There is a resounding trend in national policy-making to call for more transparency in financial processes. Numerous laws have been passed or are currently being voted on in efforts to further this trend. It is a common expectation that all information regarding programs and services that run on tax dollars should be, and are, public [...]
On what must be the happiest day in her 22 years, Molly Katchpole, a Washington, D.C. nanny who started an online petition urging Bank of America to drop its new debit fee, scored a big win for herself – and for consumers everywhere – when Bank of America announced plans to scrap its $5 monthly [...]