HOW REP. SCHAKOWSY SWITCHED BANKS

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Members of congress on both sides of the aisle are catching on to the wave of change. Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) said “bye bye” to Bank of America over the weekend and moved her money to Devon Bank, a local community financial institution in the neighborhood she grew up in.

The friendly bankers were happy to see me and helped me open a new checking account. I can still bank on line, get a debit card, and use without charge a network of ATMs that are conveniently located. They gave me a map that I’ll keep in my car. Not only that, they will pay me 4.15% interest on my balance up to $20,000 and they gave me a very nice pen set and a clock!
I hadn’t even realized how good it would feel. Over the last year, I knew in my heart, that I had to get out. I saw, along with millions and millions of my fellow Americans, that my long gone community bank wasn’t the only one being swallowed up. Our entire economy was being digested by the big, greedy, reckless behemoths that could care less about me or any of us. With only four banks holding nearly 40% of all deposits, we learned the hard way just what “too big to fail” really means. It means to save our own necks, we had to rescue the monsters, or to carry on the first metaphor, our abusers.

http://moveyourmoney.info/

Heh.Guess she forgot to listen to Timmeh explain why moving your money isn't a good idea. Oh, wait. He didn't say why it was a bad idea, just that it is.