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It's never been easier to prepare your own tax return.
Bank of America will begin testing a new type of deals program designed to build on its customers spending habits on Tuesday.
Personal finance media personality Suze Orman is thinking big. She's the first out of the gate in the fast-growing prepaid debit card market with a card that aims to help its users build a credit score. It's a gamble that could pay off, if it can help create a way measure the creditworthiness of millions who function outside the traditional financial system.
Every January, it's the same drill. This is the year you will cut your debt, save money and spend more wisely.
If you're one of the holdouts still paying bills with checks, tracking your accounts with pen and paper or clipping coupons from the newspaper, 2012 could be the year you take the digital plunge.
If you're still searching for low-cost gifts but dread the last-minute crowds in the stores, consider buying tickets online.
In a story Dec. 8 about competition for tax preparation customers in the upcoming season, The Associated Press reported erroneously that TurboTax isn't charging a fee for deducting tax return preparation costs from federal refunds. The company charges $29.95 for customers who choose to delay their preparation fees, for both those who use direct deposit and those who use the company's refund card.
If the U.S. economy does not suffer more setbacks, the rate of mortgage holders behind on their payments should decline significantly by the end of next year, according to credit reporting agency TransUnion.
While lawmakers in Washington debated the debt ceiling and consumer confidence dropped, more homeowners in the U.S. were having a harder time making their mortgage payments.
Chase and Wells Fargo are joining the list of banks that won't be charging customers to use their debit cards, as the backlash over Bank of America's planned $5 monthly fee continues.
Credit and debit card payment processor Visa Inc. is expected to report continued growth for its fiscal fourth quarter when it post results after the markets close on Wednesday.
Cash is king when it comes to credit card rewards these days.
Citibank made sure to draw attention last week to its lack of fees for using debit cards after news broke that its biggest competitor would start charging them.
Angela Malerba, who works in public relations in Boston, carries a debit card because she likes to know when she buys something that she has enough in her account to pay for it. But paying $5 a month to use her own money? That's too much.
Homeowners who found themselves in the sights of Hurricane Irene may soon be targeted by scammers looking to profit from their pain.
If it wasn't the wind and the rain, it was the rising water that damaged countless homes from North Carolina to Vermont.
In the rush to prepare for Hurricane Irene, it might be easy to overlook the family members with four legs.
Lawmakers weren't able to prevent the country from losing its coveted AAA debt rating.
Even those in the U.S. who complain about excessive government regulation say they're in favor of rules that would require banks to clearly disclose the fees they attach to checking accounts, a new survey shows.
Could a limit on the fees retailers pay on debit card purchases cause your bank or credit union to fail? That's the dire picture some are painting as a cap on so-called swipe fees nears.
Ajay Banga leads a company that is synonymous with plastic, yet he encourages his staff to focus on cash.
Late payments on credit cards fell to their lowest level in 15 years during the first three months of 2011, TransUnion said Tuesday.
The sudden interest-rate hikes, high fees and steep penalties that last year's credit card regulations were designed to eliminate are still lurking in one segment of the credit card market: cards designated for businesses.
The number of homeowners making late payments — or no payments — on their mortgages fell for the fifth straight quarter in the first three months of 2011. But the figure remains stubbornly high compared with the pre-crisis norm, likely because of the huge backlog of homes waiting to be foreclosed.
Banks and some pundits had predicted that credit card users would face skyrocketing interest rates, a spike in annual fees and a plethora of other negatives after stringent new rules on cards kicked in last year.
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