Forum Post: Local Governments, Churches, Community Groups, Prominent Business Men And Others Are All Divesting From Big, Corrupt Banks
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 4, 2011, 10:35 p.m. EST by MonetizingDiscontent
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650,000 Americans Joined Credit Unions Last Month — More Than In All Of 2010 Combined
One of the tactics the 99 Percenters are using to take back the country from the 1 percent is to move their money from big banks to credit unions, community banks, and other smaller financial unions that aren’t gambling with our nation’s future.
Now, the Credit Union National Association (CUNA) reports that a whopping 650,000 Americans have joined credit unions since Sept. 29 — the date that Bank of America announced it would start charging a $5 monthly debit fee, a move it backed down on this week.
To put that in perspective, there were only 600,000 new members for credit unions in all of 2010.
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http://www.opednews.com/Quicklink/650-000-Americans-Joined-C-in-General_News-111104-318.html
Credit unions see huge spike in business due to debit-card fee backlash ahead of ‘Bank Transfer Day’
Credit unions have added about 650,000 new customers — and $4.5 billion in deposits — since Sept. 29, after Bank of America said it would begin charging the fee, according to the Credit Union National Association.
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http://www.nydailynews.com/money/credit-unions-huge-spike-business-due-debit-card-fee-backlash-bank-transfer-day-article-1.972525#ixzz1cmjGKTyk