On May 15, the Occupy Foreclosures Working Group (OFWG) and the Santa Cruz chapter of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) sponsored a workshop on foreclosure fraud at the Quaker Center. The Santa Cruz Board of Supervisors is also lending their support to the fight against foreclosure fraud.

Bank Transfer Day doubles the amount of money being transferred from national banks and into community banks and credit unions since Sept. 29, the day Bank of America announced plans to implement a $5 debit card fee. Account holders at the large national banks have been taking action with their wallets since then, an action that has been costing Wall Street banks billions of dollars.