$75 bonus for free checking account at Bank of America

A few weeks ago I posted a rant about the stupidity of Bank of America and the monthly maintenance fee they charge on some MyAccess checking accounts. In my reasearch I found that although the MyAccess checking normally has an account maintenance fee if you don’t have a direct deposit, they were currently offering MyAccess [...]

Follow-up: Identify theft fraudster caught in Houston

Back in January, I posted about a coworker who had been a victim of identity theft. In summary, someone stole her ID and debit card and used them to cash stolen checks against her account. When the checks came back NSF, her account was debited for the stolen money. You can read the story in more [...]

Bank of America’s ridiculous maintenance fee

29 February 2012 Update: Monthly maintenance fees and bank fees in general by Bank of America and others have only gotten worse since I originally wrote this post. While you may still be able to get the occasional fee waived through customer service as I did in February 2010, it may be worth considering other [...]