On 4th Anniversary of "Occupy" a Stellar Outcome: $30 Million in Debt Canceled for Americans
An Occupy offshoot has bought millions of dollars in anonymous medical or student loan debt to forgive, making people debt-free.
An Occupy offshoot has bought millions of dollars in anonymous medical or student loan debt to forgive, making people debt-free.
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A man realized that a bank robber was acting out of sadness, not malice, and stepped in to difuse the situation with a hug.
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From Australia comes a story of corporate responsibility in the face of personal tragedy as an elderly national bank depositor had nearly AUD$500,000 returned to him out of the bank's own pockets. He had been tricked by scammers into revealing his banking information, which an inquest at ANZ bank found was something they should have […]
Wells Fargo's new philanthropic strategy includes a $1 billion commitment to help solve affordable housing and homelessness issues across America.
More than one-third of the world's banks are committing to the sustainability goals that were set by the Paris Agreement.
Aspiration, a ‘B Corporation' with social good as its top priority—helps customers plant trees and pays cash back for doing business with green companies.
Bank of America is committing $1 billion over 4 years to Fight Racial Inequality, while Apple, Facebook, Verizon are pledging $10M Each.
As a means of finalizing their exit form the Canadian credit card market, Chase Bank has decided to forgive all outstanding Canadian credit card debt.
New Yorkers are the most savings-conscious people compared to any other state, according to a new poll of 5,000 Americans from all 50 states.
Ulster Savings Bank is gifting 170 good deeds to others as a way of celebrating its 170th anniversary.
Guess what's been happening in the financial industry over the last few months? The banks have quietly turned on the lending spigot. After several quarters of having their loan balances plunge or flatten out, several of the nation's biggest banks are reporting increases of 8%.
A OnePoll survey of 2,000 Americans, commissioned by Capital One, found that the pandemic has helped people view financial well-being differently.
2% of Kenyan households have been lifted out of poverty thanks to a payment and money transfer system that works on old phones, with SMS text messaging.
Hurricane Irma has disrupted so many lives in Florida, but the hassle of not having a bank branch nearby has just become less of a worry for thousands.
Home may be where the heart is, but for 36 lucky veterans, it's on a street where Tim McGraw is buying each of them a house this year.
The US Senate defeated an attempt by big banks to derail financial reform scheduled to take effect next month that will bring some overdue common sense to the debit card fees banks are allowed to charge merchants.
Very poor women in Peru are improving the lives of their families, thanks to business smarts, determination and a small business micro loan from Finca Peru, the family-run social enterprise that helps educate its 16,000 local micro-borrowers in savvy business growth.
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