While the average American is making less and the income gap widens, profits in the banking industry are higher than they were pre-recession.

Major retailers like Target and Walmart may be able to keep the connection between their products and a war-torn African country under wraps. Tha...

The top consumer watchdog is scrutinizing big banks to see if their overdraft protection policies are doing enough to keep Americans from unwittingly ...

By almost any measure, 2011 was a rocky year -- high unemployment, volatile markets, rising poverty, protests in the streets. Thankfully, the banks ma...

If you've got less than a hundred grand in the bank, JPMorgan Chase is just not that into you. At a presentation to investors this week, JPMorgan e...

This year South Carolina income tax refunds will arrive on prepaid debit cards unless taxpayers specifically opt for a check or direct deposit. The...

Wall Street lobbyists are trying hard to weaken the extent to which the government can police a practice that played a central role in the 2008 financ...

What if there was a simpler solution to avoiding an ATM fee than running all over town looking for an in-network machine? One Brooklyn, New York-based...

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...

Big banks shouldn't rest easy, the debit fee debacle isn't over. The Justice Department is reviewing claims by a lawmaker that banking industry of...

Under pressure from regulators and lawyers, nearly all banks have stopped the predatory practice of reordering debit-card purchases to gouge customers...

Big bank interest in netting a profit on the backs of customers may end up backfiring. The top 10 retail banks are projected to lose $185 billion ...

Rodney Robinson, a single father in Los Angeles, needs government help to pay his rent. But getting that help from the state of California involves sh...

(Rick Rothacker) - Bank of America Corp learned a lesson from its abandoned debit card fee and will work to provide transparency and fair pricing ...

The era of the debit card fee may have come and gone, but plenty of bank charges remain. Indeed, with all the talk of debit fees, it's easy to for...

Do your best to read every bit of bank paperwork that comes your way, and take responsibility for understanding your account terms. If you don't understand something, or don't like a new fee, don't wait to ask about it.