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FDIC Says It Will Investigate Payday Loans Made By Banks

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 06.01.2012

Read More: Fifth Third, Regions Payday Loan, Payday Lending, Checking Account, Fdic, Advance Deposit, Bank Fee, Wells Fargo, Direct Deposit, US Bank, Overdraft Fee, Bank Payday, Money News

Federal regulators are launching an investigation into a shadowy practice that banks don't like to advertise: inhouse payday loans. These high-interes...

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Here's How Much Closing A Bank Account Will Cost You

AP | PALLAVI GOGOI | Posted 05.30.2012

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Consumers Union, Bank Fees, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Closing a Bank Account, Citibank, Big Banks, Bank Account Closure, Money News

Want to close your bank account? It could cost you as much as $55. In a survey of the practices of the 10 largest banks in the country – includ...

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Wells Fargo Pays Big Time To Settle Discriminatory Lending Claims

Reuters | Posted 05.31.2012

Read More: Foreclosures, Video, Home Renovation, Foreclosure Crisis, Predatory Lending, Bv-Politics, Discriminatory Lending, Wells Fargo, Memphis, Reuters, Justice Department, Business News

* City of Memphis had accused Wells of discriminatory lending * Bank has denied allegations, citing commitment to responsible lending...

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The Housing Market May Finally Be Back For Good

Reuters | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Home Buyers, National Association of Realtors, Housing Market, Foreclosure Crisis, Video, Wall Street, Wells Fargo, Reuters, Homeownership, Mortgage Crisis, Bank of America, Mortgage Loans, Homeowners, Housing Crisis, Business News

By Leah Schnurr and Jilian Mincer NEW YORK, May 28 (Reuters) - Kate Carpenter and her husband waited for two years before sensing the ...

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WATCH: The Fed Has Something To Say To Foreclosure Victims

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Mortgage Lenders, Foreclosure Crisis, Robo-Signing, Chase, Wells Fargo, Mortgage Servicers, Independent Foreclosure Review, Citibank, Bank of America, Federal Reserve, Foreclosure, Homeowners, Video, Money News

To steer homeowners toward a little-used foreclosure review program, the government is harnessing the power of YouTube. The Federal Reserve release...

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Man Buys Puppy, Car With Thousands Wells Fargo Accidentally Dumped In His Account

Posted 05.24.2012

Read More: Michael H, Wells Fargo, Joseph Bucci Wells Fargo, Slideexpand, Big Banks, Video, Accidental Bank Account, Wells Fargo Account, Business News, Accidental Millionaires, Shopping Spree, Joseph Bucci, Business News

One man is facing possible jail time after he allegedly spent tens of thousands of dollars that Wells Fargo accidentally deposited into his account. ...

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Below the Fold: Suicide, Satire, Plagiarism, and a 12-year-old girl

Richard Zombeck | Posted 05.22.2012

Read More: Financial Crisis, Norman Rousseau, Foreclosure, Robert Reich, Bloggers, Wells Fargo, Business News

A wrap-up of stories and posts you might have missed or overlooked -- the ones below the fold.

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Workers of the World Unite -- With Shareholders

Leo W. Gerard | Posted 05.21.2012

In the wake of Wall Street recklessness that caused economic collapse, Congress gave shareholders and citizens Dodd-Frank to help them constrain self-dealing corporate executives. The 99% Coalition and shareholders are working with those tools even as Republicans vow to take them away.

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Sorry, No More Free Checking Accounts At This Bank

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 05.21.2012

Read More: Video, Free Checking, Checking Account, Debit Card, Bank Fees, Wells Fargo, Prepaid Cards, Bank Account, Wachovia, Money News

Free checking at Wells Fargo is officially over. Effective August 7, all Essential Checking customers will pay a $7 monthly service fee. Until rec...

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Think Twice Before Trying To Flip That Facebook Share Of Yours

Reuters | John McCrank and Jessica Toonkel | Posted 05.18.2012

Read More: Charles Schwab, Video, General Motors, Share Flippers, Visa, Facebook IPO, Wells Fargo, Reuters, Facebook Shares, Ipo, Facebook, Business News

By John McCrank and Jessica Toonkel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors who managed to buy Facebook Inc shares ahead of the No. 1 social net...

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Foreclosure Victim Commits Suicide During Wells Fargo Lawsuit

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Mortgage Crisis, Norman Rousseau, Video, Foreclosure Crisis, Foreclosure, Foreclosure Victim, Wells Fargo, Foreclosure Suicide, Business News

Last Saturday night, Norman Rousseau reportedly spent hours trying to fix an old RV. He was facing the prospect of foreclosure, and he wasn't about to...

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Shocking Mistreatment Leaves Bank With Blood On Its Hands

AlterNet | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Politics News, Wells Fargo Foreclosures, Foreclosure Crisis, Wells Fargo, Banking, Business News, Norman Rousseau, Banks, Foreclosure, Oriane Rousseau, Politics News

Norman and Oriane Rousseau were one more couple pushed by a huge, greedy bank to the brink of homelessness. On Sunday, desperate and with nowhere to g...

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64-Year-Old Arrested For Robbing Wells Fargo

Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: Longmont Colorado, Datha Nation, Bank Robbery, Longmont Police Department, Wells Fargo Robbery, Wells Fargo, Female-Bank-Robber, Video, Denver News

A woman who allegedly intended to rob a Wells Fargo bank inside a grocery store didn't get very far after employees say they recognized her as the sam...

