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    • savings accounts

      Don't Let Maintenance Fees Ruin Your Automatic Savings Program

      If you participate in an automatic savings program like Bank of America's Keep the Change service, where debit card purchases are rounded up and the difference is deposited into your savings account, keep an eye on maintenance fees. James says he was hit with a $5 charge last month because he hadn't met the minimum monthly deposit requirement of $25: "It turns out that I wasn't even accruing $5 worth of change per month, so I was losing more money due to the maintenance fee than I was saving via Keep the Change!" More »

      5:57 PM on Wed Nov 11 2009
      By Chris Walters
      2,543 views, 22 comments

      Most discussed nascardan: The fee is for the savings account, not for Keep The Change. I set up my savings account with BoA more »

    • travel

      Bank of America Cancels Solo India Traveler's Debit Card, Shrugs

      Does "Bank of America" actually mean "Bank of America Only"? After pulling another reader's debit card access back in August even though she had explicitly notified the überbank about her travels, BoA has apparently done it again. Reader Bristol tells us that she has been penniless in India for the last week after the bank's mysterious computers canceled her debit card. More »

      2:12 PM on Wed Nov 11 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      8,760 views, 125 comments

      Most discussed The Black Bird: That is insane. When are these damned companies going to be held accountable for all of the bulls*** they more »

    • testing the water

      Is Bank Of America Of Trying To Skirt The CARD Act With New Annual Fees?

      In a series of recent posts, WalletBlog has accused Bank of America of breaking the spirit of its "no new fees" promise and of potentially breaking the law next year, after it announced it will introduce annual fees on some existing credit card accounts in 2010. More »

      11:35 AM on Tue Nov 10 2009
      By Chris Walters
      11,582 views, 68 comments

      Most discussed PLATTWORX: BofA seems to be breaking the law here. That said, I received a letter from Citibank just last night telling me more »

    • bank of america

      BoA EECB Gets $525 In Overdrafts Refunded

      Bank of America charged Kelsey 15 overdraft fees totaling $525. Which was weird, because Kelsey had overdraft protection on the account. A BoA customer service rep would to refund $140 as a "courtesy" but that's not very courteous when you're still out $385. That's when Kelsey decided to whip out the ol' EECB and kick some ass: More »

      5:32 PM on Thu Oct 29 2009
      By Ben Popken
      9,103 views, 31 comments

      Most discussed Radi0logy: Where did $245 morph into $525? I must have missed that more »

    • overdraft fees

      Bank Of America Uses Temporary Hold To Trigger Overdraft Fee?

      Bank of America got so fee crazy last week that it applied a $10 overdraft fee to Christopher's account even though it wasn't overdrafted. I went back and forth with Christopher to try to figure out what BoA could have done to trigger this, but as you can see from the screen cap below, he only had two debits on the day of the event. More »

      4:03 PM on Mon Oct 26 2009
      By Chris Walters
      18,682 views, 122 comments

      Most discussed jvanbrecht: Thats an awfully low balance available on that debit card.... Not saying the OP is wrong.. but seriously... unless more »

    • populist rage

      Government Orders Pay Cuts For Bailed-Out Firms

      The huge salaries and bonuses paid to executives of banks and other firms that received government bailout funds have been the subject of a lot of taxpayer rage. The Obama administration listened, and will order pay cuts. More »

      7:00 PM on Thu Oct 22 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      2,642 views, 69 comments

    • annual fees

      Bank Of America Will Introduce Annual Fees Next Year On Some Cards

      Bank of America has announced that it plans on "testing" annual fees on some of its reward cards starting next year. The odds are good you won't see this—a BoA spokeswoman says it will only be tested on 1 percent of accounts globally—but who knows? Maybe the BoA Fairy will smack you down. More »

      2:00 PM on Tue Oct 20 2009
      By Chris Walters
      4,922 views, 58 comments

      Most discussed Hedgy2136: Clark Howard was talking about this the other day. Apparently, BoA has been sending out letters randomly to cardholders. In more »

    • bank of america

      Salary Czar To Ex-BoA CEO: No Pay For You!

      Departing Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis will get no 2009 pay or bonus. But won't this serve as a disincentive to future executives who are thinking about totally cocking up their company and bringing down the US economy? [WSJ] (Thanks to Snarkysnake!)

