Protecting What's Right

When Consumers Speak Up, Change Happens

Nov022011

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 [...]

Baron & Budd Supports Congress's Crackdown On Debit Card Fees

Mar102011

By Mazin A. Sbaiti – Baron & Budd Attorney We’ve previously reported that Baron & Budd is one of seven firms directing the In re Checking Account Overdraft Fee Litigation, MDL 2036 pending in the Southern District of Florida.   These cases involve just about every major U.S. bank who reorders debit card transactions from highest [...]

HSBC Sued for “Excessive” Overdraft Fees

Mar032011

An HSBC Holdings Plc. unit was sued earlier this week for collecting what are described as “excessive” overdraft fees and failing to alert consumers when they make a transaction that incurs the bank’s $35 overdraft charge. The lawsuit, filed in the New York state Supreme Court by a group of customers who claim they were [...]

In Our Opinion:

Apr062010

How Did Customers Tell Banks They Don’t Want Overdraft Fees? Through Trial Attorneys. As we deal with defective products from China, sudden accelerating automobiles, corporate malfeasance and self interest by banks and investment houses, individuals find themselves with no choice but to seek redress in our court system. Trial attorneys can and have made consumers’ [...]