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Celebrity Chef Mario Batali Apologizes for Comparing Bankers to Hitler and Stalin

Kathy Landin — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 16:00:14 +0000

On Tuesday, celebrity chef Mario Batali alienated his upper crust clientele by comparing the acts of the banking industry to those of dictators Hitler and Stalin. On Wednesday, he tweeted his apology.

Survey Shows 650,000 Bank Customers Switched to Credit Unions

Shauna Wright — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:12:59 +0000

While Bank of America and other major banks have now scrapped a widely-derided plan to charge customers a monthly fee for using their debit cards, a new survey shows at least 650,000 people closed their accounts with those banks in the past month and fled to more consumer-friendly credit unions.

Snake in ATM Machine Is Scarier Than Hidden Bank Fees [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:22:42 +0000

Ready for something scarier than your checking account balance? Folks who tried to make a withdrawal from this ATM machine got more than they bargained for in the form of a snake who lived in the device. As if the hidden charges most banks try to pull aren’t bad enough. Now we have to dodge snakes at the ATM? Back to hiding our cash under the mattress for us.

Actually, “Snakes in the ATM” would be a great Samuel L. Jackson movie. Watch a particularly scary ATM visit below.

Florida-Based Community Bank to Pay Customers for Their Business

Shauna Wright — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 16:35:29 +0000

In response to Bank of America’s recently announced $5 monthly fee for debit card usage, Florida-based Community Bank is doing the reverse — it’s paying customers to bank with them.