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5 best credit cards for graduates
(MoneyWatch) My daughter is graduating from college this month. Like the responsible kid she is, she decided that she should apply for a credit card to make sure she could use her own plastic to pay for hotels and rental …
Overdraft fees hit unsuspecting consumers
(MoneyWatch) Despite two-year-old regulatory reforms that demanded that consumers affirmatively opt-in to costly overdraft programs for debit transactions, more than half of the consumers who incurred an overdraft
Suze Orman card: Rip-off or righteous?
Suze Orman, the CNBC personal finance personality, introduced a prepaid debit card last week that's got the entire financial world buzzing. The reason? Pundits apparently can't decide whether
How You Can Earn a 50% Profit on a Bad Gift
No doubt Great Aunt Edna meant well when she picked out that gift card to the pet food store, but you didn't have the heart to tell her
12 Best Credit Card Offers for 2012
Credit card offers have gotten downright mouthwatering as issuers compete for the best customers. Now, a website called CompareCards.comsays that 12 cards are providing such generous deals, they're virtually
Bank Fees: Most & Least Costly States
Think you pay a lot in bank fees? Don’t move to West Virginia. The Mountain State has the dubious distinction of being the nation’s most costly place to
Best & Worst Travel Rewards Cards
Do you travel a lot? If so, you might want to check out the latest analysis of travel rewards cards done by NextAdvisor. The site has ranked 8 big
12 Steps to Kick Your Bank Fee Addiction
Feel like you’re powerless to avoid bank fees, particularly in the wake of Bank of America’s new $5 debit card fee and Citibank’s announcement that many customers will pay
The Dangers of Using a Debit Card
According to a top privacy expert, debit cards can be downright dangerous during vacation season by exposing you to greater risks of identity theft. Read the full story
Best Deal in America: Cash Back for Charging
If you’re the right kind of customer, there’s no better deal in America than a good rewards credit card that will pay you cash back. Where can you















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