Bank Error
| 1:00PM 12/09/2009
Remember when Uncle Billy in It's a Wonderful Life loses the bank deposit, and George's troubles ensue (and a holiday classic is born)? Or when Loretta Castorini in Moonstruck forgets a bank deposit as part of a series of comedic misunderstandings? Bank deposit bloopers happen in real-life as...
| 6:00PM 7/15/2009
Anyone who thinks smoking isn't a costly addiction should ask Josh Muszynski, who went to purchase a pack of smokes at a local gas station and wound up with a $23 quadrillion charge on his debit card -- and a $15 overdraft fee to boot. The 17-digit mistake didn't hit Muszynski until he checked his...
| 3:00PM 5/21/2009
We all make mistakes and banks are no different, except that when you and I misplace millions of dollars it's harder for us to get it back. This time around, the Westpac Bank in New Zealand is having just as hard a time recovering 10 million New Zealand dollars ($6 million U.S.) after it mistakenly...