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Big Bank Epiphany: Adding New Fees May Be Bad For Business

Could 2013 be when big bank customers finally get some relief from the onslaught of fees they’ve weathered in recent years? According to some bank industry analysts, the answer is a qualified yes. Fees aren’t going away entirely, and the experts say penalty fees in particular will continue to creep higher, but a new regulatory climate in Washington has put banks on notice that piling on costs is not the best way to do business. “The whole landscape changed after the election,” says Ken Thomas, an independent bank consultant and economist. With Obama in the White House and celebrated Wall Street watchdog Elizabeth Warren in the Senate and likely within reach of a seat on the Senate Banking Committee, “regulators feel emboldened. They feel a new sense of purpose,” he says. “Banks want to do what they can to minimize complaints. They’re being a little more consumer sensitive than they were before.” After last year’s debit card fee debacle, in which Bank of America had to ...

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Pro-Obama super PAC outpaces GOP counterpart

Monday, October 22, 2012 - 10:28 Justin Sullivan/Getty Images Pro-Mitt Romney super PAC Restore Our Future doubled its monthly hall but was outraised by its pro-Obama counterpart Priorities USA Action for the second month in a row. Restore Our Future , a super PAC supporting Mitt Romney’s candidacy, doubled its fundraising total in September. It took in $14.8 million , but was still outraised by the pro-President Barack Obama Priorities USA Action , which raised $15.3 million for the month. The totals show a reversal of a trend — Republicans to date have fared better at raising money for outside groups, though Romney still has American Crossroads, a well-funded super PAC, and Crossroads GPS, a nonprofit, in his corner. Restore Our Future brought in $7 million in August. Most of the major super PACs had until Saturday at midnight to file monthly reports with the Federal Election Commission on September’s fundraising activities. Meanwhile, J. Joe Ricketts, whose conservative Ending ...

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