 by Broke

GM has paid back all monies taken from the gov so get off the companys back At least we have not killed people with our cars try hating TOYOTA for a while. Gm is back and rolling.

Posted April 24, 2010 by David Jones

"Tom" sounds like a corporate apologist. They are, without a doubt, the most destructive, negative presence on the American scene today. Not ALL of them, but enough of them to warrant great distrust and anger. I worked for one for 27 years and am quite familiar with the inner workings--the complete lack of care for "customers" (only caring about revenue from customers), the rampant incompetence (even in highly technological positions), overwhelming competition between managers of all levels--advancement being the most important aim of all or most of them, whether it helps/improves the company and its "service" or not. Tom sounds like he knows as little about what he speaks as most of the "tea baggers".

Posted April 24, 2010 by Patrick

Hey Butterfly - I'm in about the same situation as you. I have worked hard along side of my husband paying for our home and raising our 3 kids. My husband became ill 3 years ago and died last year, I had to leave work and be his caretaker. We went thru both of our 401ks to pay all the expenses that bc/bs would't pay,just kept saying it was our co-payment. Of course the govt. doesn't help at all when you are a caretaker. I can't find a job anywhere,even though i have some very good skills, I've never seen a time in all my life where I cannot get work. I am desperately trying to keep my house, I only owe 20k, its roughly worth 220k and nobody will give me a new loan until I can show proof of income. But I can't allow myself to get depressed, I have to keep trying to find work and hang in there with the little bit of savings I have left. I hope this economic crisis turns itself around - and hope Obama sees and knows what is going on. ITS TRUE the banks just won't lend money right now. I've also never seen a time when you were unable to use collateral to get a loan. Something is not right and its hitting people over 50 really hard! Things have got to change and I mean fast. I They say we just have to hang in there a little whie longer - Things need to change quick. THIS WORLD HAS TO STOP THE GREEDINESS!!

Posted April 23, 2010 by can't do nothin about it

The Government deserves all the hatred we can muster. It deserves to be overthrown. It's a stretch to include any company on such a list but I really don't understand why Delta is on it.

Posted April 23, 2010 by Carson D. Lauffer

First. Corporations give salaries so they can be TAXED!!! Do you get it now? Second. For all you B of A fans-how do think they were able to pay it back ? Guess. Third. Change comes from within-keep commenting as we will hurt them where it counts.

Posted April 23, 2010 by DC

What I don't understand is why the government is using taxpayer dollars to bail out these mega corps and then just letting them go about their business. I think that our money should buy something...........like a controlling share of the businesses themselves! Or perhaps these businesses should be broken up into MUCH smaller conglomerates who's employees would consist of the original employees of the larger original company (LIKE BELL TELEPHONE). The problem is that the government doesn't have ANY control of the corporations at work here, because the corporations have paid for most of the legislators who make the rules to be in power. WHO DOES THAT MEAN IS REALLY IN CONTROL? The answer is that YOUR laws are created by corporations like BANKS and INSURANCE COMPANIES. Multinational corporations act independantly of the laws that govern you or anyone you know. Competition and Independance are the roots of the great tree of THE GOOD OL' USA. If Mega companies who have charged 20, 30, (40?) percent interest on loans given to the hard working people of our country can't make it in a competitive environment, THEY SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO FAIL. This would create a mess, but hey....starting from scratch is ALL AMERICAN BABY! Thank you for reading this far and GOD BLESS AMERICA/AMERICANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted April 23, 2010 by Bri

I'm just as upset with our government for letting this happen, and then bailing all the companies out. It's called mismanagement by the people who are out of touch with America. Our overpaid politicians, and the overpaid upper-management of the companies they favor. There is a revolution coming in the US, and big business and big government won't like it.

Posted April 23, 2010 by Dave

What do these corporation-haters suggest? Have Congress run everything? Remember, their entities Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, Got us into this recession.

Posted April 23, 2010 by zzorca

Hate....why must we hate. You can have problems with a compnay, not like them or their business practice.....but to H A T E them just seems like politics. The on;y real emon i saw on your list was Goldman Sachs who is making 10X more profit today than at any time in its existence........Why Government assistence in eliminating all their competition.....

Posted April 23, 2010 by Gov111W

This is truly the best article i have read this week. How come AT

Posted April 22, 2010 by Paul Brown

Only the GOP HATES the government. Most Americans do not hate the government. The government did not lay them off - Corps did. The US government looks out for the average citizen, the coporation does not. They rip us off royally!

Posted April 22, 2010 by Julescator

State Farm Insurance and several other insurance companies should be on this list as well. They have been ripping people off for years - taking the premiums and working overtime to deny claims. They are number one. They don't need a bailout; they rip off those who try to trust them to live up to their fiscal - got paid - responsibility.

Posted April 21, 2010 by Insure What?

I have been trying to get a loan mod since Sept thru Bank of America. They are a real gem to try and work with. I was actually lied to, put off, hung up on, transferred a million times, just to have my mod DENIED and then they could not provide me a valid reason, they weren't sure without transferring me again to a so called "specialist". They never provided me with a letter or phone call to let me know, I just happened to call. The gov'mt needs to stop with the bailout crap and start helping the americans that are working and trying to keep what they have. The banks did this to themselves by lying to get the loans approved. People need to stop using banks altogether. I hope they all go under!

