On AlterNet: citibank

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4 Ways the Big Banks are Still Screwing Homeowners — And How They're Fighting Back

Sarah Jaffe, AlterNet. April 10, 2012.

Here's how the banks are still doing exactly as they please when it comes to homes. But there's hope.

3 Mega-Banks Screwing You With Sneaky Fees -- Again

Lauren Kelley, AlterNet. March 2, 2012.

Consumers were outraged when Bank of America announced a $5 debit fee last fall. Undeterred, some banks are now quietly imposing even more fees.

10 Stories of People Moving Their Money, Despite Banks' Efforts to Stop Them

Markos Moulitsas, Daily Kos. November 13, 2011.

Banks are claiming that the accounts closed in the last six weeks won't hurt them, but they're willing to go to all sorts of lengths to prevent customers from leaving.

Occupy Wall Street Protester, Arrested and Jailed for 30 Hours, Tells Her Story for the First Time

Barbara Schneider Reilly, AlterNet. October 26, 2011.

An AlterNet exclusive: Manhandled, arrested, cuffed, searched, and locked away in the Tombs, this is her uncensored story, in her own words.

5 Outright Illegal Scams That Should Put Wall St. Bankers Behind Bars

Zach Carter, AlterNet. September 21, 2010.

From laundering drug money to gouging you on overdrafts, here are five scams where Wall Street ran afoul of the law.

Robert Rubin Should Be Doing Hard Labor: Instead He's Trying to Resurrect Himself

Dean Baker, TruthOut.org. March 9, 2010.

Robert Rubin put in place all the pieces that set up the economy for the disaster that we are now living through. Why can't he get off the stage?

Iraq Takes Banking Advice from Citibank

Amanda Terkel, ThinkProgress. March 11, 2009.

"Yes, clearly Citibank is just the right institution to help the Iraqi banking sector become mature and responsible corporate citizens."

Obama's Wall Street Woes

Robert L. Borosage, Huffington Post. November 27, 2008.

Is this the change we need? The depth of the crisis we face renders the old arguments irrelevant.

Heckuva Bailout: Citi and AIG Still Pay Hundreds of Millions in Sports Sponsorship

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake. November 24, 2008.

"This type of spending is indefensible and unacceptable to Citigroup's new partner and largest investor: the American taxpayer."

How a Shady Citigroup Subsidiary Secretly Makes Billions in the Oil Market

Pam Martens, CounterPunch. June 23, 2008.

Crude oil has risen 700 percent in seven years; the lack of oversight has allowed companies like Phibro to pull in huge and questionable profits.

Bloated OPEC States Pick Through Scraps of American Economy

Nicholas von Hoffman, The Nation. December 10, 2007.

As the US economy sickens, foreign governments are on a shopping spree, scooping up bargains paid for by sovereign wealth funds.