Defend Your Dollars http://www.defendyourdollars.org/ Defend Your Dollars is the website of the Consumers Union Financial Services Campaign, where we support reforms to the financial marketplace to curb bad practices by banks and lenders. en Copyright 2012 Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:13:08 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss College Students Raise Concerns About Higher One Card Fees A small group of students and parents at Western Washington University are taking their consumer rights seriously.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/11/students_fighting_higher_one_c.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/11/students_fighting_higher_one_c.html Blog Post Tue, 29 Nov 2011 08:13:08 -0800 BoA ends debit card fee plans following consumer backlash http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/11/boa_ends_debit_card_fee_plans.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/11/boa_ends_debit_card_fee_plans.html Press Release Tue, 01 Nov 2011 09:22:58 -0800 SunTrust drops its debit card fee Pressure builds on Bank of America to drop its fee for debit card purchases

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/suntrust_drops_its_debit_card.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/suntrust_drops_its_debit_card.html Press Release Mon, 31 Oct 2011 13:41:33 -0800 Letter from JP Morgan Chase to CU on its debit card fee test program http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/letter_from_jp_morgan_chase_to_1.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/letter_from_jp_morgan_chase_to_1.html Legislation Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:04:17 -0800 CU offers “How-To-Change Banks” video Bank Transfer Day set for Nov. 5 as activists encourage consumers to switch to credit unions & smaller banks

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/cu_offers_howtochange_banks_vi.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/cu_offers_howtochange_banks_vi.html Press Release Mon, 31 Oct 2011 09:00:02 -0800 BofA considering ways to scale back debit card fee CU: Bank of America should drop debit card fee for all customers

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/bofa_considering_ways_to_scale.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/bofa_considering_ways_to_scale.html Press Release Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:16:42 -0800 Chase will not charge customers a debit card fee CU calls on Bank of America to drop its plan to charge a $5 monthly fee for debit card purchases

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/chase_will_not_charge_customer.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/chase_will_not_charge_customer.html Press Release Fri, 28 Oct 2011 09:45:41 -0800 Bank of America: Drop the $5 Debit Card Usage Fee http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/bank_of_america_drop_the_5_deb.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/bank_of_america_drop_the_5_deb.html Letter Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:52:44 -0800 SunTrust Banks, Inc: Drop the $5 Debit Card Usage Fee http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/suntrust_banks_inc_drop_the_5.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/suntrust_banks_inc_drop_the_5.html Letter Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:44:19 -0800 Wells Fargo & Co: Drop the $3 Debit Card Usage Fee Pilot Letter to CEO to drop the $3 debit card usage fee pilot

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/wells_fargo_co_drop_the_3_debi.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/wells_fargo_co_drop_the_3_debi.html Letter Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:35:25 -0800 JPMorgan Chase & Co: Drop the $3 Debit Card Usage Fee Pilot Letter to CEO requesting dropping the $3 debit card usage fee pilot

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/post_30.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/post_30.html Letter Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:22:45 -0800 Send BofA Your Own Video Breakup: "Drop the fee or we drop you!" We imagine the conversation might go something like this...Press play!

Do you have something to say to Bank of America? Soon BofA will charge you $5 a month to use your debit card, even though they're already collecting enough money from retailers to profit on the processing costs.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/breakup_with_bofa_drop_the_fee.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/breakup_with_bofa_drop_the_fee.html Blog Post Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:41:25 -0800 Bank of America urged to drop debit card fee CU: It's unfair for banks to charge consumers when banks collect from retailers to cover debit card costs

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/bank_of_america_urged_to_drop_1.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/bank_of_america_urged_to_drop_1.html Press Release Tue, 18 Oct 2011 07:57:27 -0800 Letter to Congress requesting investigation of Bank of America’s new debit card fee

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/letter_to_congress_requesting.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/letter_to_congress_requesting.html Letter Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:23:52 -0800 CU calls for federal investigation of BofA’s debit card fee Congress and federal regulators should investigate the controversial new fee

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/consumers_union_calls_for_cong_1.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2011/10/consumers_union_calls_for_cong_1.html Press Release Tue, 04 Oct 2011 10:41:41 -0800