Cybersquatters Snagging Web Addresses of Newly Merged Banks
Cybersquatters, people who buy up potentially valuable domain names in the hopes of making money off of them, are rubbing salt in the wounds of the collapsing banking and insurance industries. Web addresses for newly-merged (and possibly-soon-to-be-merged) banks are being bought up before many of the companies even know who is merging with whom. Barclayslehman.com, hsbclehman.com, ...
College is an awfully expensive time, leaving most graduating students completely broke or, more likely, buried under reams of college loan books. For those who don't find a job immediately after graduation, things get worse as loan payments quickly come due. At least students who banked with Hong Kong-based HSBC could always count on the bank's free overdraft protection on checking accounts ...








