I'm a depositor, and only a depositor, at a bank. What legitimate purpose is there for the bank to run a credit check on me? [more inside]
posted by NortonDC on Aug 12, 2009 - 27 answers

How can I keep track of the health of European banks? [more inside]
posted by fuzz on Sep 29, 2008 - 4 answers

Wells Fargo just royally screwed me during one of the most difficult financial weeks of my life, putting me in a position where I won't even have food money or enough gas money to get to work -- until next TUESDAY! I'm spitting mad. My questions are twofold: 1) I want to know if there's anything I can do to turn this situation around now or do I have to just wait; 2) My money problems are temporary and I'll be in the red within a year. Is it possible to complain or make a statement about this episode with Wells Fargo that would ever be heard? Should I just bitterly move on and take my business elsewhere, feeling like a victim? 3) Do you have a bank that you recommend doing business with instead -- one that treats customers with actual respect? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Sep 23, 2008 - 35 answers

What's the best bank or credit union in the Chicago area? [more inside]
posted by korpios on Apr 24, 2008 - 11 answers

Has anyone noticed banks here in the U.S. pulling shenanigans today? This may be nothing but I want to ask anyway. [more inside]
posted by mr. creosote on Feb 1, 2008 - 27 answers

Help me figure out the best way to finance graduate school abroad. [more inside]
posted by dead_ on May 10, 2007 - 4 answers

Which banks are the most secure? [more inside]
posted by scazza on Dec 19, 2005 - 14 answers