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• Big Banks to Pay Out to 4.2 Million Mortgage Servicer Victims

  By Heather Anderson  |  April 9, 2013

  Checks to range from $300 to $125,000 as result of enforcement actions against 13 servicers, including the nation's largest banks.

• Feds Slap Collective $9.3 Billion Hit on Big Banks for Deficient Mortgage Servicing

  By Heather Anderson  |  March 1, 2013

  Thirteen institutions expected to also undertake loss mitigation efforts focused on foreclosure prevention in OCC/Fed settlement.

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  Cyber Fighters’ DDoS Hits Two Credit Unions

  By Robert McGarvey  |  February 6, 2013

  The bland name hides the lethal intent of DDoS when aimed at financial institutions, an event that has become increasingly common as dozens of large banks have recently found their online operations crippled, sometimes for days by highly skilled cyber-attackers.

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  Threat of the Week: DDoS May Camouflage Larceny

  By Robert McGarvey  |  December 27, 2012

  Technology writer Robert McGarvey this week looks at what could be most sinister about distributed denial of service attacks.

• Bank ‘Zombie’ Accounts Blasted by Consumers Union

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  June 11, 2012

  Last fall, 16 secret shoppers visiting branches at some of the nation’s biggest banks found out just how hard it was to close an account.

• Big Bank Overdraft Fees on the Increase

  By Heather Anderson  |  June 7, 2012

  Overdraft fees at the nation’s 14 largest banks have increased after two years of stagnation, according to the Consumer Federation of America.

• Banks Put Up Roadblocks for Consumers Wanting to Switch: Report

  By Michelle A. Samaad  |  May 31, 2012

  From fees to close accounts and transfer funds to so-called zombie accounts, some banks are making it harder for consumers to leave.