Bank Accounts

Woman Reports Credit Card Fraud, Then Is Accused By Police

The Huffington Post | Harry Bradford | Posted 05.10.2012

Read More: Corruption, Fraud, Video, Bank Accounts, Discover, Adekunle Adetiloye, Audrey Grisham, Bank of America, Credit Card Fraud, John McDevitt, Financial Crimes, Kutv, Utah, Business News

Imagine calling the police to report a crime, only to have them turnaround and accuse you. That's what happened to Audrey Grisham of Bountiful, Ut...

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No Bank Account? No Problem

AP | ANNE D'INNOCENZIO | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Unbanked, Walmart, Walmart Cash, Credit Cards, Paying With Cash, Bank Accounts, Walmart Pay With Cash, Debit Cards, Money News

NEW YORK — Wal-Mart shoppers now will be able to pay cash for online purchases. The world's largest retailer on Thursday said it will allow sho...

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A Sign That He's Helping People

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.20.2012

Read More: Zombie Bank Account, Video, CFPB Citizens Bank, Bank Accounts, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Zombie Bank Account CFPB, Cfpb, Consumer Financial Protection, Banks, Citizens Bank, Citizens-Bank, CFPB Zombie Bank Account, Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Mellon Bank, Citizens Bank CFPB, Money News

The complaint portals at the newly created Consumer Protection Bureau might really be helping people. On Thursday, Consumerist.com posted a story f...

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Most Of The World's Poor Do Not Have A Bank Account

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Unbanked World's Poor, Video, Unbanked Poor, Bank Accounts, Poor Unbanked, World's Poor Unbanked, Unbanked, Un-Banked, World Poverty, Banks, Poor, Global Poverty, Bank Account, World Poor Unbanked, Unbanked People, Unbanked World Poor, Money News

More than 2.5 billion people -- or half of all adults around the world -- are "unbanked," meaning they don't have a bank account, according to data re...

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So Long, Toasters: Cool Bank Gimmicks

The Huffington Post | Khadeeja Safdar | Posted 03.14.2012

Read More: Gimmicks, Ipod, Wii, Bank Accounts, Advertising, Money News, Umpqua Bank, Bank of America, Banking, Banks, Online Banking, First Republic Bank, Freebies, Free Gifts, Money News

Gone are the days of getting a free toaster in exchange for setting up a bank account. Now, banks feature posh lounges with hip furniture and offer a ...

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How To Save For A Rainy Day

Emily Cohn | Posted 03.06.2012

Read More: Rainy Day Funds, Checking Account, Emergency Savings, Bank Accounts, Savings Accounts, A Dollar a Day, Automatic Transfers, Poll, Saving for a Rainy Day, Money News

Welcome to A Dollar A Day, where every day we'll dish out creative and quirky ways to save on your living expenses. We know it's tough to save, es...

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Bank of America Can Charge You This Much In Fees In One Day

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 02.23.2012

Read More: Richard Cordray, Checking Accounts, Bank Accounts, Bank Fees, Class Action Lawsuits, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Cfpb, Move Your Money, Bank of America, Overdraft Fees, Closing Bank Accounts, Debit Cards, Video, Business News

Bank of America can lift at least $140 in fees off a customer in one day if he or she doesn't have enough money in the bank. That is the high cost...

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Ndamukong Suh Teaches 'Financial Football' To DPS Students

The Huffington Post | David Sands | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: School Marketing, Schools, Bank Accounts, Detroit Impact, Financial Football, Detroit Public Schools, Financial Literacy, Student Finances, Detroit News

Detroit Public Schools launched two initiatives Tuesday to teach students the value of saving money. Detroit Lions Defensive Tackle Ndamukong Suh m...

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The 10 States Where Bank Accounts Are The Least Popular

Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Video, Bank Accounts, Bank-Account-Fees, Unbanked, Business News, Banking News, Bank Accounts States, Big Banks, Personal Finance, Debit Card Fees, Credit Unions, Bank of America Debit Card Fees, Business News

As debate rages over the role of banks in society today, a sizable number of Americans continue to have no bank account at all. Close to one-third...

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America's Best Rates: How to Buck the Low-Rate Trend

Richard Barrington | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Fdic, Personal Finance, America's Best Rates, Bank Accounts, Interest Rates, Savings Account, Money Market Account, Business News

America's Best Rates highlights the banks that are still committed to providing savings account rates and money market account rates that are many times the national average.

