[Jess over at Change.org recently sent this email to me in which I want to share. Be sure to check out their amazing site to sign and start your own petitions! If you would like to contribute to PfP, please email peopleforpolity@gmail.com
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Dear People for Polity,
When Molly Katchpole found out that Bank of America would
charge $5 a month to use a debit card, she was upset -- so she started a
petition on Change.org.
Since then, 225,000 Change.org members have signed her
petition. And now Bank of America is under enormous pressure to cancel its new
debit card fee. A Bank of America executive even called Molly and told her that
while cancelling the fee would be "premature," the bank was
"closely monitoring customer feedback."
In less than three weeks, Bank of America went from
announcing a new $5 monthly debit card fee, to reeling under huge pressure from
the media, Congress, and Change.org members. Can you sign Molly's petition asking Bank of America tocancel its new debit card fee? Bank of America is listening to you -- and otherbanks are, too.
Here's a quick review of what
happened:
September 29: Bank of America
announces a new $5 monthly debit card fee.
September 30: Molly creates her
petition on Change.org; more than 150,000 people sign in the next 5 days.
October 5: The petition becomes a
major national story. ABC News interviews Molly, then tracks down Bank of
America's CEO Brian Moynihan and forces him to respond to it.
October 6: Molly delivers 153,000
petitions to Bank of America and closes her account. She appears on ABC World
News again to discuss the petition. Local media in Charlotte (where Bank of
America is based) openly speculate that the growing controversy could lead to
the firing of Moynihan.
October 9: Molly is featured in a
major article in the New York Times as an example of the public's frustration
with big banks.
October 10: Bank of America
executive Andrew Pepler calls Molly Katchpole to discuss her petition.
October 13: Molly meets with
Congressman Brad Miller to discuss a bill in Congress to make it easier to
switch banks. The two later appear on CNN together.
October 18: Molly's petition
reaches 225,000, as Bank of America reports a $6 billion profit. The outrage
continues to grow.
Other banks are paying attention to
the public reaction to Bank of America's new debit card fee. Citibank even said
its "customers made it abundantly clear" that they wouldn't like a debit card fee.
What's next in this campaign to cancel Bank of America's $5
debit card fees? It's up to you.
Please sign the petition demanding Bank of America cancel
its new $5 monthly debit card fee.
Click here to add your name:
Thanks for being a change-maker,
- Jess and the Change.org team
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