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Wells Fargo Fined $85 Million Over Subprime Lending
3:19PM 7/20/2011
Wells Fargo has agreed to pay $85 million to settle civil charges over subprime lending - the largest ever fine imposed by the Fed in a consumer-enforcement case. Thousands of consumers could be compensated by up to $20,000 each.
Novel approaches to mortgage modification
3:00PM 2/24/2010
If you get turned down for a permanent mortgage loan modification, is filing a lawsuit against your bank the way to go?
Not enough data in to spot a trend, but news out of Boston Wednesday does suggest a relatively new approach that more distressed homeowners may eventually wish to try: suing.
Earlier today, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and the Financial Services Roundtable (FSR) released the results of two new consumer surveys -- both of which you may be interested in.
(But if you aren't interested, here's a video you can click on, featuring a cat playing the piano. I aim...
Big Banks Get Thumbs Down on Customer Service
10:04AM 2/16/2010
Company News, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, Wells Fargo & Co
If you hate your bank, you aren't alone. In the wake of bank failures and shotgun marriages resulting from the financial crisis, customers are far less satisfied with the service they're receiving from the nation's two biggest banks: Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase.
The 30s crowd, not 20s, more digitally savvy about finances
1:30PM 1/28/2010
Wells Fargo recently surveyed 1,000 online banking customers and discovered that it's the 30-somethings who are more likely to use an online bank Web site, mobile banking and other Internet-related tools to manage their finances.
The 30-something folks are also using social networking, advanced...
The dam is breaking.
Just a few days after Bank of America and Chase announced that they're revamping the way they charge for overdrafts, Wells Fargo and U.S. Bank are getting in on the action.
Wells Fargo, which owns Wachovia Bank, will no longer have overdraft fees for people who overdraw their...
Recession nightmare: When bankers move in...to your foreclosure
7:00PM 9/11/2009
Banking, Ripoffs and Scams, Relationships, Banking, Crime, Family Money
It's hard to imagine a pleasant foreclosure. Like root canals or appendicitis, they don't really come with a silver lining; after all, it's hard to find a way to put a smiley face on being turned out of one's home. However, while there are few things that can make a foreclosure enjoyable, there are...
Banks are borrowing pages from the payday lending playbook
9:00AM 9/02/2009
The changes are subtle, but has anyone noticed? It's getting a little harder to distinguish banks from payday lending establishments.There are at least three major banks that offer cash advances to their customers, in the way that the often-criticized payday lending stores do. I just find it...
Banks stand to collect a record $38.5 billion in overdraft fees
4:00PM 8/10/2009
Every time we hear that bank overdraft fees are worse than ever, and then someone does a little digging on the subject, the news just seems to get even more ugly.London's Financial Times published an interesting story over the weekend about bank overdraft fees, focusing on research done by Moebs...
Wells Fargo's direct deposit advance - a good way to stay broke
5:00PM 3/31/2009
Many of us have our paychecks directly deposited to our banking account. Many of us run out of money before payday. Now Well Fargo has gotten into the payday loan business with the direct deposit advance, which allows customers to tap into their paycheck early, for a hefty fee. This offering, like...
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