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If The Bank Hands You A Counterfeit Bill, You're Probably Stuck With It
By Chris Morran on May 21, 2012 10:45 AM
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While financial institutions often go through various security checks to make sure that the $50 and $100 bills you hand to them are genuine, most consumers will accept these same bills from banks without giving a thought to whether or not they are bogus. Problem is, if you end up with counterfeit cash, you are most likely screwed. More »
Bank Of America Apparently Doesn't Want Credit Card Customers Who Pay Their Cards Off
By Chris Morran on May 18, 2012 4:15 PM
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Contrary to any ads touting financial responsibility, banks don't really make much money on people who pay attention to their money, and they may just kick you to the curb when they realize you won't be a huge source of fees and interest for them. More »
Bank Of America Starting To Nudge Its Mortgage Write-Down Plan Along
By Mary Beth Quirk on May 8, 2012 1:00 PM
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Like the super-slow fat cat that it is, Bank of America is finally easing its rump into a mortgage principal writedown plan, as part of the $25 billion settlement between it, other large mortgage servicers and the government. It announced today that it will start to contact homeowners who may be eligible for the program beginning this week. More »
Bank Of America Tells Family It Won't Foreclose, Tries To Foreclose Anyway
By Chris Morran on May 4, 2012 3:53 PM
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For two years, a family in Washington state has been waiting for Bank of America to get its act together and finally figure out whether it's evicting them or whether it's going to adjust their mortgage. More »
Bank Of America To Drop That Whole "Bank Of Opportunity" Thing
By Chris Morran on May 3, 2012 5:24 PM
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For several years, Bank of America — via the gravelly voice of Kiefer Sutherland — has referred to itself in ads as the "Bank of Opportunity." Now, realizing that this slogan may not quite fit the public's image of BofA (and it would just be too easy for the bank to say "Pick on the other guys for a change"), the nation's second-largest financial institution is shifting its branding gears. More »
Bank Of America Has Gotten So Bad, It's Hard To Tell Satire From Reality
By Chris Morran on April 19, 2012 2:20 PM
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Bank of America may have avoided the stain of the Worst Company In America Golden Poo for the second year in a row, but the perennial runner-up still has plenty of haters out there, including some who put together YourBofA.com, a satire site that will probably be taken down any minute now. More »
(WKTV.com)
Public Shaming Does The Job: Bank Of America Gives Army Vet His $25K Back
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 6, 2012 5:00 PM
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It's not that we love the act of shaming a big, greedy bank into doing the right thing — wait. Scratch that. We totally love it, which is why we're happy that Bank of America finally refunded over $25,000 in fraudulent debit charges to a U.S. Army reservist. All it took was years of fighting, a little public flogging and collective indignation. More »
([RAWRZ!])
Federal Judge Signs Off On $25 Billion Mortgage Settlement With Top 5 Banks
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 6, 2012 10:00 AM
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It's just like reality TV, but not at all — America, here are your top five big greedy banks, and here is the $25 billion mortgage settlement they're all going home with, now that a federal judge has approved it. That's their load to carry, after allegations of foreclosure abuses and misconduct in servicing home loans. More »
The Voters Have Spoken: EA Is Your Worst Company In America For 2012!