Posted April 21, 2010 by Kathy S

As Homer Simpson would say, " Praise Jebus"! Which has nothing to do with anything going on here i just think it's funny line but i guess you would have to see the entire scene to really get it. Sorry if I confused anyone. This is what I really wanted to say. Here is a more accurate summary of the most recent corporate depression. (With great assistance from their henchmen also known as the GOP, the right wing media machine and a few corporatist Democrats).You may have to copy and paste it. http://tinyurl.com/28523by It really could go back to Ronald Reagan and his deregulating/union busting / "trickle down" economics A.K.A. "free market" economics which i believe is the most current name for it. They give it a new catch phrase every decade or so but its the same old make the rich even richer and every one else as poor as possible so they are forced to work 3 job's to barely survive and they will eventually learn their place as peasants and thank us ruling elite's when we piss, A.K.A. "trickle down", on them now and then. I suggest reading "The Shock Doctrine" by Naomi Cline and "Confessions of an Economic Hit Man" by John Perkins to help understand what’s going on. Turn off your TV and radio talking corporate heads and educate yourselves! Do you think Glenn Beck and Rush Limbaugh have multimillion-dollar contracts with the corporations they work for because they are so entertaining, or to bring you the truth or represent the average American? They are millionaires because they are master manipulators and have been used to divide Americans so we don't all turn on them, the “Corporate Elite”, but instead fight amongst ourselves. The "left" vs. the "right" pointing fingers and sometimes gun's at each other. Yes, please "Wake up " America before you go killing any more of your fellow Americans. At least get a wider perspective than what’s on Fox “ News” and right wing talk radio as well as all the there printed propaganda. I am not saying I am smarter than any one else or anything like that. I am saying that it’s foolish to believe the words of people that are paid to lie to you and not even take the time to try to find out what the truth is on any given subject. I don’t care if your liberal or conservative, see things from more than one perspective, think with your own mind, and formulate your own opinion. Have a great day and best of luck to all laid off , depressed people . Don't give up, you are not alone we are all in this crap together . From the Tea parties to left wing liberals we just need to tune out the static and and hate so we can get together and hold these people accountable for what they have done, make sure it doesn't happen again and get back to work ! Oh, and Praise Jebus! PS submitted earlier but didn't see it so trying again ,sorry if it comes up twice)

Posted April 21, 2010 by Mateo

Noone should blame banks ...The regulators (U.S. Gov't) force the banks to loan money in their markets..FDMAC and FNMAY. It begins with Federal Reserve, thn toFDIC/FSLIC, dand then to the various regulaors in the Districts. The Regs are only trying to find someone to blame...except the real culprits...the Regulators themselves. I'm old and retired now...they ca't bother me...but most bank officers and board members are afraid to speak up and tell them whose really to blame. Bob

Posted April 21, 2010 by D Bob Lewis

What about PG

Posted April 21, 2010 by Ed

Bank of America has been on the top of my list for years. Before these banks gambled with other peoples money and ruined the world economy, BOA ruined my opportunity for a life saving bone marrow transplant. I have leukemia and due to my family's plight, the Atlanta Journal Constitutionj published a two page article in the Sunday living section. My wife had opened a benevolent account at BOA for this purpose. At the end of the article it said "Anyone who wants to help keep Joe alive go to BOA to make a contribution." Well, a lot of people went but due to a computer error BOA turned away the compassionate people who wanted to help by telling them their was no account. They even mailed back checks to donors. So they fixed the error after a week and we only ask that they pay to rerun the article along with an apology and urge people to come back. Instead they hired an expensive attorney and offered to refund the monthly service charges (which they never did). My wife contacted the governmental oversight agency and was basically laughed at and told that banks were allowed to make mistakes. While I am still fighting to stay alive for my wife and 4 children, BOA destroyed my life. With a bone marrow transplant, I would be cured instead of having to take $40,000.00 of medicine per year and unable to enjoy life being completely broke and unable to get out of bed for more than a few hours per week. I begged to speak to the CEO, Ken Lewis, at BOA. I called and left dozens of messages and wrote many letters. The one and only promise BOA made to me and kept was that I would never speak to Mr. Lewis, who ironically was on the Board for Corporate Conscience.. Maybe Mr. Lewis taught all those other CEO how to not have a conscience so they could put their paycheck over their customers and community.

Posted April 21, 2010 by Joe

Fannie

Posted April 20, 2010 by Mystal

Enough of the BLAME GAME! It is called GREED! Some People/Corporations/THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT/

Posted April 19, 2010 by Chuck

Some more info on Chase and Citi.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Steve

ABSOLUTELY ALL THESE BANKS DESERVE THEIR THEIR RANKS IN THIS LIST, BOA SHOULD HAVE BEEN RANKED FIRST IN THE LIST, FOLLOWED BY THEIR PATNERS IN CRIME CHASE JP MORGAN . WHO ARE CURRENTLYCHARGING ME $12.00 EACH TIME I TRANSFER FUNDS FROM MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT TO CHECKING VIA MY ONLINE BANKING. I PLAN TO CLOSE MY SAVINGS ACCOUNT COMPLETELY WITH CHASE, I DO NOT HAVE TOO MUCH MONEY TO ENRICH POCKETS OF THESE CRIMINALS. BY THE WAY, AS MUCH EVIL AS THESE FINANCIAL CORPORATIONS , I HATE INSURANCE COMPANIES WITH GREAT PASSION ESPIECIALLY HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES WHO MAKES CAPITAL GAINS AT THE EXPENCE OF PEOPLE'S HEALTH AND LIFE.THESE ACT OF BETRAYAL TO AMERICAN PEOPLE IS BEYOND PARDON... THESE WHOLE SYSTEM NEEDS A TOTAL OVERHAUL. SOMEBTHING HAS TO BE DONE TO RESSUE THE LITTLE PEOPLE FROM THE WICKED CLAWS OF THESE CORPORATIONS, THEN COMES THE BIG QUESTION WHO WILL BAIL THE CAT? WHEN CONGRESS IS BUSY IN CAPITOL HILL RECIEVING HUGE AMOUNT OF MONEY FROM THESE CRIMINALS AND SUPREME COURT ENDORSING THIER LEGAL RIGHT TO PURCHASE OUR ENTIRE POLITICAL SYSTEM WITH THIER MONEY. MY HEART BLEED FOR MY BELOVED COUNTRY.

