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Overdraft Fees and Banks
Today, a new study from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was released. The study focused on overdraft fees and banks. What that study reveals is that checking account customers are racking up hundreds of dollars in overdraft fees every year.
Credit Card Surcharges: What’s Next?
It’s growing convoluted, frustrating and still – no definitive answers are being provided concerning the massive multi billion settlement between retailers and some of the nation’s biggest credit card companies. Here’s where things stand today.
Too Much Information Requested
It’s no secret marketing efforts to learn more about us, our buying habits, our favorite brands, the music we like to listen to, how much money we spend and earn and even how many children we have. This information is …
Big Breaks, Arrests in Several ID Theft Rings
In Houston last week, raids were carried out by different state and federal agencies that put a halt to a large identity theft ring. Most of the arrests included multiple instances of credit card fraud. It was a big win …
ID Theft: The Difference in a Decade
Seems every day in the news is a new story of identity theft. And more often these days, we’re hearing of massive rings that compromise networks and steal millions of consumers’ information, either in part or a complete theft including …
Our Favorite Financial Tweets
Who doesn’t love Twitter, right? Sometimes, we just throw it out there and toss out a few hashtags just to see who’s saying what. We’re never disappointed, either. We thought we’d check in again and see what’s what in the …
What to Expect: Capital One, HSBC Credit Card Transition
Many Capital One and HSBC customers were surprised when the announcement was made that a new merger was on the horizon – and that it was quickly approaching. As a result, many customers – from both financial entities – were …
Economy Shrinks, Why Do Some Believe U.S. is in Recovery?
In what some find surprising, news broke on Wednesday that the U.S. economy shrank late last year. Others, however, are saying they’re not at all surprised and say it was just a matter of time since there’s so much upheaval …
Tax Refund? Why You Should Pay off Credit Card Debt
Many of us aren’t quite sure what, if anything, we can expect in the line of a state or federal income tax refund this year – and really, do the experts even know for sure at this point?
New Bank ATMs Allow $1 and $5 Bills
A couple of the country’s biggest banks are in the process of introducing new ATMs that allow their customers to withdraw in increments of $1 and $5. Is this a good idea or just another way for big banks to …
Single and With Credit
For years, we’ve heard about how important our credit scores are; we have been told time and again that our credit history can determine how much we pay in interest on our credit cards, our cars and our homes. Here’s …
Reining in High Student Loan Debt
There’s a lot that’s overwhelming lawmakers’ minds these days, but there’s one big – and potentially devastating – reality that could pose as an even bigger risk in 2013. That reality is the exploding totals associated with student loan debt.
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