17 million Americans have no bank account - Dec. 2, 2009

17 million Americans have no bank account - Dec. 2, 2009: "NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- New York State is known as the nation's financial capital, yet nearly one in 10 of its residents do not have a checking or savings account.

And while Texas is densely populated with banks, nearly a quarter of households in the Dallas-Forth Worth area have gone to a pawn shop or check cashing company recently to carry out a simple financial transaction."