
“Released Wednesday, the study found that 821,000 households opted out of the banking system from 2009 to 2011 and that the so-called unbanked population grew to 8.2 percent of U.S. households. That means that roughly 17 million adults are without a checking or savings account. Another 51 million adults have a bank account, but use pawnshops, payday lenders or rent-to-own services, the FDIC said. The study also found that one in four households, or 28.3 percent, either had one or no bank account.”
Related posts:
Why We Can't Have Nice Things: Uber And Lyft Drivers Being Arrested
First Syria rebels armed and trained by CIA 'on way to battlefield'
Egyptian security forces open fire in dawn raid on praying pro-Morsi supporters, 42 dead
Police corporal jailed after assaulting, illegally arresting pedestrian
U.S. government will finally retire most research chimpanzees but retain 50
Bank data of 20 million customers leaked in South Korea
Colombia Illegal Gold Mines Prosper in Global Rout
SWAT team brought in to evict homeowner
Deadly Attack in Libya Was Major Blow to C.I.A. Efforts
Facebook releases government surveillance data
Angela Merkel approves Germany's first minimum wage
As Bitcoin Surges, Here's How It Compares to Gold
China may cut U.S. debt holdings
White House: ‘Difficult to imagine’ authorities demanding destruction of hard drives
Chinese Bitcoin crackdown sparks revenge cyber-attack