Posted April 19, 2010 by ifybaby

Chase Manhatten Bank has the most stupid, incompetent and inefficient staff I have ever encountered in my life. I know this is redundant but I feel better doing it. They lie, cheat, and the bank is out and out fraudulent. I have been fighting them for over 3 years and have never gotten a straight or correct answer from them. They unfortunately for me bought my mortgage from another company. My lawyer has been dealing with them and even she can't get a straight answer. She went over all my paperwork and says that they owe me money, even though they claim I am behind in payments. This bank should be put out of business - shame on them and their employees. Of the hundreds of their employees I have dealt with only two had average or abpve intelligence. One woman in the escrow department seems to be mentally challenged. The bank is also mentally and ethically challenged. Every month I have to fight over the same mistakes that have been "supposedly straightened out the month before." I am fed up but have no choice but to deal with them. They should be number one.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Carol

God help all of american's. I worked for a company 31 years and was laid off last year. I'm still too young to get ss benefits. I have lost my house. I have just put all in storage I will be a suitcase lady now. I have four suitcases and other bags that I have to pack in my nine year old car. I know that I'm not on this sinking ship alone. This is a DEPRESSION folks not a recession. Now read about the company MERS about the loan downturn with wall street. It's a company that packaged all these home loans for all these banks. It was all done online. Now we as AMERICANS need to see some of these big wigs going to prison but we haven't seen that. Now when you loose your house the lender have received your down payment then your home payment monthly. Then when you loose the house it goes to auction. Guess what American's Fannie May pays the bank 80% of the home value at that point. So we need to help each other in anyway we can. When you can help someone then help them. You never know when you maybe in there shoes. I worked hard for years at a company and I was laid off when I had a co-worker that was always on the internet and taking off days when they wanted too. But dear Americans I was older then that person. I live on the computer applying for jobs. I don't talk to alot of people because yes I am depressed and I know that. At one point this year I would only go to the store at night because I didn't want to look at people during the day time. I have always been a friendly person and always wanted to help people. God help all of us American's. We have never seen anything like this in America. The last DEPRESSION there was less people in america then. Yes I'm on unemployee. Thank GOD... If they take that away right now you will also see something in america that you have never seen before. Men really can get mad and also depressed. They are not talking about how many people are taking there lifes right now. I really feel the people that are dead are the lucky ones right now. Don't have to worry about a job or place to live anymore. Being a baby boomer I learned from my parents that you work hard all your life. Just know whoever reads this long message you are not on this sinking ship alone.

Posted April 19, 2010 by butterfly

Bank of America belongs on this list. First they lowered the limit on a charge card which caused an overlimit situation that they charged for, then they raised the interest rate by 6%. Needless to say i no longer do business with them. The gas

Posted April 19, 2010 by Jeanne

I have read many of the comments posted and there is some truth to several of the comments. I think that we must all understand the role Bank of America plays in the livesf many people,individuals and businesses alike. What is more important in this debate is what responsibility the branch of government which oversees the banking industry puts into place while holding "them" accountable. Normal people that truly need assistance are obviously, in some situations, not receiving any assistance. The question to Mr. Obama should be, "Where do those individuals turn?", and those indivuduals certainly deserve a response to that question. Let's not blame the corporations that took the money, but yet hold those responsible for giving it away in the first place without accountability.

Posted April 19, 2010 by E

How about GMAC Mortgage? They didn't even make the list and, if memory serves me correctly, this company got 2 government bailouts. And a majority of their loans were fannie or freddie. Mr Obama says that they really don't want my house. Brother! I'm here to tell you, these pricks want my house in a bad way! It doesn't matter that I didn't work for 6 months. It doesn't matter that I tried to get a loan modification before I couldn't pay my mortgage. It doesn't matter that I am on my 2nd attempt at a loan modification with them even as we are rushing headlong towards forclosure. Yah, they don't want my house!? Talk about hate... I truly LOATHE GMAC Mortgage!!!!

Posted April 19, 2010 by Robert

I can't believe they didn't include Verizon! They have the worst customer service if you can get a hold of anyone on the phone. They are crooks.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Jake

I HATE Bank of America!!!

Posted April 19, 2010 by andi

HARRY MARSH IS AN IDIOT.... He doesn't understand that the TEA PARTY people are PRO-AMERICA and hate to see the way the current morons in power are giving the US and our FREEDOMS away one by one, increasing our taxes, holding off drilling, taking over public companies, bailing out companies that piss away funds, dictating earnigs of executives, weakening our military and defense systems, giving in to illegal aliens....just to name a few. You must be a liberal democrat. Maybe on welfare?? Government subsidy?? Get your eyes open. Look at what's happenning to our country. Pray for a major turn around, now......before we have to learn to speak Chinese or Russian.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Tom

Im 25 years old...and i have set back and wondered things myself. I dont have a clue when it comes to politics, but one thing that always stays on my mind about taxes is this. Why does the government give these large, profitable, companies tax cuts...I mean, come on, they can afford more than you and I!!! Were are our tax cuts? They use our tax money to bail out these companies, then not tax them, and yet these companies are robing us blind. SERIOUSLY!! Its like we are getting Screwed TWICE!!! I dont know much about other countries...but it seems to me that we are afraid of our government...some countries government are afraid of their people!!! Were is Martin Luther King when we need leadership like him...hell, he stood up to the government!!! When will we get off our tails, and do it? instead we just sit back, complain, write it down, and go with the flow. If we stood up, and did something, we could make a difference!! We only get screwed when we are lying down and taking it!!!!

