Banking

• Switching banks costs more than just headaches for consumers
• Students caught between banks and universities
• Reward for whom? Credit card rewards cost poor consumers
• Spanish-speakers in Louisiana struggle to gain access to financial services
• Overdraft fees: How to beat the bank
• Forced arbitration ubiquitous in consumer contracts
• Prepaid cards: New report finds fees, gotchas
• Short-term payday loans force customers to quickly re-borrow
• “Day of Action” highlights impact of recession on communities
• FDIC study: Serving the unbanked and underbanked
• Could regulations have prevented the economic crisis?
• Old debt gets new rates: Citigroup raises credit card rates
• Study reveals impact of overdraft fees on older Americans
• Overdraft loans target low-income and fail to offer informed choice
• The Arbitration Trap: Credit Cards Companies Ensnare Consumers