The CFPB has begun looking into the nation's banks and their overdraft protection and fee policies. A lot of customers are less than thrilled with the way that a ton of banks deal with them. Source for this article: CFPB looking into overdraft protection...
One day I expect to look in the dictionary and find Bank of America listed under Crony Capitalism. This is a company that posted quarterly loss after loss when the government bailed them out. This banking giant, despite the fact that they had just receive...
Harvard University history professor Niall Ferguson says that Americans should be paying more attention to the eurozone crisis. He believes that the issues facing Europe are going to make their way to the U.S. Writing in The Daily Beast, Ferguson explain...
In a new opinion piece published by Financial Times, Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio claims that America is in the process of "deleveraging" (selling off assets) herself and that political leaders have opted to act on populist mentality...
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In an effort to protest “corporate greed” or big banks (or whatever statement they were trying to make), two members of Occupy Santa Cruz attempted to close their B...
A projected gain in U.S. payrolls in September was probably too small to bring down the unemployment rate as concern mounted that the global recovery was losing momentum, economists said before a report today.
The repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act of 1933 was seen at the time as a way to help American banks grow larger and better compete on the world stage.
“Today, Congress voted to update the rules that have governed financial services since the Great Depressio...
From the Video Source: "This is the magic the Fed uses to rip you off. The inflation of the money supply is a hidden tax on us all. It hurts the poor the most who are farthest away from the money creators. Mad yet?
So who owns the Federal Reserve and is t...
From the Video Source: "This is a video about the history of the Federal Reserve Bank, which I have sped up to keep it under the 10 min limit.
As the current financial crisis unfolds it is urgently important that the world see that it's a setup to drive u...
FROM THE VIDEO SOURCE: "Since the creation of the Federal Reserve, middle and working-class Americans have been victimized by a boom-and-bust monetary policy.
In addition, most Americans have suffered a steadily eroding purchasing power because of the Fed...
FROM THE VIDEO SOURCE: "Since the creation of the Federal Reserve, middle and working-class Americans have been victimized by a boom-and-bust monetary policy.
In addition, most Americans have suffered a steadily eroding purchasing power because of the Fed...