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tclambert

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13. Traditional bank robbers stole $30 million in 2011. How much have bankers stolen?

Reply to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri May 8, 2015, 08:10 PM

May 2015

http://www.fbi.gov/about-us/investigate/vc_majorthefts/bankrobbery

On-line bank robbers stole more than traditional stick-up men: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-15/online-bank-robbers-steal-as-much-as-1-billion-says-kaspersky

Banks charged $31.9 billion in overdraft fees in 2013. http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424052702304157204579475573602576630
While only about 14.4% goes toward covering the actual costs of overdrafts. http://abcnews.go.com/Business/banks-reap-profits-overdraft-fees-consumers-lose/story?id=19373572

Sounds like the bankers win.

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The RICH are stealing our money, NOT the poor, the elderly, the disabled... [View all] Playinghardball May 2015 OP

K&R..... daleanime May 2015 #1

Can you spell Goldman-Sachs? nm rhett o rick May 2015 #2

Of course I can, they are after all the favored entity running this year Dragonfli May 2015 #5

Thumbs up for my favorite hedge fund manager! Octafish May 2015 #6

Well since Corporations are people, I predict that H. Clinton will choose Goldman-Sachs as rhett o rick May 2015 #7

It's the right thing to do.. appalachiablue May 2015 #10

I can see them on the same ticket (they sort of are already), but I picture Hillary as VP /nt Dragonfli May 2015 #11

good we need it stonecutter357 May 2015 #24

At least you admit it. Corporations uber alles. nm rhett o rick May 2015 #29

I am all about us not them. stonecutter357 May 2015 #32

Who do you include in your "us". nm rhett o rick May 2015 #44

Since corporations are people, Rolando May 2015 #26

Because G-S is entitled; it's their turn! Divernan May 2015 #27

yeah steve folk May 2015 #34

No matter who the VP nominee is, hifiguy May 2015 #37

K&R SamKnause May 2015 #3

dfddd steve folk May 2015 #39

But...job creators and trickle down and garble garble garble. progressoid May 2015 #4

"Have you had your trickle today?" nm rhett o rick May 2015 #8

I love that one! mountain grammy May 2015 #9

Kinda like this... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #12

Traditional bank robbers stole $30 million in 2011. How much have bankers stolen? tclambert May 2015 #13

Want to fight back ? 99Forever May 2015 #14

Amen SusanCalvin May 2015 #15

Great idea. Also refinance your loans at credit unions. Omnith May 2015 #16

Yes, and we have to keep our eye on ball as the banksters attack credit unions. Agony May 2015 #20

Credit Union auto loan rate-2.5%; bank-4.4%;autodealer-4.5% Divernan May 2015 #28

and FEEDING THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX Martin Eden May 2015 #17

+1000 smirkymonkey May 2015 #18

i know. It's easy to see how banks charge the fees to those with the smallest accounts. Sunlei May 2015 #19

Living out in a rural area, where there are few banks, truedelphi May 2015 #33

Definitely colsohlibgal May 2015 #21

To paraphrase an old commercial: malthaussen May 2015 #22

They extort it from the peasants hifiguy May 2015 #38

And they are strategizing how to greenwash it all at a luxury resort in Morocco with help from the whereisjustice May 2015 #23

Clinton Foundation "facilitated" $45 million luxury hotel in Haiti. Divernan May 2015 #30

Heartbreaking info, perfectly captures the moral hazard and disparity. whereisjustice May 2015 #42

Kicked and recommended! Unfortunately Republicans still believe it. Enthusiast May 2015 #25

K & R !!! Thespian2 May 2015 #31

The Centrist and top spot politicians of BOTH parties have done the truedelphi May 2015 #35

+1 whereisjustice May 2015 #43

In deregulated capitalist America, banks rob you! Initech May 2015 #36

HUGE K & R !!! - Thank You !!! WillyT May 2015 #40

K&R MissDeeds May 2015 #41