Online Banking – Is There a Catch?
Online banking isn’t just for hipster techno geeks with a finance fetish anymore! It’s gone completely mainstream! So easy – even a baby could do it! According to the company Fiserv, which provides...
View ArticleOverdraft Fee Regulation – Is it Enough?
Last year around this time, the Federal Reserve started enforcing new rules regarding overdraft fees and debit cards. These new regulations were supposed to keep banks in line and help consumers....
View ArticleWhere You Can Still Find Free Checking
Because of federal regulations, many banks have made some big changes in the last year. One victim from the fallout over caps on debit card interchange fees and loss of revenue from overdraft charges...
View ArticleWhy We Can’t Live Without Personal Checks
Let’s be honest…personal checks aren’t always the most convenient way to pay. Most of us grumble choice words under our breath when someone ahead of us in line pulls out their checkbook at the cash...
View ArticleBank of America Announces $5 Debit Card Fee
The Mayans predicted a cataclysmic event would take place in the year 2012 when all the planets in our solar system are aligned. It may not be the end of the world that the Mayans saw in our future....
View ArticleCiti Slaps Customers With Higher Checking Fees
Did you hear that? It was the other shoe falling as Citibank announced some significant fee hikes for its checking accounts. It comes less than a week after Bank of America said it would start...
View ArticleGo Ahead…Make a Big Stink About Bank Fees!
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan speaks the truth when he says banks have a “right to make a profit.” But you also have rights… You have the right to move your money to a different bank if you are...
View ArticleHow Big Banks & Debit Cards Robbed America
Debit cards can be an extremely convenient tool and an excellent payment option. The debit card was the most-used non-cash payment method in the U.S. according to a 2010 Federal Reserve study beating...
View Article$2 Verizon Wireless Fee in 2012 WAS a Bad Idea
Verizon Wireless wants to charge you a fee for paying your bill. Weren’t they watching when Bank of America received a thrashing from its customers for plans to charge a monthly $5 debit card fee?...
View ArticleSuze Orman vs The Personal Finance Blogosphere
When you think of the most famous personal finance gurus, two personalities will likely come to mind – Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman. Davey Ramsey is known for promoting the so-called Debt Snowball...
View ArticleCollege Debit Cards – Ripoffs or Money-Savers?
Is it quick and convenient, or a way to squeeze more money out of cash-strapped college students? With student loan debt surpassing consumer credit card debt and topping $1 trillion dollars, the...
View ArticleWhy Are Credit Cards Making Us Happier?
Does your credit card make you feel nice and satisfied? Most of the news you hear about credit cards isn’t exactly positive. However, according to a recent study, more Americans are feeling good about...
View Article5 Tips to Get a Better Rate on Your Mortgage
It is no secret that mortgage rates are at an all time low. The prospect of having a 3.79% rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage or a 3.04% rate for a 15-year fixed mortgage rate, sounds almost too good...
View Article3 Signs You Should Fire Your Bank and How to Do It
David Bakke writes about making smart decision with your money on the popular blog, Money Crashers Personal Finance. Because of recent credit card legislation, banks have seen their profits drop...
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