On the heels of National Bank Transfer Day, UCLA students joined forces with Occupy L.A. - and the rest of the statewide anti-big bank movement - on Wednesday to protest cuts to higher education and public services. The Refund California Coalition organized the L.A. march, which took place in the downtown financial district at 4:30pm. Over 100 UCLA students remained on their turf to protest. more ›

When Bank of America announced they were going to implement a $5 monthly fee for debit card users, Americans signed on in protest, and BofA relented. Still, Americans are mad as hell about big banks, and on Saturday, November 5, they will not take it any more: It's Bank Transfer Day. more ›

Bank of America customers were mad as hell when they learned the banking giant was poised to impose a $5 monthly usage fee for debit card transactions. Now BofA says they are "reconsidering" the fee, and may instead waive the fee for customers who use direct deposit and maintain a minimum balance. more ›

A Change.org petition campaign against a controversial fee announced by Bank of America is being bolstered by a number of Angelenos lending their signature to the cause. The national campaign was launched by Washington D.C.'s Molly Katchpole, and is in protest of a $5 monthly fee the banking giant says they will begin to impose on debit card users starting next year. more ›

Eleven Occupy LA protesters were arrested today as they demonstrated in the lobby of a Bank of America, according to the AFL-CIO's twitter feed. The protesters began their march through the financial district at noon, stopping first at Chase bank, according to L.A. Now. more ›

If you're a Bank of America customer and you swipe that handy debit card for purchases, get ready to have a $5 monthly fee charged to your account starting in early 2012. The bank announced the impending imposition today, and intends to use the added revenue to help pad themselves against losses they'll incur on new caps placed on fees merchants pay for debit transactions. more ›

Three banks in Anaheim were held up in 30 minutes on Wednesday by a suspect being called the "fuzzy-face bandit". According to authorities, the bandit got away with cash from only one of the locations. more ›

A Glendale woman was kidnapped by two women yesterday afternoon who "forced her to withdraw her bank savings and then burglarized her Pacific Avenue home," reports the Glendale News-Press. more ›

For the second time in two days, a bank robbery has struck Los Angeles. Today, it ended in the death of a security guard after he was shot in the parking lot of the Bank of America branch at 29th Street and Crenshaw Boulevard (which is near or in the Jefferson Park neighborhood?). The two suspects got away. more ›

The FBI and LAPD bomb squad were brought out to the Bank of America at Pico and La Cienega Boulevards after an attempted bank robbery this morning. KCBS live reported that the robbers got "cold feet," never going through with the robbery, but left a "suspicious package" at a bank teller's window, prompting the shut down of the busy intersection until 11:30 a.m. more ›

Sometime in the middle of last year, the Bank of America opened a branch on the SW corner of Hillhurst and Franklin in Los Feliz. more ›

It's been a FleetBank tradition since 1998, as mentioned by our sister site Bostonist, but Bank of America has brought its annual "Museums on Us" promotion to Cali for the first time. Throughout the month of May, you'll be able to get into many Southland museums for free by showing your B of A ATM, check, or credit card, or MBNA credit card. So for once, the card that typically drains your bank account... more ›

On February 28, 1997, two gunmen took 48 Bank of America customers and employees hostage before engaging in an intense gunfight with the LAPD. The 44-minute confrontation resulted in the wounding of twelve police officers and two civilians, as well as the death of the two perpetrators. Today at 4:00 p.m., Mayor Villaraigosa, law enforcement personnel, and elected leaders will gather to honor the bravery and sacrifice of those wounded during the shootout, and... more ›