You want to do it. You've been meaning to do it. Here are 5 reasons to finally ditch your too-big-to-fail bank and move your money to a local credit union.

#1. You'll be voicing your opposition to a broken, destructive financial system. The big banks gambled with our money, created...

Tomorrow, thousands of New Yorkers will be hitting the streets of lower Manhattan for a historic day of teach-ins and marches. Their message: No more cuts to jobs, education, housing and safety net programs. Make Wall Street banks and millionaires pay their fair share.

Organized by a broad-based coalition of...

U.S. banks not only pulled off a multi-billion dollar tax dodge, but they extracted millions of dollars straight from the tax refunds of the working poor.

Walk through any low income neighborhood during tax season, and you'll see storefronts papered with signs for "Rapid Refunds" and "Instant Money." These ads...

Financial justice activists may have the Kardashian sisters to thank. Unwittingly, the famous trio has helped raise awareness about one of the most abusive financial products on the market today: prepaid debit cards.

The sisters recently introduced -- and quickly pulled, under fire from consumer groups and