April 4, 2012 12:00 PM
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Whether it's on a console, a PC, a smartphone or tablet, hundreds of millions of people play video games every day. Yet most mainstream media covers the industry the same way it treats adult dodge ball leagues and cat fashion shows (both noble ventures, but neither of them multi-billion dollar industries). And the only time you hear legislators discuss video games is when some politician decries them as the death knell for all things righteous in the world (hint: they're not). Now, after years of being ignored and relegated to steerage, game-players have voted to send a message to Electronic Arts and the gaming business as a whole: Stop treating your loyal customers like crap. More »
There's Still Time To Vote On Worst Company In America Final Death Match
April 3, 2012 2:15 PM
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A record number of voters have turned out to choose between Bank of America and Electronic Arts for the winner in the Worst Company In America 2012 tournament, but there's still time to have your say in which business walks away with the Golden Poo. More »
(WKTV.com)
Soldier Says Bank Of America Won't Help Him Get His Stolen $25K Back
By Mary Beth Quirk on April 2, 2012 4:00 PM
140 Comments
While we've heard enough bad things about Worst Company In America finalist Bank of America to fill some kind of super ginormous complaint bucket, it's never surprising to hear that they continue to not learn from their mistakes and treat customers like poo. A U.S. Army Reservist who was stationed in Afghanistan says BofA is shirking any responsibility for $25,000 stolen from him while he was on "R & R" in Greece. More »
Worst Company In America Final Death Match: Bank Of America Vs. EA
April 2, 2012 12:00 PM
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Here they stand, surrounded by the carved-up carcasses of their fallen competitors. "Make us proud... Win the poo," the ghosts of the vanquished call out from another realm, demanding that these two remaining contenders for Worst Company In America prove that all this bloodshed was not in vain. More »
(like this... but bronze)
Third-Place Worst Company In America Winner To Be Honored With New Bronze Poo!
March 30, 2012 5:00 PM
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Last year, when Bank of America lost by the narrowest of margins to BP in the Final Death Match of the 2011 Worst Company In America tournament, we listened to readers who called for the creation of the first-ever Silver Poo trophy. That honor will remain in place for the 2012 tourney, and will be joined by a Bronze Poo for the company coming in third — or rather, "turd" — place. More »
Customers Pay Off Bank Of America Credit Cards, Get Sent To Collections Anyway
By Chris Morran on March 30, 2012 10:15 AM
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Over at AmericanBanker.com, there is the story of a Maryland woman who spent several years fending off debt collectors even though she had proof in writing that the Bank of America credit card account in question had already been paid off. And in a related investigation, it looks like she may be one of many BofA customers to end up in such a trap. More »
Worst Company In America Semifinals: Bank Of America Vs. Walmart
March 29, 2012 12:00 PM
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Once again, Bank of America is so close to holding the Golden Poo it can taste it. And only one obstacle remains in BofA's path to another shot at the WCIA crown. Of course, that obstacle also happens to be the world's largest retailer. More »
Let's All Do A Slow Clap For Your Worst Company In America 2012 Semifinalists!
March 29, 2012 9:00 AM
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What began as good, clean fun between 32 bad businesses quickly devolved into something so violent and grotesque that it would make a great PG-13 movie featuring Lenny Kravitz in a small but pivotal role. And now, only four contenders for the Golden Poo remain, each with a worthy claim to the trophy. More »
Worst Company In America Round 3: Bank Of America Vs. Ticketmaster
March 27, 2012 10:00 AM
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For several years now, these two terrible titans of industry have been locks to make the Worst Company semifinals. But in a year with so many bad businesses in contention, only one of these perennial favorites will make it through to the next round. More »
The 8 Remaining Worst Company In America Contenders Sure Are An Elite Bunch!
March 27, 2012 9:00 AM
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Two weeks ago, 32 of the nation's worst businesses entered the Worst Company In America Battledome Nonagon, hoping to prove they could out-twit, overcharge and outlast the others to ultimately be named the Worst Company In America 2012. Two dozen companies have since been fed to the shark-eating robot piranhas and only eight remain with a chance to be crowned with the Golden Poo. More »
(ninja IX)
Bank Of America Tests Converting Delinquent Homeowners Into Renters
By Chris Morran on March 23, 2012 9:49 AM
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Because there's more money in being a landlord than there is in going through the lengthy foreclosure/auction/short sale process, Bank of America is testing a program that will let homeowners with delinquent BofA mortgages stay in their homes as renters. More »
Worst Company In America Sweet 16: Bank Of America Vs. Citi
March 22, 2012 12:00 PM
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A perennial Golden Poo favorite slips into a red, white and blue unitard and struts into the WCIA Rollerball arena to the strains of Hulk Hogan's "Real American," thinking this is the year they win it all... Well, not if a scrappy underdog from New York City has anything to say about it. More »
