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Millions In U.S. Do Their Banking Without Banks, According To FDIC Survey

NPR | Sam Sanders | Posted 12.06.2009 | Business

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About 60 million adults do their banking at places other than banks, according to a new survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation....

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ATM, Checking Fees Are Skyrocketing

newsweek.com | Daniel Gross | Posted 10.08.2009 | Business

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And how does the industry that has received so much largesse from taxpayers repay the public? By jacking up fees for basic services. According to Bank...

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Overdraft Fees: Democrats Eye Bank Charges

washingtonpost.com | Binyamin Appelbaum and Nancy Trejos | Posted 11.21.2009 | Business

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A backlash is brewing on Capitol Hill against banks that charge large fees for overdrafts without asking or telling customers, the latest sign that th...

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Overdraft Fees: U.S. Banks To Make $38 Billion

Yahoo! News | Mon Aug 10, 3:43 Am ET | Posted 09.10.2009 | Business

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Banks in the United States are poised to make $38.5 billion in customer overdraft fees this year, the Financial Times said, citing research by Moebs S...

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Banks Get Rich On Fees From 'Courtesy Overdrafts'

USA Today | Posted 08.08.2009 | Business

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Even as regulators crack down on abusive mortgage and credit card practices, another type of lending threatens to mire consumers in a credit trap....

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Bank Fees Rise As Lenders Try To Offset Losses

New York Times | ERIC DASH | Posted 08.01.2009 | Business

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Bounced check: $32. Stop-payment: $30. A.T.M. charge: as high as $3. Even now, after all those bailouts, banks never seem to tire of dipping a litt...

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Banks Raise Debit Card Fees

New York Post | catherine curan | Posted 07.30.2009 | Business

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Just weeks after President Obama signed into law new rules clamping down on runaway credit card fees, banks are accelerating their push for plastic pr...

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Obama's Consumer Agency: Banks Fight To Protect Fees

bloomberg.com | Alison Vekshin | Posted 07.26.2009 | Business

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June 25 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. banks are fighting the Obama administration plan to create a consumer agency for financial services as they seek to protec...

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How To Live On $0 A Day: Where To Put Your Remaining Assets

Lesley Stern | Posted 06.29.2009 | Comedy

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Lesley Stern

Many banks won't accept deposits of less than $100. Those that do tend to get a little uppity when presented with a deposit in 20 lbs. of rolled pennies.

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When Did Debit Cards Become #@*!ing Credit Cards?!

Cecilia Michelson | Posted 04.07.2009 | Business

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Now I see that perhaps banks didn't care to explain the terms very carefully to borrowers who perhaps weren't educated enough to do the research themselves.

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