Trailer for “Overdrawn!”, a feature-length documentary about predatory banking fees, with Ralph Nader, Joel Bakan (“The Corporation”), a loan shark, and lots of consumers who are fed up with their banks for ripping them off with overdraft fees. www. overdrawnmovie. net
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tell everyone you know about this
we need to take back control. obvoiusly the people who rule money rule the world. THIS NEEDS TO CHANGE and only the people can do this.
Its simple math people
Just don’t use more than you have in the bank.
I gave up and stopped making deposits and opened another account with a credit union and I went on line and they are still paying my car payment and phone bill and still charging me over draft fees! HA! I had over 350 when I gave up it’s up to $900 now. Wells Fargo is evil!
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SERIOUSLY tired of bank fees
Were trying to education people in ways to avoid overdraft fees. Thank you again, great video!
just paid $140 overdraft fees, im closing all my accounts, I’m done with those fucking banks.
Looks like a very interesting documentary film Karney…nice job!
Overdraft is a scam!!! Its not right that the banks rape everyday Americans! All bank cards should stop when it reaches $0.00, Every time you swipe your card and your past $0.00, their is a fee to every transaction, this can be stopped easily!!! The damn card knows when you make a purchase, no matter if its a $10,000 or $00.99. I think its smart enough to know when the money runs out!!! The banks want this to happen and its wrong!
Over draft Protection ? Wait a minute… Didnt the Mafia offer “protection” Too ? Protection.? Who exactly is Being Protected. ? While Opening a New Account. A bank teller will Smile and Say. “Would you like the Over draft Protection Option ? ” As if Its for YOUR OWN PROTECTION. When in fact it Protects the Casher of your Check, Insuring them that they will get their money. Then HAMMERING YOU with over draft Fee’s. PROTECTION I ask. No. its Organized Crime. With nice pretty shiny shoes.
BANK OF AMERICA IS THE MOST CORRUPT BANK IN THE COUNTRY!. Bank of America harassed me, ruined my credit, charged me over $800 in fees over a 10 day period, tried to humiliate me, and never stopped calling my house- all because of $50 overdraft!!
In one day I was charged over $250 in overdraft fees because of a company that took advantage of my bank account- BofA charges more fees than any bank in the World!
If people would just stop using their credit cards the banks can’t screw them anymore. Banks are doing this because THEY CAN!
Call the bank and ask to cancel overdraft protection….I just did myself!
Call Senator Chris Dodd and show your support for his bill that will stop this shit from happening. He will limit the amount of Overdraft fees to 1 per month, 6 per year. Overdraft fees must be proportionate to the cost of processing an overdraft charge. His number is 202-224-2823. Call and show your support. Google Chris Dodd’s overdraft legislation for more information. Pass this message on…post it wherever you can.
Man, I wish I was able to tell my story about how I’ve been getting screwed by overdraft fees.
Can anybody say they mimicked his success?
Awesome Work! Love the trailer! Debt Warriors are looking forward to doing a screening in Orlando, Fl. Keep up the great work!
Great preview. The Center for Responsible Lending is also fighting to get these unreasonable fees to stop. They have a form letter on their website that you can send to the Federal Reserve Board asking them to pass rules requiring banks to have people opt-in to overdraft programs instead of automatically enrolling them without permission. The Center is also pushing for transaction warnings letting people know when they are going into the red. Just check out the Overdraft Loans issue section.
looks great! i’m really glad there are people like you doing important work like this!
Canada Rocks! Fuck CorpMerica (formally the United States of America) If Carter was reelected in 1980 instead of that bafoon Reagan the world would be a better place right now. The stock market would not crash in 1987. Iran Contra wouldn’t exist. Dukakis would probally be elected in 1985, and in 1988. Banks wouldn’t have bailed out, and interest charges would not be high as ever on homes, credit cards. I could have only imagine.
Just FYI, here in Canada, we use a thing called Interac, which will tell you at the point of purchase if you don’t have enough in your account, and refuse the transaction. We also do overdraft on accounts, but only if you ask for it and for much, much less than in the United States.
Come up north, we’re friendly. :^)
Outstanding work, Karney.
Insightful, explicit, well-crafted and easy to make viral to send a strong message to our legislators.
Great job Karney!!! I also saw the other one on current tv. That’s some nice editing you’ve done there.
Maja
BOA, Chase, large banks and most insurance companies are the true domestic terrorists and are selling America down the river almost as
fast as Bush and the republican scam artists.
Thank you for the movie and making us think.
I never wanted this but they basically give you no choice. Most bounced checks immediately warn you when you have no funds. Unlike these cons where you could go almost 2 weeks without knowing. Even a couple of days is enough to equal more than your one bounced checks.