Thursday, December 4, 2025

Tag: banks

Wells Fargo workers push to bring a union to the banking...

CWA launched the Committee for Better Banks a decade ago, with the goals of organizing bank workers and empowering them to assist regulators’ efforts to monitor the finance industry.

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau cracks down on credit card late fees

The rule was passed in an effort to save 45 million people an average of $220 or more than $10 billion a year.

Capital One announces plan to buy Discover

Capital One announced a definitive agreement under which the company will acquire Discover in an all-stock transaction valued at $35.3 billion.

Bank of America pays $250 million to customers and in penalty fees...

CFPB said Bank of America implemented a "double-dipping scheme" to "harvest junk fees" from customers and those actions are "illegal and undermine customer trust."

World’s biggest banks poured $673 billion into fossil fuels last year

“This is one of the most insane misallocations of capital in human history.”

David Barsamian and Noam Chomsky | Savage capitalism

From climate change to bank failures to war.

What connects Trump’s likely arrest with the bank bailouts?

Let's start with multi-billionaire Peter Thiel, and follow the money.

US mega-banks behind 1/3 of climate-destroying oil and gas expansion: Report

"Global banks' top fossil fuel clients amount to a rogues' gallery of bad actors."

Wells Fargo announces commitment to join Net-Zero Banking Alliance and reach...

"Achieving net-zero emissions by 2050 means stopping financing for the expansion of fossil fuels now."

UK banks defend climate record despite billions lent to fossil fuel...

DeSmog research has found that over 86 percent (13 out of 15) of HSBC’s board of directors have current or past ties to polluting companies and industries.

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Republican bill seeks to eliminate dual citizenship and force Americans to choose

A new proposal from Sen. Bernie Moreno would require millions of Americans to renounce either their U.S. citizenship or their foreign citizenship within one year.

Apocalypse soon?

Returning a final time to Cheyenne Mountain.

Republicans shaken after narrow win in deep red Tennessee district

A narrow Republican win in a Trump +22 district exposes voter anger over costs, healthcare, and abortion ahead of the 2026 midterms.

Trump DOJ backs Bayer in Supreme Court fight over Roundup cancer lawsuits

A move by the administration aligns federal power with pesticide manufacturers as thousands of cancer patients fight for their day in court.

How Trump fueled an affordability crisis

While everyday Americans struggle, Trump prefers to party with the rich.