Huffington Post targets big banks: "Move your money" (firearms, community)

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

"There can be few institutions more despised as 2010 begins than big U.S. banks, but what can the average person do about it?

The answer, according to author and Huffington Post website co-founder Arianna Huffington: Withdraw your money."

Huffington Post targets big banks - latimes.com

I've thought about doing this from time to time, but I seem to be hooked to the conveniences of a major bank. Has anyone switched from a large bank to a community bank? If so, are you happy with the switch?

[parfleche]

very happy with my small bank. named after my small town. no fees for anything, can talk to a human.2 blocks away

[Feel The Love]

I'm with BOA now which I despise. We'll be moving it back into a credit union next week actually.

[Okiegirlfriend]

Clark Howard advises everyone to stay away from BOA!

[AnUnidentifiedMale]

Originally Posted by Feel The Love

I'm with BOA now which I despise. We'll be moving it back into a credit union next week actually.

I'd be interested in hearing why you (or others) despise B of A.

[Feel The Love]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

I'd be interested in hearing why you (or others) despise B of A.

Crappy customer service for starters. I've been inside my local branch twice in ten years and both times they were rude and a PITA to deal with. But obviously that's not the only reason.

Originally Posted by Okiegirlfriend

Clark Howard advises everyone to stay away from BOA!

For what reasons?

[JustGinger]

We use a small home town bank (what is not buried in the backyard) . Love them.

LOL

[parfleche]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

I'd be interested in hearing why you (or others) despise B of A.

im interested how they wound up with my mortgage after 12 years.cant call them you only get a computer generated fake human. they dont even have an office withen hundreds of miles of my town.who are they? i dont know. gonna refi soon

[monkeywrenching]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

"There can be few institutions more despised as 2010 begins than big U.S. banks, but what can the average person do about it?

The answer, according to author and Huffington Post website co-founder Arianna Huffington: Withdraw your money."

Huffington Post targets big banks - latimes.com

I've thought about doing this from time to time, but I seem to be hooked to the conveniences of a major bank. Has anyone switched from a large bank to a community bank? If so, are you happy with the switch?

I keep 5k-10k at home, plus my stash of gold and silver, plus my firearms and such at home as well.

I keep very little money in any bank at all.

[Soccersupporter]

Originally Posted by AnUnidentifiedMale

"There can be few institutions more despised as 2010 begins than big U.S. banks, but what can the average person do about it?

The answer, according to author and Huffington Post website co-founder Arianna Huffington: Withdraw your money."

Huffington Post targets big banks - latimes.com

I've thought about doing this from time to time, but I seem to be hooked to the conveniences of a major bank. Has anyone switched from a large bank to a community bank? If so, are you happy with the switch?

I have twice put my money in local community banks and regretted it. The last was the Bank of Newport in Newport Beach CA. It closed it's doors too, so now I have just given up and use Chase and BofA foe most of my dealings.

The funny thing is that I have never had fees with either bank yet I constantly hear people complaining about fees. What would these fees be because I have never been charged a fee for anything except for checks when I used the a while back and that was only BofA.