Personal Finance News - 'bank' Tag

With bankruptcies reducing, a number of financial experts are separated into two camps on whether consumers have managed to negotiate through the storm or whether the storm is going to come back.

For many young consumers, and also those who are unable to get a bank account or choose not to get a tradtional credit card, Prepaid credit seems like the solution and it is one which is growing in popularity every …

Following a comprehensive investigation, one of the leading credit card companies in the United States has been stopped in their tracks when it comes to persuing delinquent cardholders.

If you shop at Zappos then you are one of 24 million customers who risk their personal information in a security foul at this famous online store.

After aiming a 2015 deadline for installation of a new generation of retail credit card terminals, Visa has been ensuring its customers that it doesn’t restricts the chip and PIN requirements to its United States users as it is enforced …

Customers worldwide can at last say farewell to carrying large amounts of money into Western Union offices.

If you are in the position where your home is now “underwater”, then it can be difficult to decide which course of action to take.

Bank of America shares fell to the lowest levels seen since May 2009 this past Monday as Wall Street became concerned about a lack of capital at big banks.

Identity theft and credit card fraud are currently topping the charts of criminal activity, and experts are encouraging American consumers to protect themselves.

MasterCard is now offering travelers a huge incentive to use a MasterCard when purchasing airline tickets thanks to the launch of their new price assurance program.

The Federal Reserve attempted to close some of the loopholes in the Credit CARD act over the last few months, but one particular group of borrowers who are still vulnerable to aggressive tactics from card issuers are college students.

Applied Bank is offering a new Micro Loan Visa card aimed at small businesses, even those struggling with a poor credit history.

The debit card swipe fees debate heated up even more this past week when Senator Dick Durbin published an open letter to Jamie Dimon, the CEO of Chase.

Wells Fargo customers noticed a new option on the screen in the past two weeks when visiting ATMs. In the first 10 days, more than $1 million was collected for the American Red Cross relief effort in Japan from the …

California’s Employment Development Department will go ahead with plans to convert paper unemployment checks to plastic debit cards in July 2011. The switch is expected to save the state of California around $4 million per year, despite having been delayed …