Bank fees are not just bad for consumers, they're bad for the economy. A growing number of Americans are unable to afford a bank account -- a situ...

According to a recent survey by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) and the U.S. Census Bureau, 17 million American adults now live in "unbanke...

In the latest signal that the economic crisis has fundamentally changed the way Americans handle their money, the largest provider of prepaid debit ca...

Alternative finance firms, from credit unions to online and pawn lenders, are gaining traction as banks turn off the tap for easy cash and start c...

What's needed are new options that help lower-income earners nudge themselves in the right direction by making it a subconscious habit to tuck money away.

Gary Rivlin's book "Broke USA" describes Sandra Harris, an accounting technician who borrowed $200 from a payday lender to pay her car insurance afte...

Rather than treat the unbanked and underbanked as second class citizens, the prepaid card industry is listening to their needs.

The free checking accounts many Americans enjoy will soon be a thing of the past as banks scramble to find new ways to recoup overdraft charges and other fees they're no longer allowed to impose.