Posted April 19, 2010 by Brian

You people are lost !

Posted April 19, 2010 by doug

I believe B-O-A made the list just though they would be #2 with Chase #1!!!!! i have the unfortunate pleasure of having a morgage w/ chase and all other accounts w/ B-O-A. I spent time blaming the government also but now i think that with all that has hapened why is my bank and morgage company taking the side of the gov. and not their customers. I think the bail out proves we are not their customers we are the inconvience. Gov. is payiing them big bucks so screw a couple 100k. I have been paying on my house for 5 yrs and thanks to chase's inconsistancy, lack of communication and a seemingly endless array of hold music tapes i am back @ square 1. I just made my "1st payment" this month. And why does it take an act of congress(no pun intented) to get your banking history from BOA?!? They take what little $ i have happily into their bank then hit me with 10 overdraft fees when my paycheck bounced (haha, sigh- story for another time) . The overdrafts are food, atm w/d and the like all clearing that same day as was my morgage check---10 purchases totaling less than $25. at $35 penalty each. Well chase "lost the payment" for the morgage (in fairness after 2 days that was reconciled) and BOA got their $350 from me and all i got was a hole in my wallet,

Posted April 19, 2010 by Eric

Hey folk's the way to solve the problem is absolutely no more Bail Outs. If you fail. Then suffer like the rest of us. And I think we should demand all of the Bail out money back NOW!!!!!!!

Posted April 19, 2010 by Richard

do I dislike BOA, Chase, and American Express. oh don't leave stinking comcast out either. all crooks, thieves and greedy fat cats pure uglyness who can't take it into heaven for sure Ha! Ha!, their names spells it clearly and it equals to an American way of life.

Posted April 19, 2010 by eharrison

What about Wal-Mart. Their managenment treats associates like dog crap.

Posted April 19, 2010 by james

Sooo many companies such a short list

Posted April 19, 2010 by RR

Bank of America gave me such a run-around, daily adding more and more requirements for an equity loan that I finally withdrew my application. After reading about an "accidental" forclosure, I guess I was smart to have with them. Horribly ungreatful of them after we taxpayers bailed them out. Retired classroom teacher..

Posted April 19, 2010 by Michael F. Holahan

GM would top my list. Not only did they receive a huge amount of money, but they have the financing also. They have GMAC, they have changed some of their banking to Ally Bank, they are now financing vehicle purchases for Chrysler. With all of this money flowing in, they are turning down requests for modifications on home loans. Why would they care? They will be able to use these losses for more bailouts from the government and/or proving why they should not have to repay their debts.

Posted April 19, 2010 by a d

Have had 2 BOA cards for over 10 years one had negative balance the other was using only 60% of aviable credit I had never had been late on a payment I called them and told them i had lost my job and asked if they would lower my interest rate so how did they reward me for always making my payment on time and being honest and telling the truth they closed one account and lowered the credit line on the other to only 500.00 above the balance these actions will have a negative effect on my credit and lower the score which i have worked all my life to have a excellent rating THANKS BANK OF AMERICA FOR HELPING THE HONEST PEOPLE IN AMERICA HOPE YOUR TOP EXECUTIVES ENJOY THEIR BIG BONUSES

Posted April 19, 2010 by Lowry

No, my uninformed friend. These companies earned every single bit of America's disgust. But no, there's nothing wrong with you that MUCH more reading and research can't correct. Keep education alive. READ!

Posted April 19, 2010 by Bob

There is no one looking out for you, there is no one who cares. It is a game that the common man has lost. Our goverment has become what we once fought a revolution to overturn. However there are now two royal classess; Politicians and Corporate Princes and Princesses, the new royalty, we are the serfs

Posted April 19, 2010 by Kevin

Alexis deToqueville: "America is Great because America is good; when America stops being good she will stop being great." Am I to believe we are no longer being good???

Posted April 19, 2010 by george hurley

Funny how it doesn't mention that Bank of America paid all the $ with intrest back to the taxpayers. I

Posted April 19, 2010 by SW

Bank of America really should be at the top of this list, I know for certain that they purposely hold up loans, and sales (particularly short sales) for many reasons such as pure mismanagement, and pure greed with the idea that interest rates are headed up and BOA , as well as others stand to make a larger profit by holding off offers now on repossesed homes. This after they have taken taxpayer bailouts to help them do this to the possible homeowners, It is very sad, that a company, any company operates without the simple consideration for their customers. Of course unless your a large corporation yourself, than by all means go to BOA. They love you, almost as much as theirselves.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Ed

I hate businesses! They have the market on jobs cornered! This Earth Day, remember it is also my student Vladimir Lenin's birthday. All part of the plan. Green is the New Red.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Karl Marx

I'm surprised WalMart isn't on the list. If you polled their employees ("associates") it certainly would be.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Rita

The worst of all is Bank of America, they do what ever they want, with no control over your credit card. Be aware of this predator, how come our dear presiden allowed such amoun of money to this rotten shark. Loan officer are rotten as well, what can we do to punish this abusive bad driven corporations

Posted April 19, 2010 by Blair J

WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE WE SHOULD JUST PUT EVERY COMPANY IN THE U.S ON THE LIST. MAYBE THAT SHOULD TELL EVERYONE THAT THERE IS NO COMMON SENSE LEFT IN THE WORLD!!!! THAT IS THE REAL PROBLEM. THE PEOPL WHO ARE MAKING ALL THE RULES, LAWS, ETC. HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO COMMON SENSE AND THIS IS WHY OUR COUNTRY IS FALLING APART!!! UNLESS EVERYONE WAKES UP AND GETS A BRAIN, I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANY HOPE FOR US!!!!

