Are banks making too much profit? 15 Articles

by Szelhamos

Turn the Lights Off Banks making too much profit? Not Citigroup. The Prince doesn't know how to profit from his crown jewel. What do India, Buffalo, Cincinnati and northern New Jersey have in common? Here's a hint. T...read more

by Peejaydee

I generally subscribe to the notion of Capitalism but I'm becoming increasingly concerned at profits being made at the expense of society and people who can ill afford to line the pockets of multi-national companies. Ta...read more

by Simon Wright

Before condemning banks for making large profits, people should consider the various benefits that successful banks provide. These include: - job creation and retention. Banks employ many thousands of employees, and th...read more

by Clacky McSnackins

While most consumers have distaste for the amount of money that banks are making off of their customers, but the reality is that they are in the business to make money. Consumers are the ones that determine the market and...read more

by Joe Paskiewicz

Drive to the nearest bank. You will find it on the busiest corner of the busiest street in town. Location, location, location. Banks own the most valuable real estate in every city. Now, enter the building. In most bank...read more

by cardoffer

Do you think banks are making too much profit? Can we get money from banks? The answers for both questions are yes. Whenever we use a service from banks, banks will more or less get profits. We need to use money to survive...read more

by Ben Smith

I don't know if it is that banks are making too much profit or if it is that they just aren't providing their customers with enough support. As a consumer I know that if I receive poor customer service when I go to my b...read more

by Bernice Miller

Is your bank ripping you off? I made a mistake with my on-line banking account two months ago and overdrew my account accidentally twice. What I had thought I had done was moved some money from one my sa...read more

by Ted Sherman

In a two-word answer: Hell, no! Banks are highly-regulated businesses, and exist in a very competitive market with two basic premises: 1. To provide services for their customers, and 2. To earn enough profits to pay their ...read more

by Rhonda M.

Of course banks are making too much profit. They charge customers fees for almost everything they offer. They charge fees to own a checking account and they charge large fees if you overdraft it. They offer loans for thing...read more

by John P Cummings

Banks may be making exorbitant profits these days, but remember that we operate in a free market economy. If your bank is charging you high fees, not paying adequate interest on your accounts, or is unsatisfactory to you ...read more

by Erik Van Tongerloo

It is difficult to say if banks making too much profit. If banks are making much money it means that the economy is growing. There are more investors and they take loans which gives profit to the bank. More little banks a...read more

by Patty Quisenberry

Through my personal observations, banks are definitely making too much of a profit. There are some key reasons for this. First, the banks give the consumer a extremely low interest rate, on their saving and checking acco...read more

by Hilary Keli

I live in a man-eat-man society where corruption is the order of the day and without tight controls and checks being put in place, this vice coupled with the deliberate plot by banks to fleece the common man out of his har...read more

by Joey T

Asking if banks make too much money is like asking if politicians are crooked, we all Know it to be true. Banks are slick, they incorporate hidden charges, miscellaneous charges, and not to mention the poor return on savin...read more