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 2010 Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:35:57 -0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.2 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Professional Cards: Watch out for this CARD Act loophole! Card issuers have stepped up their offers for professional cards, which are not covered by the CARD Act.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/09/professional_cards_watch_out_f.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/09/professional_cards_watch_out_f.html Blog Post Wed, 01 Sep 2010 15:35:57 -0800 NBC's Overdraft Report- Watch It NBC outlines what to watch out for in overdrafts

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/nbcs_overdraft_report_watch_it.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/nbcs_overdraft_report_watch_it.html Blog Post Thu, 26 Aug 2010 16:03:25 -0800 Back To School: Campus Financial Tips Tips for Bank Accounts, Credit Cards, and Prepaid Cards for college students

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/post_18.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/post_18.html Blog Post Thu, 26 Aug 2010 15:43:13 -0800 DYD to Wells Fargo: "STOP" We are calling on Wells Fargo to stop automatically enrolling their customers into overdraft programs they may not want.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/dyd_to_wells_fargo_stop.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/dyd_to_wells_fargo_stop.html Blog Post Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:07:21 -0800 DYD on the Rachel Maddow Show- Watch Here Watch DefendYourDollars.org Gail Hillebrand talk about how the CARD Act will affect you on the Rachel Maddow Show

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/dyd_on_the_rachel_maddow_show.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/dyd_on_the_rachel_maddow_show.html Blog Post Tue, 24 Aug 2010 10:12:21 -0800 Consumers Get New Credit Card & Gift Card Protections on August 22 Consumers seeing benefits of the CARD Act

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/consumers_get_new_credit_card.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/consumers_get_new_credit_card.html Blog Post Thu, 19 Aug 2010 14:33:59 -0800 Consumers To Governorator: Sign SB 933! California's Governator Needs To Sign Bill To Barr Fees From Debit Cards

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/consumers_to_governorator_sign.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/consumers_to_governorator_sign.html Blog Post Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:15:09 -0800 Wells Fargo's unfair overdraft practices EXPOSED On Tuesday, a district court judge wrote a scathing decision which found that Wells Fargo “acted in bad faith” by clearing transactions in a way which generated more fees and revenue at the expense of depositors.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/wells_fargos_unfair_overdraft.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/wells_fargos_unfair_overdraft.html Blog Post Wed, 11 Aug 2010 17:39:03 -0800 Mobile Payments Need Strong Consumer Protections Today's American Banker featured a Viewpoint article by Gail Hillebrand and Mark MacCarthy on the need for strong uniform payment protections for consumers, particularly on mobile payments.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/mobile_payments_need_strong_ru.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/mobile_payments_need_strong_ru.html Blog Post Tue, 10 Aug 2010 16:00:52 -0800 How to protect against another Mortgage Meltdown? Require Skin in the Game By Norma Garcia:The SEC has proposed requiring the sponsors of asset backed securities to keep some “skin in the game” or in other words, retain some of the risk on mortgages that are pooled together and sold as securities to investors.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/how_to_protect_against_another.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/how_to_protect_against_another.html Blog Post Mon, 09 Aug 2010 10:20:15 -0800 Good News! Finally Reigning in Debt Settlement Companies The past two weeks we’ve seen two big steps forward toward reigning in debt settlement companies.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/good_news_finally_reigning_in.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/08/good_news_finally_reigning_in.html Blog Post Fri, 06 Aug 2010 11:41:34 -0800 Chalk One Up For the Good Guys Your activism forced lawmakers to reform our financial system! But the fight is not over.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/07/chalk_one_up_for_the_good_guys.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/07/chalk_one_up_for_the_good_guys.html Blog Post Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:10:30 -0800 Errors in Foreclosures By Norma Garcia
New California survey finds increasing evidence of banks foreclosing in error

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/07/errors_in_foreclosures.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/07/errors_in_foreclosures.html Blog Post Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:09:02 -0800 Bank of America Charging $8.95 for Paper Statements In Georgia Bank of America is introducing a new type of bank account. One that charges $8.95 to receive paper statements.

]]> http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/07/bank_of_america_charging_895_f.html http://www.defendyourdollars.org/2010/07/bank_of_america_charging_895_f.html Blog Post Thu, 22 Jul 2010 15:19:26 -0800 Victory! President signs Wall St. Reform Bill Into Law The President signed the Wall St. Reform bill creating the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. We outline what they should tackle first.

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