Thursday, May 10, 2012

Bank of america protests

  • CHARLOTTE – Four people were arrested Wednesday as they tried to force their way into the annual Bank of America shareholders meeting in Charlotte.
  • (USA Today)
  • The protest was billed by its organizers as the Showdown in Charlotte. They were protesting Bank of Americas policies on foreclosures, and the banks support of the coal industry.
  • (Tulsa World)
  • Late Wednesday afternoon, about a dozen protesters gathered outside the Post Falls, ID, Bank of America branch located on Seltice Blvd.
  • (Examiner)
  • homeowners kicked out! The protesters convened at the Bluffton branch off U.S. 278 to support Bank of America protests in other places, coinciding with the corporations annual shareholder meeting in Charlotte, where hundreds rallied.
  • (Island Packet Online)
  • CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Despite noisy protests inside and outside Bank of America's annual meeting here Wednesday, shareholders signed off on the $7 million 2011 pay package for the chief executive, Brian T. Moynihan.
  • (New York Times)
  • "This is America. Bank of America, take care of America." "I listen carefully," he answered.
  • (The News & Observer)
  • Bank of America Corp., the second- biggest U.S. lender, is following a "disciplined" strategy to rebuild, Chief Executive Officer Brian T. Moynihan said today as protests swirled inside and outside the firm's annual meeting.
  • (Bloomberg)
  • Bank of America Corp., the second- biggest U.S. lender, is following a disciplined strategy to rebuild, Chief Executive Officer Brian T. Moynihan said today as protests swirled inside and outside the firms annual meeting.
  • (Los Angeles Times)
  • From its need for $45 billion in bailout funds to sluggish loan modifications to allegations of robo-signing and foreclosure fraud, Bank of America has been a target of those who say it shows the worst side of U.S. banking.
  • (Wall Street Journal)

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