Comments on: Bank Fees? Let’s Tell The Banksters That We Don’t Want Their Stinking Bank Fees And That We Are Switching Banks

By: chiller

chiller — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 18:59:17 +0000

For years we’ve been told to never touch our retirement savings. That was before we found out that crooked Wall Street banksters were using our 401k as their own personal pocketbook. Cutoff the supply of money they use against us each and every day…OURS! 2012 will be a very trying year for us all and we can all use a little extra cash. Just for 2012, go on line to your retirement provider and set your retirement contribution to 0%. You can change it anytime and it only takes a few minutes and key strokes. This will give you the extra money you’ll need next year AND you’ll be doing the country a favor by fighting back NOW!

By: Nick

Nick — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 11:57:42 +0000

See what government price controls get you? It’s ugly but banks have to turn a profit as well. Since Senator “D-bag” Durbin introduced price controls, banks had to resort to worse methods to recoup funds. Instead of making money from business insurance funds that generally cover debit fees, banks had to resort to customers instead.

This isn’t greed, it’s stupidity. Tinker with the markets and risk being slapped by the invisible hand, as the law of unintended consequences is generally vicious in its application.

If you want to create a shortage in ANYTHING, institute price controls. If only we could institute them for ambulance-chasing lawyers and public unions.

By: peter

peter — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 05:03:02 +0000

********* the goverment and *************** the banks!!!

By: paul

paul — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 22:30:23 +0000

Banks are just doing what any predatory animal will naturally do:

Eat whatever they kill and don’t leave any money on the table.

By: Matt 278

Matt 278 — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 02:10:17 +0000

My wife and I closed all of our Bank Of America accounts today. I am a veteran so I signed up for USAA free checking (reimbursed ATM fees). We can’t make it to Wall St. for the corporate protest but we did our part today. Just wish I could get my mortgage away from Wells Fargo.

By: CatNap

CatNap — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:06:24 +0000

Another vote for Gary.
Can you say “Monopoly”?
Make them compete again!!

By: CatNap

CatNap — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 01:00:58 +0000

We dumped BofA and their credit cards. Our local hometown bank is just wonderful. The people know us by name…go figure!

They have a website to access our account balance, and send out paper statements without charge. (Our balance is never anywhere near $6,000!) They approved us for a credit card and we are able to make payments by just visiting our branch or through the mail.

Please give your local bank a try. Often they are people who are your neighbors and they really do care.

(No…I don’t work for a bank! But I used to. BofA. I know how they treat people…on all levels!)

By: Ben Dover (America)

Ben Dover (America) — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:58:21 +0000

“The way to understand all of this is to realize that it’s part of a broader syndrome,
in which wealthy Americans who benefit hugely from a system rigged in their favor
react with hysteria to anyone who points out just how rigged the system is.”

Panic of the Plutocrats
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/10/opinion/panic-of-the-plutocrats.html?_r=4&smid=tw-NytimesKrugman&seid=auto

Organizer Labels Own Poll Irrelevant After Ron Paul Wins
(Results only count if establishment Republican is victorious)

by Paul Joseph Watson
http://www.infowars.com/organizer-labels-own-poll-irrelevant-after-ron-paul-wins/

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 15:44:51 +0000

The only reason why these banks are putting charges on the checking and debt accounts is because the Federal Government is forcing them too. In the Dodd Frank bill it put regulations on the banks which forced them to pay more of their profits to complying with the regulations, so for the bank to stay in business and make a profit, they have to add these fees.

Blame the government not the banks.

By: Abby

Abby — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:30:00 +0000

In 1983, I opened my first account at my local bank and remember having a fee to do so. Free checking was unheard of. I had to pay .25 cents per check I wrote. If using a debit card, it would cost a buck each time I used it. I was a check writer for a long time. I had a fee to keep my account open on a MONTHLY basis- $11.00 for my IRA, $5 for my checking and the savings account was free. My car loan was 12% & that was a deal. Oh- and it was only 3 years- not 5.
So what does this mean? It means we are in a sorry state- because the early 80’s we were in a deep recession. Only when the economy started getting better, did fees start to disappear. Don’t be surprised when interest rates go up either. It’s coming…up to 32% on those credit cards. Get out of debt. Don’t buy anything you don’t need. Look at the restaurant bill in terms of loaves of bread. Start using a calculator at the grocery store. Make the kids ride the bus to save gasoline. We are not in the same world anymore. It’s going to get worse and then worse then that.
Make it right with your family, because that’s all we are going to have that’s worth something for about 20 years. Love, respect and extending some grace. We’re doomed, but we don’t have to act that way.