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Investing Basics: The Savings Account
By 1.30.07
Bankrate has some info about savings accounts, the sad forgotten account. When are they useful? What’s the point? What kinds are there?
Fraud Survey Results: 82% Less Likely To Respond To Legit Banking Emails Due To Phishing
By 1.29.07
Security firm RSA released the results of their annual online security survey, and the results are interesting. It seems that phishing and other forms of fraud are taking a toll on users.
Watch Sexy Credit Card Senate Hearing Cam!
By 1.26.07
- Guests include Elizabeth Warren, Leo Gottleib Professor of Law and author of The Two Income Trap: Why Middle Class Mothers and Fathers are Going Broke, Harvard Law School; Dr. Robert Manning, Professor of Finance and Author of Credit Card Nation, Rochester Institute of Technology; John Finneran , President of Corporate Reputation and Governance, CapitalOne Financial; Richard Vague, Chief Executive Officer, Barclaycard US; Carter Franke, Executive Vice President of Marketing, JP Morgan Chase & Co.; Tamara Draut, Director, Economic Opportunity Programs, Demos; and Travis Plunkett, Legislative Director, Consumer Federation of America.
Ohh, CapitalOne. If they show up late we hope the senate charges them a fee.—MEGHANN MARCO
Walkthrough: Citi 0% Balance Transfer
By 1.9.07
Blueprint For Financial prosperity has a screen by screen walkthrough for initiating a Citibank 0% balance transfer.
Man’s $179,000 401k Plan Hacked Drained; No Federal Laws Protect Him
By 1.5.07
David DeSmitdt’s retirement plan with J.P. Morgan got hacked and emptied, and there’s no federal laws to protect him.
Never Overstate Your Income On A Loan App
By 1.4.07
Never say you make more than you really do on your loan application. It’s:
Google Checkout OK For Micropayments
By 12.28.06
Google Checkout can be used for transactions as low as $.05, reader Mary Marsala With Fries confirms.
35 Most Outrageous Fees and How to Avoid Them
By 12.27.06
CNN has broken down ” the most outrageous” fees levied on consumers and how to avoid them. Unsurprisingly, quite a few have to do with travel, banking, and airlines. Paper ticket fees, flight change fees, ATM fees, etc. Some good travel tips are to be had: Southwest airlines doesn’t charge to change a flight, and JetBlue only charges $25-$30.
Try Google Checkout, Paypal Minus Evil
By 11.30.06
• Use it now and get $10 off $30 or $20 off $50, at participating stores.
2006 Lemon Awards For Bad Banking
By 11.29.06
CreditCard.org has leaked their nominees for the 2006 Lemon Award, dedicated to rewarding outstanding performance in the field of bad banking.
Banks Cash Big Checks First, Maximizing Overdrafts
By 11.22.06
USATODAY research indicates banks typically process checks in order of highest balance, maximizing overdraft fees charged to the customer, critics contend.
Poll: Do You Write Checks?
By 11.17.06
And I’m wondering what percentage of people with checking accounts actually carry or write checks anymore (I myself have gotten to the point where I pay all my bills online and use cash or plastic in stores).
Capital One Hates Deaf People
By 11.15.06
What’s in your wallet? I said, what’s in your wallet? Oh, forget it. From a reader:
Cingular Plans Mobile Banking
By 11.15.06
Reuters is reporting that much-maligned-on-this-website cell phone carrier Cingular will be launching cell-phone based banking software in 2007.
Bank of America: Most Downtime for a Major Banking Website
By 11.14.06
With that in mind, if you prefer to bank online Bank of America might not be the choice for you, as bank website downtime has to be one of the most annoying things ever. Several banks had less than four minutes of downtime in the same period—effectively operating at 100%, including Wachovia and Washington Mutual. Yippie! — MEGHANN MARCO
