Banking
| 11:00AM 5/14/2011
The concept of "free checking" has always been somewhat fraught with inaccuracies. Yes, you may have an account that doesn't have a monthly fee, but if you review your annual statements, you may discover that you have, indeed, paid for this, whether it's an amazingly high cost for checks (does it...
| 1:35PM 4/25/2011
Despite a federal law requiring full disclosure of all fees, many banks continue to give consumers the runaround, according to a recent report from the national consumer advocacy group U.S. PIRG.
During a six-month survey of 392 bank and credit union branches in 21 states (as well as 12 online...
| 5:00PM 4/04/2011
Researchers predict that more than half of us will own a smartphone by the end of the year, and even people who consider themselves tech-shy probably have an ordinary cell phone in their purse or clipped to a belt. Not just for texting or surfing the net, these devices are at the cutting edge of...
| 8:00AM 4/03/2011
Americans aren't thrilled with the way the nation's biggest banks have been piling on the fees lately, and it seems they're looking for an alternative. According to new research from the National Foundation for Credit Counseling, 51% of respondents to a recent online poll said they would shop for...
| 1:00PM 4/01/2011
Many consumers have been banking online for some time now, so the last thing you probably think you might need is a refresher course on just what boneheaded things you shouldn't be doing. On the other hand, it's online banking veterans who may need this list the most -- after all, when you do...
| 12:00PM 3/30/2011
With tax season coming to an end in the next few weeks, taxpayers and the Treasury Department alike will be waiting to see the results of a pilot program for issuing refunds on prepaid debit cards. The program was rolled out to a limited pool of taxpayers this January.
The program, which was...
| 1:00PM 3/28/2011
The nation's banks are behaving like the airlines these days: As soon as one implements a new policy or program, others pile on. In this case, a mere week after Chase took the ax to its debit rewards program, news comes that Wells Fargo (along with Wachovia, which it acquired a few years ago) is...