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Moving the Green Movement Forward (Literally)

Eileen Flanagan | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: 350.Org, Fracking, Earth Quaker Action Team, Interfaith Power & Light, Quakers, Climate Change, George Lakey, PNC Bank, Green Faith, Mountaintop Removal, Eco-Justice, Green News

Although environmental awareness sometimes seems to drop off the day after Earth Day, this spring there are a number of eco-justice groups taking their message on the road, making connections, and building broader coalitions in the process.

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Earth-Conscious Quakers Against Mountaintop Removal

Eileen Flanagan | Posted 04.29.2012

Read More: PNC Bank, Eco-Justice, National Council of Churches, Mountaintop Removal, Quakers, Occupy Faith, Green Faith, Earth Quaker Action Team, Religion and Science, Christianity, Climate Change, Religion News

In that tradition of non-cooperation with injustice, the Earth Quaker Action Team is launching a new program to encourage people of conscience to stop financing mountaintop removal coal mining.

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Ten Free Checking Accounts For People Who Don't Bank

Reuters | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: PNC Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., Usaa, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, moneyrates.com, Reuters, Ally Bank, Banks, America First Credit Union, TCF Bank, Business News

By Lou Carlozo (Reuters) - The unbanked make up 7.7 percent of U.S. households, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., and...

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12 Days Of Christmas: $101,119.84!

The Atlantic | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: PNC Bank, 12 Days of Christmas, Economists, Holiday Shopping, Holiday Season, Cost of Christmas, Christmas, Fifty News

Every year, the wonderfully dorky economists with PNC bank celebrate "The 12 Days of Christmas" the way only wonderfully dorky economists could. They ...

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JPMorgan, Bank of America, Wells Fargo Accused Of Overcharging Military Veterans

The Huffington Post | Alexander Eichler | Posted 12.05.2011

In what is only the latest instance of questionable mortgage practices coming to light, a new lawsuit claims that 13 banks and mortgage companies -- i...

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Banks Left Bailout Program Early To Avoid Restrictions On Executive Pay: Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Alexander Eichler | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Tarp, PNC Bank, Treasury Department, Video, Bailout, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Wells Fargo, Bank of America, Christy Romero, Federal Reserve, Financial Crisis, Bofa, Sigtarp, Citigroup, Business News

In the wake of the financial crisis, a number of the nation's largest banks were excused from the government's rescue program before they had returned...

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Wells Fargo To Test Monthly Debit Fee

AP | By CANDICE CHOI | Posted 10.17.2011

Read More: Bank Regulation, PNC Bank, Checking Accounts, Nilson Report, Wells Fargo, Associated Press-GfK, Chase, Service Fees, Debit Cards, Debit Card Fees, Video, Business News

NEW YORK -- Wells Fargo plans to test a $3 monthly fee for its debit cards starting this fall. The San Francisco-based bank said the fee will be appl...

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Money Held Hostage by Eastern Bank of Massachusetts

Richard Zombeck | Posted 09.20.2011

Read More: PNC Bank, Easter Bank, Bank of America, Banks, Foreign Exchange, Credit Unions, Business News

We live under the unfortunate false assumption that the money we make and put in the bank is ours. That we can access it at any time and that we have a right to it. After all this is America.

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FBI: Ohio Bank Robber Follows Directions, Lowers Hood When Told

AP | Posted 11.16.2011

Read More: Dumb Bank Robber, Bank Robber, PNC Bank, Agent Harry Trombitas, Weird Ohio, Hood, Dumb Crime, Columbus, Ohio, Bank Robbery, Surveillance Photos, Weird News News

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- The FBI says an Ohio bank robbery suspect left authorities with good surveillance photos because he lowered his hood when an em...

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Chase Tests $5 ATM Fee

The Huffington Post | Yepoka Yeebo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: PNC Bank, JP Morgan Chase, TD Bank, Bank Fees, Chase, Financial Reform, ATM Fees, Odysseas Papadimitriou, $5 ATM Fees, Banking, CardHub.Com, Atm, Business, Dodd Frank, Chase Atm Fees, Business News

Bank customers could face $5 ATM fees. In Illinois, JPMorgan Chase is testing $5 fees for non-customers, in Texas, it's $4. If the trial runs make ...

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The Wizards of Finance

J Henry Fair | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: PNC Bank, Rainforest Action Network, Massey Energy, Mountaintop Removal, Mining, Bank of America, Mtr, Climate Change, Coal, Global Warming, Green News

The Wizards of Finance are slowly backing away from mountaintop removal mining (MTR) like the well-brought up from a drunk, puking, distant cousin. A...

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CEOs of Bailed-Out Regional Banks Receive Raises

Reuters | Steve Eder | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: PNC Bank, Tarp, CEO Pay, Regions Bank, Ceo, Keycorp, Bank Bonuses, Bailed Out Banks, Fifth Third Bank, Business News

Bailed-out by taxpayers, Fifth Third, PNC, Regions, KeyCorp and other large heartland banks have been quietly approving pay increases for their top ex...

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The Parable of the Unmerciful Bankers

Jim Wallis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, President, Stories, Goldman Sachs, Family, Washington, Economy, Employment, Mortgage Broker, Main Street, Taxpayers, Economic, America, Mortgages, Economic Recovery, Sunday School, Fixed Rate Loan, Bailout, Values, Bonus, Stock, American Homeowners, Morality, Foreclosure, Fear, Leaders, Moral Compass, Financial Mortgage, United States Treasury, Bank of America, Economic Crisis, Money, Tradition, PNC Bank, United States, Sub Prime Mortgages, Compensation, Families, Adjustable Rate Loan, Recession, Wall Street, Jon Stewart, Mercy, Gospel, 30 Year Fixed Rate, Christian, Financial Institutions, Parable, Business News

It's estimated that the bonus pool of just one of these big banks would have been enough money to prevent or significantly delay foreclosure for all 2.3 million people who lost their homes last year.

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Ex-Con Charged With Robbing The Same Bank

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Same Bank, Robs Bank Twice, Ex-Convict, PNC Bank, Bank Robbery, John Millison, Upper Township, John Millison Bank Roberry, New Jersey, Drexel Hill, New York News

UPPER TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A Pennsylvania man who served nearly six years in prison for robbing a southern New Jersey bank was charged with robbing ...

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Banks Raise Debit Card Fees

New York Post | catherine curan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Credit Cards, Bank Fees, Bank of America, PNC Bank, Overdraft Fees, Debit Card Fees, Citigroup, Business News

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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PNC Financial Acquires National City For $5.58 Billion

AP | STEPHEN BERNARD | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: PNC, PNC Financial, PNC Bank, National City, PNC Financial Services Grp., Business News

NEW YORK — PNC Financial Services Group Inc. said Friday it is acquiring National City Corp. for $5.58 billion, the first bank to use fresh inve...

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