Banking services are complicated and expensive, but going without them is even more complicated and expensive.

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Films, Documentaries, and Videos
Dirty Money S1E2 "Payday" (2018)
Dirty Money S1E4 "Cartel Bank" (2018)
Dirty Money S2E1 "Wagon Wheel" (2020)
Too Big To Fail (2011) - https://amzn.to/2RPrxFK
The Big Short (2015) - https://amzn.to/3cu6y4L
Wyatt Cenac's Problem Area | Bank, Mosquito and Mental Health Problems (2020) -    • Video  
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Predatory Lending (2014) -    • Predatory Lending: Last Week Tonight ...  
Finance Explained with Kal Penn (2016) -    • Finance Explained with Kal Penn  

FDIC Surveys and Bankrate
https://www.fdic.gov/householdsurvey/
https://www.fdic.gov/unbankedsurveys/...
https://www.fdic.gov/consumers/commun...
https://www.fdic.gov/householdsurvey/...
https://www.bankrate.com/banking/chec...

Other General Sources
https://www.scjustice.org/brochure/ea...
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/release/t...
https://www.valuepenguin.com/banking/...
https://www.money-rates.com/saving/ty...
https://www.fool.com/investing/genera...
https://www.cardfellow.com/blog/how-c...
   • Visa Transaction Processing: Visa Tra...  
https://squareup.com/us/en/townsquare...
https://evans.uw.edu/sites/default/fi...
https://www.businessinsider.com/perso...
https://www.businessinsider.com/perso...
https://wallethub.com/edu/cc/average-....
https://www.cnbc.com/2019/03/08/25per...
https://www.policymap.com/embedmap_dy...
https://www.ncua.gov/files/publicatio...
https://www.ncua.gov/analysis/cuso-ec...
https://www.mycreditunion.gov/about-c...
https://www.federalreserve.gov/moneta...
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/01/10/3-bil...

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Photo Credits -
https://www.loanry.com/blog/wp-conten...
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https://consumerist.com/consumermedia...

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