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Flying Soon: Angry Debit Cards

AP | NATALIYA VASILYEVA | Posted 05.29.2012

Read More: Mastercard, Angry Birds Credit Card, Discounts, Angry Birds Game, Mobile Payments, Angry Birds, Angry Birds Debit Card, Debit Cards, Money News

MOSCOW — Russian fans of the videogame Angry Birds will soon be able to get special debit cards – or "Angry Cards" – giving them dis...

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CFPB Looks To Make Rules For Prepaid Cards

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: American Express, Checking Account, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Cfpb, Prepaid Cards, Unbanked, Debit Cards, Chase Liquid, Money News

The government's top consumer sheriff wants to rein in the Wild West of prepaid cards, even as some of the biggest players in the financial industry m...

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Higher One, Student Financial Aid Company, Under Fire For Charging Students Excessive Fees

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: Transaction Fees, Bank Fees, Student Debt, Higher One, Financial Aid, Debit Cards, Student Loans, Financial Aid Refund, Business News

As student loan debt soars, so do profits at a little-known company that manages students' financial aid disbursements for some of the nation's larges...

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Banks Slash Retailers' Debit Card Fees

money.cnn.com | Posted 05.04.2012

Read More: Small Business News and Trends, Debit Cards, Small Business News

With every swipe of a customer's debit card, small businesses and other retailers must pay transaction fees to the card issuer. But those fees have...

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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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Citizens Bank Settles Overdraft Fee Lawsuit for $137.5 Million

The Huffington Post | Catherine New | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Prepaid Cards, Short-Term Loan, Bank of America, Overdraft Fees, Citizens Bank, Overdraft Settlement, Class Action Lawsuit, Debit Cards, Money News

Citizens Bank is the latest bank to settle in a massive class action lawsuit over dodgy overdraft fee practices. On Wednesday, the midsize New England...

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Using Plastic In The Middle East

John Nicholson | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: Egypt, Cairo, Visa, Middle East, Currency, Travel, Credit Cards, Atm, Debit Cards, Luxor, Currency Exchange, Travel Blogs, Travel News

Not only are we seeing political revolutions spring up across the Middle East. We're also rapidly moving forward with social and economic revolutions in the region as well.

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Why You Could Soon Be Getting A Discount At The Pump

HuffingtonPost.com | Loren Berlin | Posted 04.17.2012

Read More: Fuel, High Gas Prices, Gas Prices, Gas Discounts, Discounts, Durbin Amendment, Interchange Fees, Debit Card Discounts, Fuel Prices, Debit Cards, Debit Card Fees, Money News

On Tuesday, President Barack Obama will ask Congress to get tougher with speculators who are increasing the cost of gasoline by gambling on future oil...

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Pain At The Pump? Convenience Stores Blame Credit Card Fees

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Gas Prices, Debit Card, Video, Gas Prices Swipe Fees, Wall Street, Economy, Oil Prices, Oil Speculation, Banks, Swipe Fees, Credit Card, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Ten months after the American retailers won a lobbying victory on Capitol Hill against debit card swipe fees, a trade group representing...

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New Card Encourages Indebted Students To Shop

SmartMoney | AnnaMaria Andriotis | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Debit Cards Rewards Program, Smarterbank Card, Student Debt, Paying Off Debt, Visa Debit Card, Student Loan Debt, Debit Cards, Student Loans, Debit Card Fees, Money News

This article was originally published by SmartMoney College graduates can now pay off their student loans by paying their bar tabs. That's the mark...

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Bank Fraud Watchdogs In Asia 'Have Got A Bicycle' To 'Catch A Ferrari'

Reuters | Eveline Danubrata | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: Fraud, ATM Cards, DBS Group Holdings, Video, Gdp, Chief Technology Officer, Reuters, Progress Software Corp, Telecommunications, Credit Card, Debit Cards, Ferrari, Business News

By Eveline Danubrata SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Many banks still do not have enough teeth to tackle fraud, which costs Asia around $1 billio...

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Swipe Fee Fallout Has Small Banks Relishing Rare Advantage Over Wall Street

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 03.02.2012

Read More: Durbin, Dodd-Frank, Community Banks, Icba, Wall Street Reform, Repeal, Federal Reserve, Debit Card, Video, Wall Street, Fed, Banks, Swipe Fees, Swiped, Debit Cards, Tester, Politics News

Last year's wild legislative melee over debit card swipe fees featured a curious contradiction: Although big Wall Street banks stood to lose the most ...

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Prepaid Debit Cards: A Brief Guide to What Really Matters

Jonathan B. Mintz | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Debt, Prepaid Card Tips, Prepaid Card Fees, Prepaid Credit Cards, Prepaid Cards, Prepaid Card Regulation, Fdic, Credit Cards, Prepaid Card Advice, Credit Card Industry, Debit Cards, Consumer Protection, Pepaid Debit Cards, Money News

More than $140 billion moves through prepaid debit cards every year in this country. Given the wide range of these products, consumers and regulators must find ways to navigate what really matters.

