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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode:

Article: Customer Bank Fees - Mint Takes on Wells Fargo
An article shared recently by Lisa was about Aaron Patzer of Mint.com speaking out against Wells Fargo and the amount of fees they and other banks charge their customers. Aaron called for a shift in the way banks generate money, focusing less on fees and more on customer-focused programs. Patzer also threatened to “expose” these banks and all their fees on Mint.com. To this, Danny Peltz of Wells Fargo stated, “we wish you luck with that.”

If you have any opinions on this topic, we’d like to encourage you to check out the article on Banktastic and get involved! Let us know what you think about Patzer’s stance on a change in revenue generation for banks.

Q&A: Does your organization use laptop encryption?
One recent question that piqued Brad’s interest was about laptop encryption. A lot of Banktastic members gave insight into what types of encryption solutions they’ve used and what worked for them.

This was a great question that generated a lot of great responses. If you have any advice about laptop encryption, visit the question on Banktastic and share your experiences. Also, if you’ve run into an exceptionally good or bad encryption software, why not head over to the Vendors section of Banktastic and review a company? That way you can help people shopping around in the future by sharing your experiences.

Vendor Rating: FindABetterBank.com
Speaking of the Vendors section on Banktastic, Brad recently reviewed FindABetterBank.com. We’ve said it before, but it’s worth repreating - this website is providing a very unique and innovative service for banking customers, and we love it. If you’ve never checked out their site before, we encourage you to visit and try it out! Once you do, let us know what you think by adding your own rating in the vendors section in Banktastic. We think FindABetterBank is doing a rocking job at helping customers finding a FI that better suits their needs. Great job, guys!

New Blog - TheFinancialBrand.com
Brad wanted to announce a great new blog that everybody should subscribe to - New Blog - TheFinancialBrand.com. This blog is run by Jeffry Pilcher, and focuses on branding, marketing and advertising for FIs (both banks AND credit unions). If you’re looking for a new gem to add to your RSS reader, we highly encourage checking this one out. Subscribe today!

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Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The Burst” to brad@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community.

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-The Banktastics

We got a great opportunity to interview several demoing companies from FinovateStartup on Tuesday, April 29th. Here’s an interview we got with one of the many groundbreaking companies from FinovateStartup.

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We’d like to give a huge thank you to Aaron Patzer from Mint.com for taking the time to let us interview him for use on Banktastic. We’d like to encourage people to visit Mint, get involved on the site, then come back and let us know what you think by rating them on Banktastic.

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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The CU Scoop” featuring Mark McSpadden. Here are some important notes about this episode:

Finovate Startup 2008
Mark & Brad Garland (host of BanktasticTV’s The Burst) will be at Finovate Startup on April 29, 2008, in San Francisco, CA! Finovate Startup showcases some of the most innovative companies that are changing the financial industry. Mark & Brad are going to be blogging their reviews of company demos live on the Banktastic Blog on Tuesday, so be sure to check in and see what they think!

What Should We Ask?
The guys are going to be going around and checking out some of the companies during the 2-hour mingling time. If you can’t attend Finovate Startup, let us know what you want us to ask! If you have any questions you want answered from any of the Finovate presenters, comment on the Banktastic Blog, send an email to mark@banktastic.com, do whatever you have to do - just get it to us! We’ll ask them whatever you want - that is, if it’s within reason.

You can be on The CU Scoop!
We’re interested in your thoughts on topics and trends in the credit union industry. If you want to be a part of our show, record your own video (roughly 2-3 minutes long) and upload it to our Viddler.com account. Here’s the log-in information:
username: thecuscoop
password: markymark
Remember the rules: 1.) no bank bashing, and 2.) don’t self-promote too much. If you have any questions about sharing your video with The CU Scoop crew, send an email to mark@banktastic.com.

What’s on the whiteboard this week?
See what’s behind Mark’s head this week!

Email Us!
Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The CU Scoop” to mark@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community. We’re always looking for your input.

See you next week!

-The Banktastics

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Thanks for checking out this episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here are some important notes about this episode:

Brad’s Thoughts on This Episode
Hey folks, sorry for the ’silence’ this week but whaddya gonna do, right?! I just again wanted to give MUCHO props to Seesmic for helping us with this episode. Those video responses were received within a minutes after my initial post and they came from all over the world. It’s a great way to see how conversations have truly gone global.

Anyway, I realize that a lot of these folks are on one end of the tech-savvy scale but I don’t necessarily think they are exceptions. People want their banking experience to be less obtrusive so by using a lot of online services they are able to do so but notice that these people still don’t feel comfortable handling ‘bigger chores’ like car loan or mortgages yet because the online experience hasn’t made them feel comfortable enough to do it. All great responses and hopefully it provides some insight into the minds of the banking consumer.

Thanks again for watching The Burst and yes, we are changing the industry!

Thanks to Everybody from Seesmic!
We’d like to send a huge thank you to everyone that participated in our Seesmic video survey. We got some fantastic feedback, all of which will help bankers learn more about the banking trends of everyday people. You all were a great help, so thank you!

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Email Us!
Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The Burst” to brad@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community.

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-The Banktastics

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Thanks for checking out the first episode of BanktasticTV’s “The Burst.” Here’s what’s hot in this episode

Private Banking Library
An article posted by Brent D. on Banktastic.com was one of Brad’s favorite topics all week. This was a great find, and we highly suggest you visit the Private Banking Library.

Mint.com
Brad’s Rant & Rave segment featured a RAVE about Mint.com, a great free online money management tool. You should definitely check it out.

Email Us!
Feel free to email comments or suggestions about “The Burst” to brad@banktastic.com, or post your thoughts on the Banktastic Community.

PodSafe Music Network
We found all the great music used in “The Burst” at the PodSafe Music Network.

See you next week!

-The Banktastics