Posted April 19, 2010 by Lisa

What is the point of this article? I thought there was too much hate speech out there. Now we're fanning the flames against private corporations. This is obscene and shameful.

Posted April 19, 2010 by talven

I can't believe United Airlines is not on here!!!!! After ripping off 100,000 employee's of their ESOP and over 30% of their retirement funds. Unbelievable.....

Posted April 19, 2010 by Neal

Do any of you nitwits know how to use spellcheck? Your almost undecipherable gibberish makes me wonder about your intelligence level.

Posted April 19, 2010 by renfew

Bank of America is the worst company or bank ever. I will NEVER do business with them again. They don't care at all about their long term customers.

Posted April 19, 2010 by dennis

Tea Party people hate who ever Glen Beck and FOX Network tell them to hate.

Posted April 19, 2010 by dan

Wells Fargo is satin incarnate! I cannot believe that they did not make the list. I could afford my home 4 years ago but in December of 2009 I was laid off from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Florida (another snake that needs its head removed) and now my husband and I cannot afford our mortgage and what does Wells Fargo say, you dont qualify for the HOME AFFORDABLE Program because you don't make enough money now. What???? I challenge Wells Fargo to try to sell this house if they do foreclose, I paid 325,000.00 it's only worth 189,000.00 now, why the hell am I even trying to keep the house? It's not worth anything! Why pass a law telling the lenders that they must modify the loans when there is no one there to enforce the law. My son is getting ready to join the Army to fight for a country that couldn't care less about it's citizens. It just doesn't seem right to me.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Tracey

The list does not surprise me. I just commented to my husband this evening that a question asked to a famous 1930's bank robber was Why he robbed banks? And the answer was because that is where the money was. His rational was correct with one fatal flaw. He knew where the money was ; he just should have worked for the bank instead of robbing it.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Kathleen

The only way to get any of the mortage companies to help ypu is to use a lawyer. GMAC was reusing to help me at all. They were entirely different when I was on the phone in a three-way call with my lawyer.

Posted April 19, 2010

We used to have a good natured rivalry between our two parties in our democratic system. Since Rush Limbaugh and Fox News have been sniping away 24/7 we are close to another Civil War. Such hatred between Americans tday exceeds that of the other Civil War. They create a smoke screen to hide the true enemies of American, which are the multi-national corporations that have been on the March against democracy since the Iron Curtain fell and they no longer fear communism. They have long tolerated labor unions as an alternative to Communism, but no more. We will soon be back to six-day weeks with two classes only--the workig poor and the very rich. Rush Limbaugh and the guys at Fox are Judas goats leading Americans to vote against our own best wishes. Big Government does not exist because government is owned by corporations.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Beverly Hanna

Personally, I would have had Bank of America and Goldman Sachs tied for first, but I agree with all of the other posts that state the federal government as the main problem.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Johnny

Don't forget about Comcast. I have never had a more worthless cable/internet company. That's right, inflate prices on all your mediocre services, because you are the only company in the market. I wish the government would allow me to run a monopoly legally.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Oren

Ya these companys screwed up, but the one's we need to deal with are Obama and his socialist ideas, The FDA, the perscription drug companies, the chemical and food companies, these are the people really doing us harm. BUT, before we can change all that, WE must change,we must wake up and deal with reality on an honest level. only then can we all work together toward the ideals this country was founded on. Government is for protection only. Lets shut the rest down. Be honest with ourselves and others. Then we can rally.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Carl T Johnson

Bank of America shorts me .80 cents on an ATM deposit, makes me wait 25 minutes on the phone so they can look into, then tells me it could take up to 45 days before the correction is made. What a joke and a waste of time for chump change! And they wonder why they are so disliked.

Posted April 19, 2010 by ram

It's NOT Americans who hate big corporations - it O-Blame-a. If he's not blaming Bush, he's blaming the big, evil corporations, who, by the way employ millions and pay huge taxes.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Jim

and nothing will change these companies.The US house and senate can't even agree on what time of the day it is much less how to regulate these ,so don't look for any real changes

Posted April 19, 2010 by Lynn

Hey what about Comcast, Kmart now Sears holdings corp

Posted April 19, 2010 by john

Let me just said a couple of things, first of all we all need the auto companies. If they don't survive the country loses. Second, GM has paid back most of the bail out monies they received and plan on paying back the rest for June 1 and Thrid to all the people who buy what Japan sells, the monies goes back to Japan and the United States looses, so when you buy the Japan models you are hurting your self. I don''t feel sorry for you when have problems with your vehicles

Posted April 19, 2010 by Richard Schwesinger

I think your survey is totally biased. I certainly would trust General Motors before I would trust Toyota or any of the other foreign corporations that blatantly abuse the free trade policies of this country.

Posted April 19, 2010

Dont do business with these companys and they will disappear. Without customers they will fail.

Posted April 19, 2010 by pg

How on earth does the comment re: Delta Airlines include them in this group??!!

Posted April 19, 2010 by lonestar

Please note that Travelers and Citigroup are no longer members of the same team and split several years ago. Cititgroup tried to unjustifiably double my interest rates and when I declined their kind offer, I was told my credit card would not renew. Fine by me, my credit score rocks... See ya Citi!

Posted April 19, 2010 by Erin

this is the company that has layed off numbers of employees . and making all this money for themselfs. like to ask whats wrong with this picture.?