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New Child Support System Could Cost Poor Men Their Only Income

AP | DANIEL WAGNER | Posted 04.28.2012

Read More: Social Security Administration, Center for Constitutional Litigation, Federal Benefits, Treasury Department, Department of Health and Human Services, Social Security, National Consumer Law Center, Idaho Department of Health and Welfare, Disability, Veterans' Benefits, Child Support, Debit Cards, Business News

WASHINGTON -- Old child support debts could cost thousands of poor men their only income next year because of a policy aimed at reducing the cost to t...

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5 Pieces of Banking Wisdom to Ignore

Richard Barrington | Posted 04.24.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Money, Banking, Savings Accounts, Cds, Debit Cards, Bank Fees, Overdraft Protection, Checking, Credit Cards, Business News

There are many useful rules in personal finance that can help you successfully manage your money. But it's also useful to know when those rules can be broken.

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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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Bachmann Says Lap Dances Are Helping To Bankrupt The Country

The Huffington Post | Ariel Edwards-Levy | Posted 03.27.2012

The House and Senate both approved a payroll tax cut bill on Friday that would extend unemployment benefits through 2012. But according to Rep. Mic...

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Capital One Says It Won't Ruin ING Direct

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 02.16.2012

Read More: Checking Accounts, Capital One, Bank Fees, Capital One ING Direct, ING Direct, Federal Reserve, Overdraft Fees, Bank Acquisition, Electric Orange, Debit Cards, Wall-Street-Deals, High-Yield Savings Account, Business News

Capital One said it won't change a thing for customers at much-beloved ING Direct, responding to consumer groups worried that its acquisition of the o...

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Best Credit Cards For Rebuilding Credit in 2012

Curtis Arnold | Posted 04.16.2012

Read More: Personal Finance, Credit Cards, Debt, Visa, Mastercard, Debit Cards, Cash, Fico, American Express, Secured Credit Cards, Unsecured Credit Cards, Business News

If you're serious about rebuilding your credit score after a bankruptcy or repossession, secured credit cards will force you learn two crucial skills: how to save and how to spend strategically.

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Cash Is Still The Most Popular Way to Pay for Most Americans: Report

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Debt, Payments, Pay, Dodd-Frank, Money, Durbin Amendment, Green-Money-Saving-Tips, Hard Currency, Atm, Credit Cards, Wallet, Debit Cards, Cash, Business News

When it's time to pay for small, everyday items, cash is still king. More than three-quarters, or 79 percent, of consumers said they made a cash p...

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Banks Tap Reliable Money Maker: Credit Cards

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 01.20.2012

Read More: Debt, Credit Card Balance, Mastercard, Durbin, Profits, Visa, Consumer Credit, Bank of America, Swipe Fees, Credit Cards, Charge Off, Bank Earnings, Big Banks, Debit Cards, Business News

After being rebuffed in its efforts to charge $5 per month for debit card use, Bank of America is gambling on the optimism of American consumers and g...

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Banks May Get Creative With Fees In 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: JPMorgan Chase, Checking Account, Dodd-Frank, Bank Fees, Citibank, Bank of America, Overdraft Fees, Bank Account, Credit Cards, Fees, Big Banks, Deposit Account, Debit Cards, Business News

Squeezed by regulations under the Dodd-Frank financial reform law, banks are looking to find new ways to wring fees from customers. In 2012, expect to...

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Card Hub's 6 Credit Predictions for 2012 Offer Glimpse of Future for Consumers' Wallets

Odysseas Papadimitriou | Posted 02.25.2012

The credit industry affects all facets of personal finance and being ahead of the curve when it comes to credit issues could certainly help you save money and thereby lower stress. At the very least, you might learn something new!

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Charge! Hungry For Fees, Banks Aggressively Push Plastic

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 12.09.2011

Read More: American Express, Mastercard, Loyalty-Reward-Card, Charge Card, Visa, Dodd-Frank, Financial Reform Law, Durbin Amendment, Charging, Plastic, Swipe Fees, Credit Cards, Credit Card Promotions, Debit Cards, Business News

As tighter federal regulations have been placed on debit cards, credit cards have come back with a vengeance. Banks have spent the past year pushing c...

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Oregon Eliminates Some Bank Fees For the Unemployed

HuffingtonPost.com | Janell Ross | Posted 11.29.2011

Read More: Unemployed, Oregon Unemployment Benefits, Unemployment Benefits, Oregon US Bank, US Bank, Atm, Debit Cards, Oregon Bank Fees, Debit Card Fees, Reliacard, Business News

After nearly a month of negotiations, Oregon has reached an agreement with U.S. Bank to eliminate many of the fees the bank charges people to access t...

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