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5 Financial Facts of Life Every Parent Should Teach

Richard Barrington | Posted 10.16.2011

Read More: Financial Skills, Bank Accounts, Checking Account, High Interest Savings Account, Credit Cards, Kids Financial Advice, Children Financial Advice, Financial Reform, Financial Advice, Parents News

Teaching your children about banking may not exactly make for a Hallmark moment, but it is something that could really help make their lives more successful in the long run.

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Watch: Ohio Woman Holds Savings Account For Nearly 100 Years

Posted 08.06.2011

Read More: Savings Accounts, 100 Years, Video, Bank Accounts, Century, Ohio Woman Bank Account 100 Years, Ohio, Home News

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(WATCH) Interest Accrues In Century-Old Woman With 98-Year-Old Bank Account

AP | By DOUG WHITEMAN | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Doug Shoemaker, Video, Bank Accounts, Saving for Retirement, Retirement, Ohio, Chillicothe, June Gregg, Huntington Savings Bank, Weird News News

CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- An Ohio woman who just turned 100 years old has taken customer loyalty to the extreme: She's still using a bank savings account t...

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As Predicted, Debit Fees Are Climbing

Tim Chen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Regulation, Overdraft Fees, Bank Accounts, Debit Card Fees, Credit Card Fees, Durbin Amendment, Business News

Banks all over the country have already started adding new fees to services that most of us have long taken for granted as free. Their first target? Debit cards.

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Treasury Launches Debit Cards For Tax Refunds

The Huffington Post | William Alden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Business News, Overdraft Fees, Treasury Department, Atm, Bank Accounts, Tax Refunds, Debit Cards, Business News

Americans without bank accounts may soon be able to carry debit cards. The Treasury Department is rolling out a new program to let people collect tax...

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Not Quite Divorced: When Your Financial Affairs Are Still Married

Kristen Houghton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Separated, Marriage, Divorce, Money, Finances, Lifestyle, Bank Accounts, Preserving Family Businesses, Couples, Divorce News

We have all known couples whose marriages are basically over but, who, for the sake of their children, stayed together.

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5 Ways To Protect Your Bank Account From Thieves

walletpop.com | Geoff Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Magtek, Google, Bank Accounts, Social Security Numbers, Banking Security, Atms, Identity Theft, Banks, WalletPop.Com, Business News

Identity thieves are getting smarter and more devious, especially when their victims are affluent. As you may have heard, John Menard, a billionaire h...

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Don't Trust Your Banks: They Are Still Cheating

Georges Ugeux | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bank Accounts, Fdic, Nyse, Advertising, FInancial Markets, President Obama, Banks, Mortgage Loans, Bankers, Credit Cards, Withdrawal, Business News

This letter underscores for me, and millions of other bank customers, that nothing with the banks has changed, and that past deceptive practices are still in force.

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How to Get Your Tax Refund Fast (even if you don't have a bank account)

Patrice Peyret | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bank Accounts, Irs, Tax Refunds, Prepaid Cards, Home News

The IRS is the first to tell you that the fastest way to get your tax return is by direct deposit. And tax preparing services such as H&R Block or In...

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What To Look For In A Bank Account

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Banks, What to Look for in a Bank Account, Bank Accounts, Business News

By Vonda Sines, Associated Content With so many alternatives, you need to know what to look for in a checking or savings account to find the best dea...

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Tax Deadline Nears For Americans With Offshore Bank Accounts

New York Times | LYNNLEY BROWNING | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Offshore Accounts, Tax Accountants, Bank Accounts, Banks, Irs, Switzerland, Taxes, Internal Revenue Service, Secret Bank Accounts, Lawyers, Caribbean Bank Accounts, Ubs, Swiss Bank Accounts, Rich, Wealthy, Caribbean, Foreign Banks, Business News

Thursday is the deadline for Americans to come clean about the money they have hidden offshore, in places like Swiss bank accounts. No one can say wit...

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Americans' Net Worth Up For 2nd Straight Quarter

AP | DANIEL WAGNER and DAVE CARPENTER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Standard and Poor's 500 Index, Bank Accounts, Second Quarter, Net Worth, Home Values, Americans' Net Worth, Economic Recovery, Investments, Business News

WASHINGTON — Inch by inch, Americans are recovering some of their vast loss of wealth from the recession, thanks to gains in stock investments a...

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If Money Talked, Would You Listen?

Loral Langemeier | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Debt, Bank Accounts, Saving Money, Money, Personal Finance, Money Saving, Healthy Living News

Take control of what you think. Start fresh with new ideas. Doing this will help you begin to have the right conversation about money and reap the rewards.

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