Posted April 19, 2010 by phill

You need to add Wells Fargo to this list.

Posted April 19, 2010 by LB

WE should have let them all fail. They got to big and are buying off our senators @ congressmen@ they are not doing what they promised. The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money. (Margret Thatcher) We are broke now @ these people did it. We need a big broom @ a clean sweep. To get this back on course.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Gordon C Briggs WW2 vet

Hmmm... it seems you forgot to mention a couple important facts about Bank of America. 1. They were forced by the government to take the money even though they didn't want to. 2. They repaid 100% interest.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Frank

JPMorgan Chase should be top of the list.

Posted April 19, 2010 by wliben

Bank of America has also put strickter on larger business' as most people forget to mention in this arctical. I look at this way Bank of America has done a lot to try to keep this economy afloat and also help it bounce back. I live in Salem, Or and they have helped smaller business stay on their feet and help start new businesses. In fact BOA has done a lot for this economy behind the scenes that most companies do not even look at trying to get this economy a jump start. I say this about some of these banks are causing problems, but Bank of America has stepped up to the plate and decieded that there is more out there to help people more, The strickter guide lines for the credit cards are also coming from the MBNA practice that caused most of the problems that Bank of America. So we need to do more investigating on the information that is provided. There is a lot more of information that most reporting agencies leave out about companies like this and many more about the banks and soforth.

Posted April 19, 2010

Another good example of why people need to get the whole story themselves. Re: airlines: failed to mentiion Delta

Posted April 19, 2010 by Charles

you can not even speak with a live person , and when they do call you back its now 3 weeks and i am still waiting for the call back . all they want is to stick it the little guy with extras charges

Posted April 19, 2010 by cq

Great article - Great blog.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Bruce

Wish I could get bailed out. I was 2 months behind on my mortgate

Posted April 19, 2010 by TW

Citibank is the absolute worst

Posted April 19, 2010 by Lori Sucpzak

It seems that our government is more for the rich

Posted April 19, 2010 by Bj

For the past two years Bank of America has been extremely helpful to me through there credit cards . In the past two years I have received two 0% interest loans with up to six months to pay them off. THe first one they charged me less than there normal % rate transaction fee and the second one they waived the fee all together. They also offered me a home loan. I dont think I have been the only one they offered a helping hand to, but thats a lot of $ they received

Posted April 19, 2010 by Bobby Jones

I just received two notices in the mail, one from Bank Of America and two FIA Card Services, that my credit limits on my cards have been more than cut in half ! My credit is excellent ! American express did the same last month!

Posted April 19, 2010 by Bob Newhart

No ceo (specialy from a non profit company) shall make more money per year then the CEO of the USA( president of the USA)

Posted April 19, 2010 by ephraim hodges

I agree with the rankings except that Bank of America should be ranked somewhere in the top 4 worst. I know employees who had been with the Bank for years, did a great job and were let go when the bank purchased M Lynch. I think they should have let the M Lynch employees go as they were going to declare bankruptcy. I don't understand why anyone would want to put their money with M. Lynch since they were going down the tubes until rescued. I just hope the gov't does not have to bail them out again.

Posted April 19, 2010 by LM

bofa what a ripoff went to refinance last feb 09 paid $400 app fee waited 6 months still had not closed. because they dragged there feet they wanted all the app info again because it had been 6 months since original app i submitted was old i said no return my app fee i'll go somewhere else they kept it

Posted April 19, 2010 by mister

I am at the top of the " I HATE Bank of America list"!!!!! They are the reason I currently have my house on the market and have no idea where me and my 3 children will live when and IF it ever sells!! They are IMPOSSIBLE to get a hold of and when I did I got the TOTAL RUN AROUND!! PLEASE President Obama/ Congress hold them accountable-- CHARGE THEM FINES AND FEES for IGNORING people like me who are trying to do the right thing and are not given the opportunity!!!

Posted April 19, 2010 by Doreen Bufalini

Bank of America is the best representative of a corporate world in terms of taking care of their customers, employees and shareholders. The worst company in the world!

Posted April 19, 2010 by Jenni

If the US Senate was considered a company, they'd be number 1. And the House would be number 2.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Vinnie

bank would notgive me a 500.00 loan . ihave been banking with them for ten years. making payment ontime ! damSOB!

Posted April 19, 2010 by george lawrence tankersley

i do not like fannie mae or freddie mac but it is the congress, especially the senator from conn. and rep barney frank who pushed these companies to do mortgages with parties who did not have the appropriate credit and moneys.

Posted April 19, 2010 by elliot

this is an anti=merican article. You people hate aAmerican so bad that you print anything that will demean America and it's people. J hensley

Posted April 19, 2010

Shame on all of you...especially B of A....you started out an Italian immigrant bank and I am ashamed of what you have become...a lot of people have lost their homes because of you banks and if you think you are going to survive, think again...eventually, people will go elsewhere when they see the dirty tactics you use....what goes around, comes around... I know I am going back to putting my money in my mattress rather than trust the banks again.....

Posted April 19, 2010 by Carole Jones

he big bucks going to those major recipients have to come from somewhere. I' supposing from the stockholders abd generasl public.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Jack Krank

How about Cigna, Aetna and United Healthcare.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Ann

yea like Bank of America i call to see if they will help me lower my payment on my house and they said i make to much and i make less the 34,000.00 a year and the only in come with 3 kids and my wife do work .and they will not help at all.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Terry Anderson

Wherer idi comcat rate - LUCKY 13th?

