Do banks really need to tack on new debit card and checking account fees to provide us with services, or is Dodd-Frank just serving as a convenient excuse to increase profits?
Entries Tagged as 'Citibank'
Consumers Union Wants to Know: Are New Banking Fees Justified?
October 6th, 2011 · No Comments · Banking
Tags: bank of america·Banking·Chase·checking account fee·checking accounts·Citibank·Consumers Union·debit·Debit Card·debit card swipe fee·Dodd-Frank·financial reform·Wells Fargo
Capital One, Citibank Odd-Companies-Out in Decline of Credit Card Default
September 16th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Credit Cards
While Capital One and Citibank users are increasingly having trouble paying on their balances, Discover, American Express, Chase and Bank of America cardholders are on the right track.
Tags: american express·bank of america·Capital One·CARD Act·Chase·Citibank·credit·Credit Card Payments·Credit Cards·Discover·recession
New Jersey Supreme Court Lifts Freeze on Foreclosures
August 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Mortgages
After a 7-month reprieve for New Jersey homeowners facing foreclosure, a state Supreme Court Justice has cleared the way for big banks to resume foreclosures once again.
Tags: bank of america·Citibank·foreclosure·Foreclosures·housing market·JP Morgan Chase·New Jersey·One West·robo-signing·Supreme Court Justice Stuart Rabner·Unemployment·Wells Fargo
Credit Card Companies Backing Off on Fees
January 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Banking, Credit Cards
Irritated at being charged Foreign Transaction Fees? How about late fees of $30 on credit card balances less than $100? It seems that this type of fee might be going away. After the passage of the Credit Card Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 passed, there was much wailing and gnashing of teeth in the [...]
Tags: american express·Citibank·credit card fees·Credit Card Responsibility and Disclosure Act·Credit Cards·foreign transaction fees·late fees·MSN Money·Wall Street Journal
