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Bank Transfer Day - November 5th

Bank Transfer Day has grown quite a bit today!  The group challenges folks to move their bank accounts to credit unions on or before November 5th.  The official statement is as follows:    For more...

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San Jose: Millions Withdrawn from Bank of America and Wells Fargo!

Ms. Unoball got an email this evening with some very good news.The message came from People Acting in Community Together, PACT. This is an interfaith organization dedicated to protecting the rights of...

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TAKE ACTION: BANK TRANSFER DAY, NOVEMBER 5TH

Mark November 5, 2011 as Bank Transfer Day."Together we can ensure that these banking institutions will ALWAYS remember the 5th of November!! If the 99% removes our funds from the major banking...

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This Hillbilly Is Done With The Banks

    I wanted to go to NYC this weekend to participate in Occupy Wall Street. It's a long drive from West "by God" Virginia, but I was trying to make it work. I couldn't. I was very disappointed. Truly....

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Bank Transfer Day: Can we do more?

As most of you know, Bank Transfer Day is November 5th.  Bank Transfer Day organizers encourage you to move your bank accounts to a credit union on or before November 5th.  I personally have moved all...

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Move My Money: Stage I Accomplished (w/poll)

Today I opened a new account at a local credit union.I've got an account at Wells Fargo... and it hasn't far to go... away.  I called a local credit union, confirmed I could open an account with them,...

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280% increase in new accounts for local credit union

BECU, formerly Boeing Employees Credit Union, is experiencing a 280% increase in new accounts due to new fees by Bank of America and other banks, and the Occupy Wall Street protests. BECU is the...

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My Boss is the 1% and he's moving his BofA account

Today as I was trying to show my boss a picture of my son on my cell phone, my Facebook account opened and he saw that I had "Liked" the OWS movement.  He said, "You don't like that shit do you?" Not...

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Are the banks starting to listen? Are the banks getting SCURRED?

From J.P. Morgan Chase:JP Morgan Chase announced today that it will not charge its customers a $3 monthly debit card fee after testing the charge in Wisconsin and Georgia. The bank announced that it...

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The predatory actions of banks, continues.....

I really hope many have started to move their money from these predatory banks.  As bad as this economy is, the last thing one who is not working need to worry about is a fee to get your unemployment...

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Confessions of a Modern Day Bankster

bankster (plural banksters) 1.    (informal) A personification of bankers as criminally irresponsibleActually, I’m not a bankster. I’m a Progressive working in an industry that is rightly vilified for...

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Move My Money: Complete! Hyah, Wells Fargo! (+ poll!)

In a previous diary, I mentioned that I wanted to be part of Operation Move Your Money, so I opened up a new account at a local credit union.Since my new checks arrived and my initial deposit cleared,...

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"Move Your Money Mondays": An Ongoing Strategy to Shrink the Big Wall Street...

November 5th is Bank Transfer Day. Tens of thousands of people have already pledged to close their accounts in big Wall Street banks on that day, and make the switch to small local banks or credit...

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How to move your money and say good-bye to the big banks

Bank Transfer Day - November 5thI saw this notice on the Bank Transfer Day facebook page today...The deadline goal for BANK TRANSFER DAY is this Saturday. I'd like to take this opportunity to remind...

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ACTION DIARY: GET OFF YOUR A$$ and MOVE YOUR MONEY. eom

Yes, get off your ass.  Stop putting that Heineken, Stella, Amstel to your lips or Pinot Noir, Merlot or Chardonnay to your lips and read this!!  MOVE YOUR DAMN MONEY, PRONTO!!Saturday, November 5,...

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Divesting from Working Assets (B of A)?

Okay, gang, moral dilemma. I have one actual credit card, I gave up all of the others years ago, because I was an early "move your money" proponent. Closed my mega-bank accounts, went to a credit...

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Credit union enrollment skyrockets in October

Over the past five weeks, hundreds of thousands of Americans have joined in the backlash against Wall Street by moving their money out of big banks and into credit unions:More consumers flocked to...

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The bank said 'You'll be back.'

Today I helped my sister close (or try to close) her bank accounts at three big banks.  She had an account at Wells Fargo, Bank of America and SunTrust.  She had no direct deposits and no automatic...

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Chase takes down on-line banking for Bank Transfer Day

I received the following email alert from Chase this morning:Dear Valued Customer: We will be making enhancements to chase.com and our mobile platforms that will help us meet our objective of...

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This is why my credit union is better than your bank

In the spirit of tomorrow's Move Your Money Day, I'm happy to bring a story that shows off just how admirable and community-oriented credit unions can be. You see, a friend of my wife posted a pretty...

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