On AlterNet: bofa

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "bofa"

Time to Break Up Zombie Bank of America?

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. January 26, 2012.

The B of A death watch continues as a new petition calls for federal regulators to dismantle the big bank before it implodes.

Bank of America's Fee Cancellation Is a Major Victory Signaling the Maturing of the Occupy Movement

Roberto Lovato, Of America. November 1, 2011.

In addition to powering and pushing the work of groups fighting the bank fees, the #Occupy movement is also nourishing the work planned or envisioned by other groups.

How Bank of America Covered Up Fraud by Silencing Whistleblowers

Michael Hudson, IWatch News. October 13, 2011.

Countrywide made life hard for an internal investigator, and a court ruled that when BofA took over, she was illegally fired in retaliation.

FDIC Chief Got Bank of America Loans While Working on Its Rescue

Keith Epstein, David Heath, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund. January 21, 2010.

Sheila Bair was granted a retroactive ethics waver on two large BofA mortgages -- a "simple mistake," according to the FDIC.

Digital Dollars: Why the Marketing and Ad Industry Are Afraid of New Regulatory Watchdogs

Jeffrey Chester, AlterNet. December 8, 2009.

The firms doing the spinning for some of the financial meltdown's biggest players have good reason to be worried. Their crimes, after all, went largely unnoticed.