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Web campaign boosts local banks over the big boys

A quirky, fast-spreading campaign that is encouraging Americans to move their money out of big banks and into community banks got its start during a wistful Christmastime discussion of "It's a Wonderful Life," the classic movie pitting a small-town banker against a fat cat.

That discussion led to the development of a Web site - moveyourmoney.info - that helps people find banks in their communities...

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