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Spotlight: Money and Politics

Canadian bank goes after homes to collect credit card debts

October 5, 2012, 1:03 AM
A new tactic in debt collection catches California homeowners off guard: foreclosure threats for unsecured loans. + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

More Calif. colleges contract with debit card firm criticized for fees

July 24, 2012, 12:05 AM
Nearly half of the state’s community colleges and a handful of other higher education institutions now disburse student financial aid on debit cards through contracts with Higher One, a financial firm that has garnered increasing scrutiny for charging multiple fees, aggressive marketing... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

State pension funds sticking with JPMorgan despite $2B loss

June 15, 2012, 12:05 AM
The agencies that manage retirement benefits for California teachers and governmental employees are standing by JPMorgan Chase for now despite a recent $2 billion trading loss that has sparked two federal investigations and reignited calls for tougher bank oversight.  Representatives of the... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

College district's new bank card provider has history of fee complaints

September 24, 2010, 12:20 AM
Los Angeles Community College District students who use their new ID cards to access their financial aid money might want to read the fine print. Thanks to an agreement signed in February between the college district and Connecticut-based Higher One Inc., students at all nine colleges in the... + read more
Daily Report: Higher Ed

UC Davis gives US Bank marketing access, perks in exchange for royalties

August 5, 2010, 12:05 AM
This fall, University of California Davis students, faculty and staff will get new photo ID cards emblazoned with the US Bank logo. They can use the cards to check out books from the library and, if they choose, withdraw money at an ATM from a new US Bank checking account. The cards come... + read more
Daily Report: Money and Politics

Some caution about the Move Your Money trend

June 29, 2010, 12:05 AM
Circle Bank, a community bank with a five branches in the Bay Area, works to attract those who want to move their money away from big banks, but a San Francisco Magazine reporter writes this one bank is just a part of a national reaction to big-bank behavior. The article highlights a March... + read more
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