economics France pulled all its gold from the NY Fed — and made $15 billion doing it Ellsworth Toohey

News Rural Kansas banker steals $47M in crypto pig butchering scam Ellsworth Toohey

politics Credit card fees will spike under Trump's financial deregulation Mark Frauenfelder

fraud Wells Fargo refuses to refund $45k stolen from retiree's account Mark Frauenfelder

banking Nightmare at Wells Fargo: customer battles fraudulent charges for months until NY Times shames the bank into helping him Mark Frauenfelder

crime Do cash apps make it too easy for thieves to empty accounts? Ruben Bolling

politics Brexiteer Nigel Farage "couldn't maintain the minimum balance" for posh bank (Update: Bank admits it closed its account over his politics) Rob Beschizza

apple Apple takes on banks with new 4.15% interest savings account Mark Frauenfelder

finance Self-proclaimed "Anti-woke" bank bombs Thom Dunn

mistakes Lawsuit: Fifth Third Bank refused to cash a 71-year-old black woman's check Rob Beschizza

climate change Study: Big Tech companies produce even more carbon emissions by having cash in the bank Thom Dunn

usps The USPS is testing out becoming a bank, and it's about damn time. Thom Dunn

banking Why COBOL will never die Clive Thompson

banking Why is there a two hour line at this particular ATM in New York City? David Pescovitz

Business Goodbye Libra, hello Facebook Pay Xeni Jardin

Business Chase customers have ONE MONTH left to opt out of binding arbitration Cory Doctorow

twitter Chase's idiotic poverty-shaming "inspirational" tweet, and Twitter users' magnificent responses thereto Cory Doctorow

security Security chips have not reduced US credit-card fraud Cory Doctorow

Business Consumer Reports now evaluates products' security and privacy Cory Doctorow

finance Trump's chief Goldman-Sachs goblin tells America they can buy a new car for $1000 Cory Doctorow