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What if our government is run for the benefit of Big Banks and Big Government?

affluently How much influence do big banks have on big government? I was recently told to watch a video called “Thrive” (2012) available on YouTube, or at wwww.thrivemovement.com.  The movie is interesting particularly when it relates to the history of money, debt, and it provides some possible solutions. It covers some of the topics in my book and I would highly recommend it for an […]

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Mark Quann – “Rich Man Poor Bank” Intro

By Mark Quann with Jeff Cohen INTRODUCTION I was born in 1977. Things were different then. The average cost of a house was around $49,000, and the average personal income was $15,000 a year. A gallon of gasoline was $0.60. The cost of living increased around 6.5% that year, (commonly known as inflation) and the […]

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Are you in debt? Learn to rethink your debt situation in these important videos

By Mark Quann If you are in debt, this first video can teach you how to rethink your debt situation and put it in the proper perspective.   Then learn a possible solution you can talk to your banker about. It seems to work for the government. It may work you you?   And on […]

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Taxing Credit Unions is a Tax on the Middle Class

Taxing Credit Unions is a Tax on the Middle Class The American Banking Association, the lobbying group for big banking is at it again. The ABA supports banker-delivered financial education, and as you can imagine, any “financial education” provided by bankers only encourages Americans to give all their money to the banks—and then borrow it […]

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Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, NJ: “How to Change the World With Your Bare Hands.”

NEWARK MAYOR CORY BOOKER TO SHARE MESSAGE OF TRANSFORMATION AT THINK 13 If you are not in the credit union industry you likely have never heard of “THINK 13.” I certainly had not before I was contacted about the upcoming event. I am told this years THINK conference is going to be the best one […]

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Anthony Robbins: Can Taxing the Rich Get America Out of Debt?

By Mark Quann Here is a great video from Anthony Robbins! If taxing the rich will not help with your financial problems, then I suggest that you read books and begin to learn about how money actually works. But if you do, be sure to learn about saving, investing, and taxation, as taxes can take […]

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Bankers’ Attacks: The Fight is On!

You may not be aware, but the Big Banking Lobby is constantly attacking not-for-profit credit unions. And when they attack they use the American Bankers Association which I am writing about in my book. The ABA has been buying up Washington politicians for over a hundred years to make decisions not in the best interest […]

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The Easy Way to Stop Banking

By Mark Quann The Easy Way to Stop Banking If you know someone who would like to quit smoking cigarettes, I would recommend a book called “The Easy Way to Stop Smoking” by Allen Carr. My brother and I, and many of my friends had picked up smoking cigarettes in high school. I was 13 years old when I […]

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Your Bank is Hiding the Chocolate

By Lilit Barsegyan Imagine yourself in a kitchen where you are assigned to bake a chocolate cake. You are provided with flour, eggs, baking powder and sugar. Wait, where’s the chocolate? Exactly. It’s kind of like when we are told to get good grades and get accepted to a university to find a good job…you know, live the […]

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Bernie Madoff vs. Big Banks

What is the difference between Bernie Madoff and big banking? Bernie Madoff built a multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme… Big banking (JP Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citibank, Bank of America, Goldman Sacks, and others) have built a multi-trillion dollar Ponzi scheme. Bernie convinced new customers into giving them their money for 48 years before they discovered he was running a Ponzi scheme… Big banking has been convincing […]

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