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A Dimon in the Rough

D. Sidney Potter | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Foreclosures, Citigroup, Volcker Rule, Wells Fargo, Derivative Fiasco Loss, Big Banks, Alley, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Mortgage, The London Whale, $2 Billion Loss, Occupy Wall Street, Banking, Jaime Dimon, Real Estate, Business News

Like a fat kid and chocolate cake, some things are just inseparable. And CEO Jaime Dimon of JPMorgan Chase has proven that parable with his near insatiable appetite in saying the wrong thing at the wrong time.

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Big Bank Sued For Not Being Honest With Struggling Homeowners

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 05.14.2012

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Wells Fargo has been sued by a group of struggling homeowners, who say the bank worked with them in bad faith. Vicki and Richard Sutcliffe, a coupl...

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Voters In One Town Want Banks To Pay Big Time For Neglecting Foreclosed Homes

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 05.12.2012

Read More: Vacant Homes, U.S. Bank, Foreclosure Crisis, Video, California, San Diego, Vacant Houses, Wells Fargo, Cleveland, Foreclosed Properties, Foreclosure, Maintenance, Foreclosed Homes, Squatters, Business News

If San Diego voters had their way, banks would be paying out, big time. Seventy percent of San Diegans who responded to an opinion poll conducted l...

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Mortgage Settlement Monitor Wants To Hear Your Gripes

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Hallman | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Foreclosure Crisis, Mortgage Settlement, Wells Fargo, Ally Bank, Foreclosure Relief, Bank of America, Joseph Smith, GMAC Mortgage, National Mortgage Settlement, Mortgage Monitor, Citigroup, Business News

Have a complaint about the bank managing your home loan? Joseph Smith, the former North Carolina banking commissioner charged with enforcing the natio...

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The Great Populist Wave

Brent Budowsky | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Populist Wave, Populism, Military Families, Voter Mobilization, National Front, Liberals, France, Buying Legislation, Shared Prosperity, Progressives, Shared Sacrifice, Hispanics, Inequities, Injustice, Financial Felons, Voter Registration, Jesus, Job Destruction, Buying Elections, Cheating, Medicare, Fairness, Britain, Voter Suppression, Bank of America, Homeowners, Democracy, Democrats, Voter Turnout, Wells Fargo, Austerity, Stealing Elections, Fraud, Abraham Lincoln, Patriotism, Human Rights, Voter Rights, Elites, Insurers, Consumers, John Kennedy, China, Chen Guangcheng, Republicans, Politics News

At this moment, in our land, it is time for the true champions of the 99 percent to launch the largest voter registration, mobilization and turnout campaign in the history of freedom.

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ATM Charity Donation Option To Be Added To 12,000 Machines In UK

Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Hsbc, Link, Video, Japan Earthquake, Charity, U.K., Wells Fargo, Donating to Charity, Rbs, Atm, Japan, Ron Delnevo, Bank Machine, Royal Bank of Scotland, Jonathan Velline, Impact News

Standing at the ATM, the choices are few -- receipt or no receipt, withdrawal or check balance. But for 12,000 machines in the U.K. there will be ...

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Bank Accused Of Profiting Off Customer Math Errors

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Video, Bank Fees, Todd Bowers, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Atms, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Banks, Overdraft Fees, Citizens Bank, RBS Citizens, Class Action Lawsuit, Business News

Amidst debate over how much banks value clients, one among them stands accused of purposefully profiting off the math errors of its own customers. ...

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Feds Could Go After Wells Fargo

Reuters | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Doj Wells Fargo, Feds Wells Fargo, Wells Fargo Lending, Wells Fargo Fair Lending Practices, Wells Fargo, Reuters, Video, Business News

May 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Justice believes it has grounds to bring claims against Wells Fargo & Co for monetary damages and civil...

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Wells Fargo Fires Woman For Shoplifting 40 Years Ago

Posted 05.08.2012

Read More: Criminal Background Checks, Yolanda Quesada Wells Fargo, Video, Shoplifting, Wells Fargo, Wells-Fargo-Layoffs, Big-Bank-Layoffs, Business News, Yolanda Quesada, Slidepollajax, Business News

Imagine getting fired for a crime you committed not one, not two, not three, but four decades ago. That’s what happened to one Milwaukee woman....

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Define "Extraordinary"

George Goehl | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Brian Moynihan, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Foreclosures, National People's Action, Corporate Power, Robo-Signing, Private Prisons, John Stumpf, Democratic National Convention, Charlotte, Bank of America Shareholders, Banking, Banking Crisis, Banks, Business News

We believe protest at the Bank of America meeting this year is not just normal -- it's the only response that makes sense. We don't want to protest Bank of America's shareholder meeting, but we have to, to protect our country from more unchecked corporate greed and abuse.

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Vandalized Mission District Businesses Receive Surprising Donation

Aaron Sankin | Posted 05.03.2012

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After a wave of property damage to dozens of Valencia Street during a pre-May Day rally Monday evening, it's pretty clear that Occupy has an image pro...

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Shocker: $25 Billion Mortgage Settlement Expires

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Hallman | Posted 05.03.2012

Read More: JP Morgan Chase, Foreclosure Crisis, Mortgage Settlement, Kamala Harris, California Attorney General, Wells Fargo, Ally Financial, Bank of America, Foreclosure, National Mortgage Settlement, Citigroup, Business News

The promises made by five of the nation's largest banks under the much-ballyhooed $25 billion mortgage settlement have a surprisingly short shelf life...

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