Comments on: Huffington calls for boycott of big banks http://wagingnonviolence.org/2010/01/huffington-calls-for-boycott-of-big-banks/ People-Powered News and Analysis Fri, 10 Feb 2012 21:33:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Campaign to disinvest from Chase Bank underway / Waging Nonviolence http://wagingnonviolence.org/2010/01/huffington-calls-for-boycott-of-big-banks/comment-page-1/#comment-3543 Campaign to disinvest from Chase Bank underway / Waging Nonviolence Tue, 11 May 2010 17:37:31 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=3138#comment-3543 [...] to Reverend Billy and his Church of Life After Shopping we have another reason to move our money to small independent banks. As part of its ongoing protest of Chase Bank’s funding of [...] [...] to Reverend Billy and his Church of Life After Shopping we have another reason to move our money to small independent banks. As part of its ongoing protest of Chase Bank’s funding of [...]

]]> By: Big Banks take a hit as Move Your Money campaign gains momentum / Waging Nonviolence http://wagingnonviolence.org/2010/01/huffington-calls-for-boycott-of-big-banks/comment-page-1/#comment-2656 Big Banks take a hit as Move Your Money campaign gains momentum / Waging Nonviolence Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:17:02 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=3138#comment-2656 [...] The Move Your Money campaign started earlier this year seems to have gained some serious momentum. According to John Zogby, writing for Forbes: Fourteen percent of all adults said that in the past year they have actually moved some of their banking from a large national bank to a community bank or credit union. We asked them why they moved their banking and listed several possible reasons. They could choose more than one reason. Based on that question, we found that 9% of all U.S. adults have taken some of their business away from big banks as a protest. [...] [...] The Move Your Money campaign started earlier this year seems to have gained some serious momentum. According to John Zogby, writing for Forbes: Fourteen percent of all adults said that in the past year they have actually moved some of their banking from a large national bank to a community bank or credit union. We asked them why they moved their banking and listed several possible reasons. They could choose more than one reason. Based on that question, we found that 9% of all U.S. adults have taken some of their business away from big banks as a protest. [...]

]]> By: Ernestine P. Vaughn http://wagingnonviolence.org/2010/01/huffington-calls-for-boycott-of-big-banks/comment-page-1/#comment-2425 Ernestine P. Vaughn Sun, 31 Jan 2010 20:05:39 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=3138#comment-2425 I was current account holder for 5 years and applied for Business Account with Natwest. they gave appointment 2 weeks later to meet some manager for account opening..i asked what documents I should bring as 2 weeks is too long to wait just for opening the account.. I was current account holder for 5 years and applied for Business Account with Natwest. they gave appointment 2 weeks later to meet some manager for account opening..i asked what documents I should bring as 2 weeks is too long to wait just for opening the account..

]]> By: It’s Time to Move Our Money — rosemarieberger.com http://wagingnonviolence.org/2010/01/huffington-calls-for-boycott-of-big-banks/comment-page-1/#comment-2206 It’s Time to Move Our Money — rosemarieberger.com Fri, 08 Jan 2010 22:43:03 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=3138#comment-2206 [...] Stoner over at Waging Nonviolence has a nice post on the movement to get Americans to shift their money out of big banks into [...] [...] Stoner over at Waging Nonviolence has a nice post on the movement to get Americans to shift their money out of big banks into [...]

]]> By: Eric Stoner http://wagingnonviolence.org/2010/01/huffington-calls-for-boycott-of-big-banks/comment-page-1/#comment-2205 Eric Stoner Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:41:33 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=3138#comment-2205 That's very interesting about your experience with credit unions. If you read the original article that I link to, they actually explain why they didn't include credit unions. Here is their explanation: UPDATE -- Credit Unions: Some commenters have written us suggesting that we also include credit unions. Like the FDIC for banks and thrifts, the National Credit Union Administration insures the deposits of credit unions and is a good resource for financial data on specific institutions. Credit unions do not disclose financial data in the same way as FDIC-insured banks. As a result, credit unions are not presently included in the IRA ratings database, which covers over 8,000 federally insured banks and thrifts. IRA is developing a method to rate credit unions in a way that is comparable to the IRA bank stress ratings. We'll be updating users of "Move Your Money" on this issue early in 2010. That’s very interesting about your experience with credit unions. If you read the original article that I link to, they actually explain why they didn’t include credit unions. Here is their explanation:

UPDATE — Credit Unions: Some commenters have written us suggesting that we also include credit unions. Like the FDIC for banks and thrifts, the National Credit Union Administration insures the deposits of credit unions and is a good resource for financial data on specific institutions. Credit unions do not disclose financial data in the same way as FDIC-insured banks. As a result, credit unions are not presently included in the IRA ratings database, which covers over 8,000 federally insured banks and thrifts. IRA is developing a method to rate credit unions in a way that is comparable to the IRA bank stress ratings. We’ll be updating users of “Move Your Money” on this issue early in 2010.

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]]> By: Jeremy Keith Hammond http://wagingnonviolence.org/2010/01/huffington-calls-for-boycott-of-big-banks/comment-page-1/#comment-2203 Jeremy Keith Hammond Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:05:56 +0000 http://wagingnonviolence.org/?p=3138#comment-2203 This is a fantastic idea. It's a shame, however, that the zip code search on their site doesn't list (at least in my area) the many Credit Unions available, which are - in my opinion - much more friendly and community oriented institutions. Not to mention they're non-profit. The credit union I go to offers rates just as good as the banks (or close enough to not matter for someone not making six figures) and I don't have to worry about excessive overdraft charges. This is a fantastic idea. It’s a shame, however, that the zip code search on their site doesn’t list (at least in my area) the many Credit Unions available, which are – in my opinion – much more friendly and community oriented institutions. Not to mention they’re non-profit. The credit union I go to offers rates just as good as the banks (or close enough to not matter for someone not making six figures) and I don’t have to worry about excessive overdraft charges.

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