Posted April 19, 2010 by pieter roell

Where is Exxon Mobile and BP and the rest of the oil theives? Where is United Healthcare and the rest of the Insurance theives? Where is the pharmaceutical companies that care not one ounce for its employees just the bottom line profit? Corporations are the evil in this country NOT the Federal Gov't.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Railchampion

Apparently this was done before we discovered Toyota was trying to kill the American public?

Posted April 19, 2010 by Christine

I applied for a affordable home refinance loan throug Chase and was told the day before my closing that Freddie Mac said they found that I had been late in payming my mortgage payment once and was not approved. My bank records show that my mortgage was paid as always on or before the15th. of every month for the last 2 years . So I am out $395. for the non-refundable application fee and was not able to refinance. Have others experienced the same. I plan to continue to follow up until I can get some honest answers.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Evelyn Palen

These companies are crimnals. They would be in prision if they were the everyday citzen walking around paying taxes, working and trying to do the right thing. They take take take and took from the Government and tnow they are making billions and laughing and making fn of all of us all the way to the big FAT paybacks the y are getting=they help no one-they have destroyed my life along with millions of others, I will never be the same after 3what they ahve done to me and they coud CARE LESS>>>>>>> la

Posted April 19, 2010 by Janette Johnston

Our socalled government is getting more comunist every day, and has been for the last 15-20 years. I have been on social security since I was 50 because a doctor would not give me antibiotics prior to knee surgery, Iended up with staff infection in both knees, ending my social and sports active life. So Mr. governerment please give me a bail out so I can get out of debt and have a little money to take a vacation. And all I am asking for is $ 500,000, not $40 or $60 billion dollars like the list sbove. Sometimes I am sorry that I am a an AMERICAN and not realy a free one that we all think we are. Just keep taking away more of our first amendments and we will all be like all the other poor nation in this screwed up world. Have a very happy screwed up life Mr. Oboma!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Posted April 19, 2010 by M. Baker

Couldn't agree more with Bank of America being on the list. They made a $4000 erroneous property tax payment, have been unmable to recoup it in 9 months from the tax authority and they stated in an unsigned letter with no POC named that I should get the money back or pay the $4K back into the escrow.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Rich

people shoud boycot general motors and NOT buy anythign from ther after 58 billinoi dollars of taxpayer money then they continued ther incompetent management and later filed bankruptcy for billions more relief

Posted April 19, 2010 by airtaz

I don't understand how come Bank of America is number 9 It should be number 1! I mean, if this company were a recipe, it would be made of one (huge) part incompetence and one (also huge) part greed. And they are proud of it too. Truly discusting.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Jon

I haven't had dealings with many of these other Companies, but I have with Bank of America, and I find them tp be one of the most dishonest crooked companies that there is. They do everything they can to squeeze every penny out of you.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Amy Steele

Bank of American should be the #1 hated company! At least they are on my list. Bank of America bought my mortgage from a smaller bank and immediately turned me into collections before they got the paper work from the other bank that showed I was actually 6 months ahead. They said they were just "making sure" that I wasn't behind. They did this by having some India based company call me every day 3 times a day for a 2 week period.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Tyzimmer

Goldman Sachs, AIG, Citibank,J P Morgan, BAC, Chase, Capitol One are the source of our problems, and are number 1 despized. There is no other every one else suffer for their lack of ethics and fraud and abuse of the people and businesses who trusted them and did business with them. They did not deserve a bail out and do deserve one in the future thee citizen of this deserve and get a bail out, not a token gesture as has been in the past. After all it is our money and our government (by and for the people) to begin with.

Posted April 19, 2010 by L Thespian

This poll is complete bunk! Once again, another large corporation, Harris Interactive [.25 billion annually] lying to the voting audience. I don't know who they polled, but certainly not an average middle class American, because they do not have ANY direct contact with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac. We could believe, Chase, BoA

Posted April 19, 2010 by Marcel

I'm sorry about the hate toward the auto industry, but happy millions keep their jobs related to it. Some are just not educated about what went down with the merge between Chrysler and Diamler, Chyrsler had cash on the table, billions, Diamler, well nothing, The only person who was joyous was Eaton and his recruits and the millions they made in one day. Not too many tears were shed when Diamler left, they bled the company dry. Please don't blame an American company trying to stay afloat, blame the greedy American man who sold them and now you and I down the river. Hey, Eaton should have bailed them out.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Lee

I tend to agree with most of the above awards, except I believe the most egregious omission to the list is AT

Posted April 19, 2010 by emetib

Hard to believe Chevron didn't make this list

Posted April 19, 2010

Picking autos and banks is as easy as clipping coupons. This survey has the validity to appeal to coupon clippers, but not people who have a brain.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Kathy

Obviously a rigged survey. There is no way that General Motors is more hated than comcast. Comcast would be second only to the investment bankers that stole then went bankrupt.

Posted April 19, 2010 by john

I find it ironic that Citibank, Bank of America, and Chase are all three in the top ten most hated. I cancelled my credit cards with these companies because of their bad business practices, including charging exorbitant fees for ????, whatever they could get away with and I told them exactly that when I cancelled. Also, I am considering buying a new vehicle in the near future and I'm looking at Ford just because of the bailout. Of course Ford has good product, too.

Posted April 19, 2010 by no name

I can definitely understand why Bank Of America is on that list! We have been trying to get a short sale done with them for over 7 months now...they sent the home to auction because of their incompetencies and then took it back from OUR buyer...who bought it at auction. We then had to find a new buyer and found one, but have been on "hold" for 5 months longer while they change programs and everything else! No one knows anything at this company and no one will talk to you! It is amazing they are not number 1 on the list! They are AWFUL!!

