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Back in December, I listed my personal finance resolutions for 2010. Among them was to get a better interest rate at a better bank. On Tuesday, I received an e-mail from my bank, Chase, offering me an upgrade to the new Chase RealCash Debit Card. The card offers up to 3 percent cash back on [...]

The Question: I just got a notice from my bank, Huntington, that they are going to stop covering overdrafts for debit cards. I didn't ask for any change, and I haven't been overdrafting my account. My branch said they're doing this for everybody. I don't understand.
via Watch out for change in debit card and ATM [...]

When Intuit last year announced its acquisition of Mint.com, the popular online money-management and budgeting tool, I opined here that Mint could benefit from adopting some features from Intuit's Quicken Online. Mint was sexier than Quicken Online—and a far less clunky than the original Quicken software. But, as noted in a Consumer Reports Money Adviser [...]

An Atlanta couple has found themselves with their savings wiped out after their bank, Wells Fargo, cleared out their checking account in order to pay a piece of what bank officials maintain is an outstanding student loan “Suddenly, Bank Account Was Gone,” The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 1, 2010.After Hope and Matt Hughes had problems trying [...]

Historically, Mother’s Day is a holiday that gives a boost to businesses, even in hard times. Florists, spas, and gift shops traditionally reap the rewards, but with the economy still in “rebound mode” payday loan shops are also advertising Mother’s Day specials.
via Payday Loans One Source of Quick Cash for Mother’s Day | MyBankTracker.com.