Debt Collectors Slide in Your DMs, Wells Keeping You From Your Money & Podcasts About WF Reviewed

<p><strong>Interesting story about debt collectors being able to contact you on social media happened in the past two weeks. I think this is a scary thing, but not just for the privacy reasons a lot of you are thinking about. I have a feeling that debt collectors amping up the pressure on you can hurt your mental health, especially if using social media as an escape from reality.</strong></p> <p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/debt-collectors-unlimited-text-email-messages-consumer-financial-protection-bureau/"><strong>CBS NEWS STORY HERE</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Plus, as of Monday Wells Fargo will end instant issue (temporary) debit cards, which means upwards of a one-week wait before you fully get to use a new account or use your current account should your card get compromised. I discuss how this is more a means to get the "average" customer (read: poor) from opening a bank account, citing delays in using their money the way they want to. I discuss BofA's similar disdain for Temp Cards as well.</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p><a href="https://travelwithgrant.boardingarea.com/2020/11/22/wells-fargo-discontinues-instant-issue-debit-cards-effective-november-30/?utm_source=BoardingArea&amp;utm_medium=twitter"><strong>ARTICLE HERE</strong></a></p> <p><strong>Finally, I share my reviews of 2 podcasts that came out about Wells Fargo in the last couple months. Washington Post's own Karen Attiah was </strong><a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/thrilling-tales-of-modern-capitalism/2020/11/wells-fargos-history-of-stagecoaches-and-scandal"><strong>interviewed by Slate for a podcast about the history of Wells Fargo</strong></a><strong>. As a person who was very vocal about Wells in light of CEO Scharf's comments this fall, she shares her story of how she got to and hung around with Wells Fargo throughout the years until recently because of the Scharf comments. The story of Karen getting her first account hit me close to home, because as a salesman in a college town bank, I know that rite of passage that kids go through