      11:57 AM on Mon Oct 19 2009
      By Ben Popken
      6,832 views, 117 comments

      Most discussed Saboth: I'm sure a few people will jump in with "it's scary that the government can influence pay like this" or more »

    • schadenfreude

      Bank Of America Posts $1 Billion Loss In Third Quarter

      Do you hate Bank of America? Well take today's earnings report and wallow around in it like Ann-Margret in beans, becuse the bank has posted a loss of $1 billion before dividends to preferred shareholders—"When those dividend payments are included, the loss was $2.24 billion," reports the New York Times. More »

      11:29 AM on Fri Oct 16 2009
      By Chris Walters
      2,881 views, 45 comments

      Most discussed Esquire99: I think it's pretty disturbing that Obama's new pay czar forced Lewis to take NO salary this year, because his more »

    • when hell freezes over

      Union: Don't Let BofA CEO Keep Ginormous Pension

      Outgoing Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis looked like he had a pretty sweet deal, with the $53 million pension he's due to get when he walks. Hold on, says one union, in a letter to White House "pay czar" Kenneth Feinberg: "The American people are counting on you to reform the reckless culture of Wall Street that allows bank executives to drive our economy into the ground and walk away with millions." More »

      1:50 PM on Thu Oct 8 2009
      By Marc Perton
      6,334 views, 97 comments

      Most discussed TuxthePenguin: I'm sorry, SEIU... but how about we tear up all your union contracts after we tear up his compensation contracts? more »

    • fees

      Consumerist: Better Than Your Dad (At Fighting Bank Of America)

      Sometimes, your dad's advice doesn't apply anymore. Companies have realized that giving a damn is too expensive. That's when it's time to kick ass, Consumerist style. Craig writes: More »

      11:00 AM on Thu Oct 8 2009
      By Ben Popken
      10,652 views, 45 comments

    • lack of interest

      BofA Pledges To Stop Raising Credit Card Interest Rates

      The AP reports Bank of America has promised to stop jacking up interest rates on credit cards with fixed interest rates. But that doesn't mean your rate won't jump. More »

      10:58 AM on Wed Oct 7 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      3,412 views, 36 comments

    • rich dudes

      Soon-To-Be-Ex Bank Of America CEO Has $53 Million Pension

      Ken Lewis is probably a little bummed out that he will no longer be the CEO of Bank of America — but how sad can he be with a $53 million pension? More »

      8:58 PM on Fri Oct 2 2009
      By Meg Marco
      6,247 views, 74 comments

    • ken lewis

      BoA CEO Resigns

      Bank of America CEO Ken Lewis resigned yesterday after becoming a lightning rod for criticism after his controversial takeover of Merril Lynch. Even though BoA has appeared in our Worst Company in America contests each year, it's kind of sad because his office had a good record of solving our reader's problems they sent in to the executive office. Too bad that ethos couldn't have flowed downhill more.

      Lewis Resigns After Betting Bank of America on America When America Broke
      RELATED: Frontline Examines The Bank Of America/ Merrill Lynch Merger (Photo: CBS)

      1:09 PM on Thu Oct 1 2009
      By Ben Popken
      2,575 views, 44 comments

      Most discussed apd09: Pulled up to Bank of America to deposit a check and saw 5 people in line outside at the ATM. more »

    • hello, I'm crazy

      Man Sues Bank Of America For $1.78 Trillion Billion Dollars

      Dalton Chiscolm has sued Bank of America and its board, and wants "1,784 billion, trillion dollars" in return for being subjected to what the judge describes as "inconsistent information from a 'Spanish womn' [sic]" as well as allegedly misrouted checks. In addition, Chiscolm wants another $200,164,000 in damages. We're not sure why that amount is separate, but who knows how a mind like Chiscolm's works? More »

      11:18 AM on Fri Sep 25 2009
      By Chris Walters
      18,942 views, 109 comments

      Most discussed TCama: Okay, it took me some time to figure this out, so I'll post it here for other people like me. In more »

    • don't try this at home

      Bank Of America Reaches Out To Angry YouTube Star

      While we don't recommend doing this on a large scale, one woman's YouTube debt revolt has succeeded. Ann MInch, a YouTube sensation and then-unemployed credit card rebel, has been offered a lower interest rate on her card. More »

      10:40 AM on Thu Sep 24 2009
      By Laura Northrup
      19,842 views, 118 comments

    • overdraft fees

      BofA, Chase To Limit Overdraft Fees

      Sometimes lawmakers can cause reform just by threatening legislation. That seems to be the case with Sen. Chris Dodd making Bank of America and Chase flinch by proposing legislation that would force banks to get customers' permission to charge them overdraft fees. More »

      9:51 AM on Wed Sep 23 2009
      By Phil Villarreal
      4,300 views, 86 comments

      Most discussed mzlinax3: As far as the "permission" goes, Bank of America is actually giving the option of not going in to the more »

    • fee parties

      Should Banks Be Forced To Ask Permission Before Overdrafting Your Account?

      Sen. Chris Dodd plans to introduce legislation that would require banks to get permission before allowing fee-generating overdrafts. Banks are on track to earn $38.5 billion in overdraft fees this year and, according to a study by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp, most banks offer the "service" automatically. Common "features" of the programs include not notifying customers when an overdraft is about to occur, not offering them a chance to cancel the transaction, and processing the transactions in ways designed to increase the number of fees. More »

      4:59 PM on Mon Sep 21 2009
      By Meg Marco
      6,792 views, 140 comments

      Most discussed Shivver: Yes, if only so I don't have to listen to stupid people on here whine about overdraft fees. In an more »

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