There is something to be said about a system that not only ensures the rich get richer, but rapes its citizens to give the wealthy the extra boost they so richly deserve.  Most remember that when the Financial Crisis began, the banks had a great deal of trouble dealing with their toxic assets.  While many blamed the banks for taking on these assets, claiming that these risky dealings were a major factor in causing the financial crisis in the first place, the government was quick to... Full Story

USA We all have been there - unhappy with ridiculously bad customer service. Dalton Chiscolm had the same experience with Bank of America and he did something about it. He sued the bank for "1,784 billion, trillion dollars" . He also demanded an additional $200,164,000, court papers show. "Incomprehensible," U.S. District Judge Denny Chin said in a brief order released Thursday in Manhattan federal court. "He seems to be complaining that he placed a series of calls to the bank in New York... Full Story

Last week, a Bank of America branch in Gaffney, SC removed American flags from an adjacent sidewalk, concerned, Branch Manager Brandy Tate said, that some might be offended by the flags. The flags were placed there as part of a funeral procession for Marine Lance Cpl. Chris Fowlkes. Fowlkes died Sept. 10th in a German hospital of injuries suffered in Afghanistan the previous week from an IED.The first thing I'd have to say about the Bank of America flag scandal is that, if the display of an... Full Story

The mortgage meltdown was bad enough, but a credit card debt meltdown has been forecast by some analysts. It doesn't help when creditors arbitrarily raise interest rates, and that's what's happening here.The Debtor's Revolt Starts Here, says a YouTube video posted on Sept. 8th, but just gaining media coverage today. Ann Minch of Red Bluff, CA pleads her case. Minch has been making minimum payments to her Bank of America credit card for years. Granted, that's not a good thing, but it's worse if... Full Story