Sunday, March 14, 2010

Taking a stand with your savings

Unhappy with the culture on Wall Street? Angered by the behavior of the banking giants? Then move your money to a community bank or credit union. That's the message of Move Your Money, a campaign that's gone viral since it launched late last year.

It all started when Arianna Huffington of the Huffington Post had dinner with some friends who were disturbed by "the huge, growing chasm between the fortunes of Wall Street banks and Main Street banks," Huffington wrote in an essay about the project. The result is www.moveyourmoney.info, a website that suggests individuals voice their displeasure with their deposits.

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