Posted April 19, 2010 by Colleen

Excuse me............there was an understood joke awhile ago that some people thought that in order to get to heaven you had to go through Atlanta! Which of course means Delta Air Lines! I'm not a Delta hater.............I'm kinda from Atlanta back in the day...........and Delta and Co-Cola made Atlanta GREAT!!! Just sayin!

Posted April 19, 2010 by Gloria

It's funny noone also states that Bank of America already paid back all of the bail out money they received. How many other companies can say that? People blame the banks for the way the economy is. Maybe everyone should take a look at themselves and the way they handle their finances before they start pointing the finger at everyone else.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Jennifer

Where is General Electric on this list? They have the worst appliances and totally incompetent customer service.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Darlene

BANK OF AMERICAN DIDN'T HELP SAVE MY HOUSE EVEN AFTER I KEPT SENDING THEM PAPER WORK THEY ASK FOR, OVER AND OVER AGAIN. SO MUCH FOR ALL THE BAILOUT MONEY THEY RECIEVED FROM THE GOVER.LOOKS LIKE THEY RATHER LOOSE EVEN MORE MONEY INSTEAD OF HELPING HARD WORKING PEOPLE LIKE ME.THANKS FOR NOTHING!!!!!!!!

Posted April 19, 2010 by robert snell

When we as a nation was in World War 2 and the Vietnam War GM cut back and sometimes stoped production to make war equipment for OUR COUNTRY. Chrysler Made Tanks in Ohio to save our asses. If it was not for their help we would not live in a free country like we do now but NOBODY remembers their history do they. GM will have their loan paid off in 2010 and hopefully be doing fine. I love their cars and I love the UNION WORKERS. The Unions created our middle class and if you don't know that you need to study history. Just like the Tea Party Group that pretend like they care about people. Anyone that has ever went to church or knows anything at all about the Bible knows that God loves all his children ant teaches us to help people in need. Does the Tea Party Group think that they will go anyplace but hell preaching hate and spreading lies. If you want to go to heaven someday you should think about what you support during your life on Earth.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Pete

I would like to find out more info on the Jp Morgan Chase Federal case or how to contact the lawyers involved. My wife and I have experienced the same situation but are still pending in the modification process, although Chase has started foreclosure it is supposed to be on delay

Posted April 19, 2010 by Thomas Peyton

Bank of America Should have been #1.The make home affordable plan is a joke.Tried several times without any success to talk with someone that could help.I was placed on hold and never got to speak to Human. I was under the impression that this is what some of the bailout money was for.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Steven

Wells Fargo should be included

Posted April 19, 2010 by kathey

...and dont forget AT

Posted April 19, 2010 by Retiree

My wife and I are currently dissabled after working 35 yrs and paying on our home for 19 yrs. Bank of America has ruined my credit and is threatening to take my home. They clam and have reported to the credit bureau that we have not made a payment since jan. of 09, and we have been making our payments all along and I can prove it. I ask you, have you ever heard of a bank letting you go more than a year and not foreclose? even a lawyer can't get a straight answer about all the payment checks they have cashed, or the stament ,for taxes, of interest ($3000 ) paid last year.How could I pay this interest if I am NOT making my payments?NO ONE knows They call me daily starting at 8: 05 am even saturday and sunday. After talking to someone for hours, two hours, later someone else calls and has no clue we just talked to a "SUPERVISER" or what was said. Don't they have better computers than I do? No network? What is their problem? Needless to say my opinion of B-O-A is not fit for print so I won't.

Posted April 19, 2010 by David

Hate is a strong word and out of place here. Rather than hating these companies; how about disliking management that put these companies in such a mess. Why blame the entire company? I am sure those who said they hated these companies would like a second chance if they ever faulter. I am routing for our auto companies and hope they become #1 again.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Barbara

Chase Manhattan Bank definitely deserves its place on this list. I've been avoiding any and all financial products that have the slightest relationship with Chase for many years. I once paid off an $800 balance on a Chase "Circuit City" card (what good company they keep), only to have a service charge of $5 appear three weeks later and result in late fees and negative credit reporting. It's hard to think well of any company with a business model based on shoving ordinary people down in the mud.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Jimbo

Companies? What about the BIG GOVERNMENT of these United States. They don't even work for their money they just take it from all of us including the so called "Hated Companies." When will people WAKE UP and see the truth.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Obama

Why don't the Tea Party people hate these companies the way they hate the United States government?

Posted April 19, 2010 by Harry Marsh

Your assesment of what happened at Chrysler is all askew! First, it was not a happy merger with Mercedes. It was an almost hostile takeover. Chrysler had been doing very well before the merger, so a large stockholder decided to take advantage of his profit. It just so happed MB was there and took his stock before Chrysler could react. MB proceeded to 'gut' Chrysler of all its successful concept cars, and let some of their best designers get away. Most Americans don't like one of our own being owned by a foreign company and, that was not in Chryslers' favor. They obviously didn't manage Chrysler well with their foreign ideas of how to treat workers, and dealers, so, when they took all the cash they could, leaving Chrysler a shell, they dumped it. Then the current group decided to buy Chrysler with no automobile experience at all! And you expect Chrysler could rebound from that??? They both handicapped the core of Chryslers' ingenuity and abilities to succeed, and then you, stupidly, print your wrong opinions. How does that help one of our nations' largest employers to rebound? You need to do better research before you print such errors which continue to hurt our companies and their employees!!! Wake up! TA Baker

Posted April 19, 2010 by Tim Baker

I must be an odd American. I can't stand a government who always demonizes these corporations. The Government is the real problem.The government / news media has impacted the Americans attitude towards these corporations.

Posted April 19, 2010 by Tom