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Facebook Page Makes Wells Fargo Waive Fees

February 16, 2010

Wells Fargo has bowed to angry internet users and has agreed to refund and waive 3% transaction fees charged on certain donations to Haiti.
College student Heather Lynn was angered by Wells Fargo’s insistence on charging a 3% foreign transaction fee on certain types of donations to Haiti. Lynn created a Facebook page called Wachovia=Fail, which [...]

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Judge Blasts Bank of America in SEC Trial

January 14, 2010

Note to banks accused of misleading investors: hypocritical defenses will not fly.
Bank of America told its investors that it would not pay bonuses to Merrill Lynch executives as part of the merger. At the same time, BOA authorized Merrill Lynch to pay up to $5.8 billion in discretionary year-end bonuses; $3.6 billion in bonuses were [...]

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After the Bank Failure Comes the Debt Collector

April 16, 2009

After the Bank Failure Comes the Debt Collector | NY Times

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Bailed-out bank enjoys concerts, dinners, parties

February 25, 2009

Bailed-out bank enjoys concerts, dinners, parties | CNN

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Bailouts galore: Fed takes over AIG

September 16, 2008

It’s official, the U.S. taxpayer is now buying bad debt by the billion. The Fed just decided to give insurance giant AIG an $85 billion loan to keep it solvent. Can governments declare bankruptcy?
U.S. Plans Rescue of AIG to Halt Crisis; Central Banks Inject Cash as Credit Dries Up | Wall Street Journal

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Tips for Dealing with a Stolen Credit or Bank Card

June 12, 2008

Tips for Dealing with a Stolen Credit or Bank Card | Queercents

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