The Long-Awaited Oct. 15 Lineup

Staff / Truthdig Oct 15, 2011 Occupy Wall Street will hold a number of major events Saturday. First will be a march on a JPMorgan Chase branch to protest the $94.7 billion taxpayer bailout of the company and the bank's layoff of 14,000 workers since then. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Bank of America Plans New Debit Card Fee

Staff / Truthdig Oct 1, 2011 Bank of America announced that it will charge its customers $5 a month for making purchases with debit cards, and Wells Fargo, Chase and SunTrust are poised to follow suit. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Banks Push to Appease Regulators With Low-Ball Damage Compensation

Staff / Truthdig May 15, 2011 Investigators at the United States Trustee Program, which oversees U.S. bankruptcy cases, are collecting mountains of evidence that show that banks industrywide are hurrying huge numbers of borrowers out of their homes prematurely, based on false loan repayment claims. (more) Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Obama’s New Chief of Staff Makes $8.3 Million From Wall Street Gig

Staff / Truthdig Jan 21, 2011 In preparation for his new White House job, William Daley sold $8.3 million of JPMorgan Chase stock. Thanks to government regulations, Daley can postpone paying the capital gains on that haul until he leaves public life, which, given how fast the door between Obama's White House and Wall Street spins, shouldn't be too long. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Gag Me With a Banker

Staff / Truthdig Jan 4, 2011 Having learned nothing from his midterm drubbing, President Obama is reportedly considering making JPMorgan Chase executive William Daley his chief of staff. Because what this administration needs is more sympathy for the hooligans on Wall Street. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Too Big to Fail, Except Online

Staff / Truthdig Sep 16, 2010 JPMorgan Chase is America's second biggest bank, further fattened from gobbling up the carcasses of Bear Stearns and Washington Mutual, so it stands to reason that millions of Americans have been inconvenienced by the inexplicable meltdown of the company's website. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

When They Call, Geithner Answers

Staff / Truthdig Oct 8, 2009 It's unsurprising to say the least: A Freedom of Information Act request has discovered that Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner is in daily two-way communication with a small group of Wall Street CEOs -- at Citigroup, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs -- while lawmakers like Rep. Xavier Becerra are forced to leave messages for him. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some Banks to Repay Bailout Funds

Staff / Truthdig Jun 9, 2009 Some of the country's major banks are prepared to pay back money they borrowed under the TARP program, but don't get too excited. The initial repayment is expected to be a meager $50 billion, which Timothy Geithner wants to inject right back into other troubled banks. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Say Goodbye to WaMu

Staff / Truthdig Sep 26, 2008 JPMorgan Chase added to its failed financial behemoth collection by gobbling up the deposits of Washington Mutual, which set a record for the biggest U.S. bank failure Thursday. According to the FDIC and Chase, bank customers have nothing to worry about. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

‘Don?t Stop ? ‘ — David Chase?s Maddening ‘Sopranos’ Finale

Sheerly Avni / Truthdig Jun 11, 2007 Of all the endings that "Sopranos" aficionados may have anticipated, Sunday night's series finale probably defied almost of all their expectations, for better or for worse. Judging by the fans' reactions on the HBO site that night, "for worse" may be the majority opinion. Contributor Sheerly Avni weighs in on the controversial send-off of Tony and his famiglia. Warning: Spoiler alert. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Funereal Antics

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