Join our Nationwide Boycott of Bank of America!...
StopBankAbuse.com is looking to affect change in the way Bank of America charges fees for customers and non-customers. We will be asking customers to boycott Bank of America until they agree to put a stop to it's excessive fees, questionable accounting practices, and bad policies.
The Protest/Boycott will continue until Bank of America agrees to more favorable consumer policies and practices.
One of our goals is to have at least one person in front of every B.O.A. location every Friday (Payday) for one or two hours picketing the Bank of America location.
We need volunteers in ALL major cities to donate one/two hours a week or one/two hours a month in front of your favorite Bank of America branch to help draw attention to our boycott and hopefully make this a viral movement. As of Feb 01 2009 we currently have around 40 persons around the country looking to picket their local branch this Spring.
Working with our group can help make a difference!
We are working on a major redesign of this site starting March 5th. Any input is appreciated including help from webmasters familiar with Joomla... I am learning the site scripting, so please bear with me... The new site will be interactive and community driven. We are looking to update banking news automatically and allow users to chat, submit and post articles, E-mail links, publish photos of volunteers in action and much more... Links to this site are appreciated.
Change can't happen without you getting involved...
How this Protest/Boycott started... (Overview)
Bank Abuse Forum: Tell us your story... (NEW)
Join the Protest !
Sign our Online Petition !
Photo Gallery/Private area for active members (coming soon)
Links/Information/Resources (coming soon)
Compare Banks and their (excessive) fees (NEW)
If you are a bank being boycotted...
Put a Banner on your Web site!...(coming soon)
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Contact us at info ((at)) stopbankabuse.com
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TO ALL BANKS: "We Demand Consumer Protection"
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Sign our Online Bank of America Petition
NOTE: You do not have to be a B.O.A. customer to sign the petition... Just list your current bank in the petition...
Before deregulation of the banking industry, banks made their profits on savings and interest on loans.
Now banks are making their profits on fees charged to the customer and fees for non-customers cashing their checks.
The banks now nickel and dime their customers to death with excessive fees and accounting practices that work against their (valued?) customers.
We are looking to change these practices by boycotting select banks, with Bank of America being the first. The changes we are proposing will still make the banks money while protecting customers and the public from excessive fees.
We now have our online Bank Petition up and are looking to get at least a million signatures by the end of 2009 that we can deliver to all banks that signers list as their bank in the petition. Your E-mail (if made available only to me) will not be not be given out to ANYONE. Period. Visitors and media can contact me during the day (10-5 PT) at 216-322-9111.
The public demands:
The Public demands an end to Excessive fees, Questionable accounting practices and abusive policies forced on us. These demands apply to ALL banks.
As a signer/supporter of the Bank of America petition, we DEMAND from Bank of America and ALL banks:
1. A FULL accounting of where and how our bailout money is being used.
For customers and the banking public, we demand a change in the way your bank conducts business.
2. Check reconciliation from lowest to highest dollar value to prevent excessive fees should customers make a mistake.
3. Reduced/Sliding NSF Fees - No more $35.00+ Fees for a .60 cent overdraft (example).
4. No unauthorized overdraft loans without customer consent. Clearly marked opt in/opt out. Don't authorize a charge to my debit card without my consent if the balance can't cover it.
5. No charges for non-customers to cash YOUR bank checks.
6. Reasonable fees on ATM fees and electronic transfers to cover overdrafts.
7. A stop to any "Hidden Fees" behind fine print
8. Whereas you consistently penalize customers for every small mistake with fees, you give nothing back to the customer when you make mistakes. Even if the customer must pay third parties because of your mistake. This is a practice that MUST STOP. |
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Former Merrill CEO John Thain, who was subpoenaed last month, also was questioned by investigators on Thursday about the bonuses that were paid in late December, just days before Bank of America completed its purchase of New York-based Merrill, according to a person familiar with the investigation. The person requested anonymity because of the ongoing nature of the matter.
Bank of America spokesman Robert Stickler on Friday declined to comment directly on the matter, adding: "we do not comment on questions about subpoenas."
