Debit Cards

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Unhappy With Your Bank? Blame Silicon Valley

Patrice Peyret | Posted 11.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Mastercard, Credit Cards, Financial Services, Visa, Debit Cards, Venture Capitalists, Venture Capital, Business News

Given the misdeeds of the banking industry, the financial services sector could make huge improvements simply by focusing on serving the ill-served with better, faster and cheaper products.

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29 Overdraft Fees In 27 Days: Birthday Spoiled By Bank Statement

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 11.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Debtors Revolt, Debit Cards, Bank of America, Chase Bank, Bearing Witness 2.0, Nsf Charges, Credit Crisis, Overdrafts, Business News

Matthew Miller of San Pedro, Calif. spent $2,395 from his checking account during the month of October. He deposited $3,445 on top of a starting balan...

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Credit Cards or Credit Crash? The Assault on Consumers Continues

Georges Ugeux | Posted 10.23.2009 | Business

Read More: Dow Jones, Bank of America, Citibank, Obama Administration, Credit Limits, Comptroller of the Currency, Economic Recovery, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Business News

Banks' behavior demonstrates that their refusal to act responsibly is endless and that they certainly have not learned their lesson. We need a consumer finance agency to protect credit card holders.

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Thanks, Mr. Banker, for My Overdraft Protection!

Fortune's Stanley Bing | Posted 10.08.2009 | Business

Read More: Bankers, Overdraft Protection, Debit Cards, Scams, Credit Cards, Banking, Overdraft Fees, Banks, Consumer Protection, Business News

I wonder what new things the bankers will think of next to help and protect us. One thing's for sure. I know they're thinking of something.

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Banks Earn $27 Billion On Debit Card Overdraft Fees

The New York Times | RON LIEBER and ANDREW MARTIN | Posted 11.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Overdraft Fees, Banks, House, Atms, Penalties, Congress, Credit Cards, Credit, Consumer Protection, Debit Cards, Regulation, Personal Finance, Senate, Overdraft, Business News

The Federal Reserve is considering requiring banks to get permission from consumers before enrolling them in overdraft programs, so that consumers lik...

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College Credit Card Crunch

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 09.26.2009 | Living

Read More: College Students, Credit Cards, Credit Card Promotions, Debit Cards, Credit Card Law, Living News

No more free T-shirts, pizza and the like. Beginning in February, college students who apply for credit cards will need proof of income.

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Small Good News: PayPal Helps Cut College Costs, One Bank Fee At A Time

Karen Stabiner | Posted 09.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Paypal, Banking, Overdraft Fees, Debt, Credit Cards, College, Debit Cards, The Balanced Life, Living News

It's that time of year again. All over the country, people are loading up the family car, paying airline overage for heavy suitcases, or shi...

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Dem Lawmakers Ask Fed To Curb Overdraft Abuses

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 06.29.2009 | Business

Read More: Carolyn Maloney, Banks, Credit Crisis, Debit Cards, Luis Gutierrez, Overdraft-Protection, Barney Frank, Business News

Three Democratic lawmakers want the Federal Reserve to curb charges that banks levy on customers when they make a purchase with a debit card and overd...

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Plastic Surgery

Ina Pinkney | Posted 06.20.2009 | Chicago

Read More: American Express, Diners Club, Visa, Interchange Rates, Debit Cards, INA's, Banks, Discover, Mastercard, Credit Card Industry, Credit Card Fees, Chicago News

I propose a new way of thinking about transactions that is based on paying cash as a bridge to connect human beings in relationships of service.

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ATM Thieves: How to Protect Yourself From Identity Theft

Roseanne Colletti | Posted 06.17.2009 | Business

Read More: Credit Cards, Bank Account, Security, Debit Cards, Pin Number, Identity Theft, Atm, Business News

Some very daring and technically astute thieves rigged some ATM machines at two bank locations and swiped half-a-million dollars from account holders.

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When Did Debit Cards Become #@*!ing Credit Cards?!

Cecilia Michelson | Posted 04.07.2009 | Business

Read More: Yoga, Bank Fees, Economy, Karma, Us Economic Crisis, Banking Crisis, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Credit Card Industry, Business News

Now I see that perhaps banks didn't care to explain the terms very carefully to borrowers who perhaps weren't educated enough to do the research themselves.

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Why you should never pay with a debit card.

Bart Motes | Posted 11.10.2008 | Living

Read More: Banking, Banks, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Living News

In a Michael Pollan tribute, if you don't want to read the whole article, here's the gist: credit cards protect you from liability. Debit cards expose...

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Security Breach Exposes 4.2M Credit, Debit Cards

AP | David Sharp | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Hannaford, Hannaford Bros, Security Breach, Credit Cards, Debit Cards, Supermarket Chains, Mastercard, Business News

A security breach at an East Coast supermarket chain exposed more than 4 million card numbers and led to 1,800 cases of fraud, the Hannaford Bros. gro...

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