Personal Finance News - 'statement' Tag

Inside a decade, a new survey states that smartphones will become Americans’ preferred money-storing and spending apparatus.

Are you aware of the variation concerning a Jeremiah and a Cassandra? A Jeremiah (after the Old Testament prophet) is a person who is glum in nature and who foresees a tragic outlook.

If you do not have the time, available funds or have scheduling conflicts within your family for a real vacation, use one of the four credit cards listed below to enjoy a stay-cation!

The fact that the funds are not protected in case of debit card theft or fraud is not known to many people.

A new study published by the Journal of Marketing Research has made the suggestion that showing a minimum payment of credit card statements each month is actually encouraging consumers to take much longer to pay off their credit card debts.

Cheating spouse end up getting caught eventually, but not by the stereotypical telltale signs such as lipstick on a collar, or the smell of an unknown cologne.

The majority of consumers have probably told a little white lie at some point in their lives to get something they want or maybe to avoid an undesirable situation.

A list of the top ten credit card best practices has been published offering advice which can help everyone from college students just starting out with their first credit card, to more mature consumers who have already made some mistakes …

With the focus on being green creating increasing pressure on companies to be more environmentally friendly, more and more companies are offering paperless billing to customers.

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

Consumers in the South are being warned to prepare for a new, manmade, threat in the aftermath of tornadoes which killed hundreds of people as fraudsters target victims for identity theft.

The federal government last month ordered 16 of the country’s major mortgage lenders to repay home owners who were subject to improper foreclosure.

According to a new report, bank profits soared during the first quarter of 2011. The KBW Bank Index published last week indicated that Capital One Financial Corp was the top performer.

On April 13, Bremner Bank and MasterCard Worldwide announced that MasterCard will now be handling Bremner Bank’s signature debit portfolio exclusively.

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.