SA Editor M. Hunt's Comments RSS Syndication from SeekingAlpha.com http://seekingalpha.comuser/170389/comments http://seekingalpha.com/article/176492-regional-bank-failures-bad-for-home-owners-small-businesses?source=feed#comment-790808 790808 Fri, 04 Dec 2009 15:47:24 -0500 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/343824-yellowhoard/37018-douche-bag-of-the-year-award?source=feed#comment-788902 788902 No, number of reports isn't the driving factor in why a comment gets deleted. Read terms of use to see why - bad language, rudeness to individuals, namecalling.... And we allow more leeway on instablogs (this title would not be allowed on the main site, for example). There are also some technical reasons that trigger our automatic comments filters - publishing the identical comment on multiple articles, including links that are identified as spam, e.g.]]> Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:07:51 -0500 No, number of reports isn't the driving factor in why a comment gets deleted. Read terms of use to see why - bad language, rudeness to individuals, namecalling.... And we allow more leeway on instablogs (this title would not be allowed on the main site, for example). There are also some technical reasons that trigger our automatic comments filters - publishing the identical comment on multiple articles, including links that are identified as spam, e.g.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/172739-leveraged-etfs-a-seeking-alpha-expert-panel?source=feed#comment-757721 757721 Please identify your operating system and browser in the email.
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Many NSF charges seem, these days, to have crossed the line into predatory lending practices. One cannot assume, despite all the availability of real-time balance data, that a debit card will not be accepted if there is a negative balance, even though the banks are quite capable of doing so. Some banks have policies of allowing any use of a debit card as a credit card to go through despite a negative balance, as well as allowing up to $250 in cash advances despite a negative balance, happily charging $35 for each transaction. Additionally, banks will deny people with credit problems an overdraft line, instead in effect letting the same people 'write their own loans' for this $35 'per loan' charge. These same banks also decide the order in which, on a given day, charges are posted, in such a way as the number of NSF charges looks to be maximized.

NSF fees of themselves may not be a 'tax on poverty', but the lack of regulation that allows banks to play fast and loose with the calculations and applications is another story. ]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:21:46 -0400
Many NSF charges seem, these days, to have crossed the line into predatory lending practices. One cannot assume, despite all the availability of real-time balance data, that a debit card will not be accepted if there is a negative balance, even though the banks are quite capable of doing so. Some banks have policies of allowing any use of a debit card as a credit card to go through despite a negative balance, as well as allowing up to $250 in cash advances despite a negative balance, happily charging $35 for each transaction. Additionally, banks will deny people with credit problems an overdraft line, instead in effect letting the same people 'write their own loans' for this $35 'per loan' charge. These same banks also decide the order in which, on a given day, charges are posted, in such a way as the number of NSF charges looks to be maximized.

NSF fees of themselves may not be a 'tax on poverty', but the lack of regulation that allows banks to play fast and loose with the calculations and applications is another story. ]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/145017-expecting-fda-approval-for-eurand-s-zenpep?source=feed#comment-568873 568873 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 15:23:27 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/144797-the-specter-of-default?source=feed#comment-562465 562465 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 14:26:40 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/144180-global-farmland-disappearing-at-an-alarming-rate?source=feed#comment-554163 554163 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:36:19 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/143277-payday-lender-stock-update?source=feed#comment-550648 550648 seekingalpha.com/autho... and note his company's close affiliations with the payday lender industry.]]> Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:09:56 -0400 seekingalpha.com/autho... and note his company's close affiliations with the payday lender industry.]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/143203-what-s-the-boston-globe-worth-about-a-buck?source=feed#comment-547311 547311 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:10:26 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141040-genco-shipping-coming-out-of-hibernation?source=feed#comment-533411 533411 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 10:28:27 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/141365-preview-of-palm-s-pre-being-good-is-not-always-good-enough?source=feed#comment-533329 533329 Fri, 05 Jun 2009 09:47:15 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/instablog/3-david-jackson/3924-how-should-we-improve-seeking-alpha-s-comment-rating-system?source=feed#comment-500094 500094 Tue, 12 May 2009 08:20:36 -0400 http://seekingalpha.com/article/124324-the-high-dividend-stock-investor-s-collapsing-dollar-survival-guide-part-3?source=feed#comment-417604 417604 I wish that I could "grade" the articles. Cliff Wachtel's three-part-er would get an A triple + (collegiate) or 5 stars (conventional zero through 5 stars) or 4 bulls (unconventional nine-point scale from 4 bulls through zero to 4 bears).
His contribution is so far above the average as to be at the 99.999th percentile!]]> Sat, 07 Mar 2009 22:52:51 -0500 I wish that I could "grade" the articles. Cliff Wachtel's three-part-er would get an A triple + (collegiate) or 5 stars (conventional zero through 5 stars) or 4 bulls (unconventional nine-point scale from 4 bulls through zero to 4 bears).
His contribution is so far above the average as to be at the 99.999th percentile!]]> http://seekingalpha.com/article/122739-the-tiger-woods-economic-upturn?source=feed#comment-403964 403964 Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:57:46 -0500