Debtor’s revolt? It’s a revolt all right. Forget the debtor part. This is a “consumer’s” revolt against bankers.
A consumer revolt against bankers is long overdue.
Here’s just the latest example of bankers gone bad.
You have a checking account at a bank, right? Chances are, you do. Chances are, you also have what banks call “overdraft protection.”
To “help protect” you, your bank (probably) rolled you into this protection (automatically) when you opened an account. Sounds harmless,doesn’t it?
Overdraft Protection…. Who wouldn’t want overdraft protection?
My friend Donna recently ran head-on into her bank’s overdraft protection program. Take a guess who’s coming out of this head-on collision on the short-end of the stick?
Yep, you guessed it: Donna’s bank has her trapped as you soon will discover. How these bankers cleverly trapped Donna is what you need to know. Next, I’ll be forced to caution you against using the bathroom at a bank. Who knows, these bankers might use a fast-acting Super Glue on the toilet seat, forcing you to pay fees and interest to get off the pot.
Click Read More now to get the rest of this horrible trap causing Donna even more sleepless nights.
OVERDRAFT PROTECTION “TRAP”
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Now, here’s the scoop on how your bank (chances are) is trapping you too.
Donna’s checking account is tied to one of her credit cards…for overdraft protection. It’s common practice for banks to do this to BENEFIT YOU or so they say.
- She overdrew her bank account.The bank invoked Donna’s credit card to cover the checks. totaling a couple $100 dollars.
- The bank took $500.00 from Donna’s credit card per her overdraft protection agreement
When Donna discovered her mistake, she went to the bank to transfer money from her savings account to her checking account. Here’s the SHOCKING and COSTLY discovery I hope has not trapped you:
- The $500 charge on Donna’s credit card was a CASH ADVANCE!
- Cash Advance fees accrue DAILY with no grace period on interest charges as well!
But This Is NOT The WORST Part. Here’s the worst part!
You see, Donna tried to pay off this $500.00 cash advance but her credit card company would not allow her to satisfy the cash advance, informing her she had to pay off her balance first before ANY payment could be applied to the cash advance.
WTF! Unfortunately, Donna is carrying a ~$15,000 balance on her cards, needing her credit card to pay medical bills.
Banks call it Overdraft “Protection.” Of course, in a perfect world Donna would have tied overdraft protection to her savings account and she would not have a high credit card balance. Sure, in a perfect world we would have no worries or challenges.
Moral of the story: Your credit card is the most useful BUT most dangerous tool in your toolbox.These credit cards afford us conveniences we cherish (ordering online, booking rentals and airfare or paying at the pump). Ignore the application or any mailing from the card issuer (or not paying the full balance off each month) can be extremely dangerous to your financial health.
Debtor’s revolt requires consumers and debtors to unite against abusive banking theft perpetrated by greedy, out-of-the-control bankers. Okay, what is your latest run-in with a bank. I know you have one. Everyone does. Scroll down now to share your story. Or ask a question. I’ll try to answer it. In the meantime, I can’t wait to tell you about my latest run in, not with Bank of America this time but with PayPal. Let me tell you, PayPal is EVIL! I paid a BIG price for not reading PayPal’s Terms of Service.
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