December 2011
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Occupy Protesters Leave Socks of Coal at Eugene...
Via KEZI.com:
Some Occupy protesters delivered gifts they saw fitting to five Eugene banks. The stockings hung on the doors of Bank of America, Chase, Wells Fargo, U.S. Bank and Umpqua Bank full of coal. Next to each sock hung a chronicle of actions which put them on Santa’s naughty list. Banks were not happy to find coal at their doors, but some of their customers say the action is...
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Bank of America draws ire nationally, locally
Via TheUnion.com:
As national news broke about Bank of America’s agreement to pay $335 million to resolve discrimination allegations, Occupy Nevada County staged a demonstration in front of the Nevada City branch to express their dislike of the bank’s practices on a local level. Some of the protesters stood in front of the bank branch and chanted “Hey-hey, ho-ho, Bank of America...
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BoA to pay $335 million to settle lawsuit over...
Via Bloomberg Businessweek:
Bank of America Corp. will pay a record $335 million to compensate Countrywide Financial Corp. borrowers who were charged more for home loans based on race and national origin.
Countrywide, acquired by Bank of America in 2008, assessed higher fees and interest rates to more than 200,000 black and Hispanic borrowers, the U.S. Department of Justice said yesterday in a...
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Protestors accuse Bank of America of Scrooge-style...
Via stlouis.cbslocal.com:
Mary and Mike Boehm accuse Bank of America of unfair foreclosure Police arrested six people for trespassing on the steps of Bank of America — during a foreclosure protest in support of a south St. Louis county couple facing the loss of their home right after Christmas.
Singing mock Christmas Carols accusing Bank of America of greed, the crowd of more than 60...
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WatchVia WWLP.com:
Occupy protestors picket Amherst bank Demonstrators encouraged residents to switch banks
AMHERST, Mass. (WWLP) - A lot of major cities are clearing out Occupy Wall Street protesters after months of allowing them to make a statement in their city parks, but that is not the case in Amherst. Demonstrators set up an “Occupy Amherst” protest in front of the downtown Bank of America...
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Real experiences of bank customer on behalf of his...
I thought this matter was resolved back in June or July 2011 , that is the opt out option .
Actually I thought that it was resolved a year prior to that , when I got the letter from ( who really knows ) , but goes by the name of Crystal Peterson- so called executive secretary to the President .
This letter received 2009 or 2010 (I will check ), stated that the right to lower my flood insurance...
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That's gotta hurt
Forbes recently posted its list of “America’s Best and Worst Banks”, ranking the “health of the biggest banks.” Bank of America came in 89th out of 100.
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Watchdenniscox:
LOVE IT!!!!
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Bank Of America Sends Internal Email Exposing...
Via Zero Hedge:
While the general media may be ignoring the latest peculiar twist on the “Occupy” theme, or in this case the “occupyourhomes.org”, Bank of America is taking it quote seriously. As a reminder, “Tuesday, December 6th is the National Day of Action to stop and reverse foreclosures. The Occupy Homes movement is holding actions around the country in...
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Bank of America settles mortgage suit for $315 mln
Via The Wall Street Journal:
Bank of America agreed to pay $315 million to settle claims by investors that they were misled about mortgage-backed investments sold by its Merrill Lynch unit. The settlement was disclosed in court papers filed late Monday in U.S. District Court in Manhattan and requires the approval of a judge. The class action lawsuit was led by the Public Employees’...
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BoA sued by Massachussetts over deceptive...
Via The Wall Street Journal:
Massachusetts sues banks over foreclosures
Massachusetts sued five major banks Thursday over deceptive foreclosure practices such as the “robo-signing” of documents, potentially undermining negotiations between lenders and state prosecutors across the nation over the same issue. The lawsuit named Bank of America Corp., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Wells...