Banks are the businesses we love to hate. They're the symbol of money, especially the money we don't have. And when they make mistakes, they're rarely in our favor.
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Someone once wrote a check on the side of a cow.
Customer moves his million-dollar account after his bank refuses to validate a 50¢ parking ticket.
Woman without driver's license tries to cash check by offering magazine with nude photos of herself as identification.
Customer clears installment loan early by sending last coupon from payment book with first payment.
Enterprising crook scams money by leaving blank deposit slips imprinted with his account number in the bank.
Crook posing as security guard places 'OUT OF ORDER' sign on bank's night
Forger steals money by manipulating
The kind of year the stock market will have is predicted by the winner of the Super Bowl.
Bank employee embezzles large amount of money by stealing small sums from many different accounts.
A debtor can discharge his obligations by sending his creditor a check made out for a fraction of the amount owed with the words 'Paid in full' written on it.
Man battles $0.00 charge that won't go away.
Disgruntled customer writes caustic letter to his bank over a bounced check.
Bank attempts to collect credit card service fees from
dead customer.
American Express issues a special black card that allows its holders to buy anything.
A bank issued a credit card to a tree.
Entering one's PIN in reverse at any ATM summons the police.
Albert Einstein once declared compound interest to be "the most powerful force in the universe."*
After a bank failure, insured deposits are paid back by the FDIC over a very long period of time.
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