fastball

This is an interesting situation. On one level, you have a worldwide banking crisis that affects all banks and people are withdrawing their funds. That can happen and it's a financial decision.

In this case, I think many will look at this as an ethical and moral decision as well considering what the loan was for and where the money might have originated.

Everyone has a right to "vote" with their money. Paxum, I am sure, would have considered the collateral fallout from this move and factored it into their business plan.