When my kids were much younger, we started a New Years' Eve tradition of writing down our predictions for the upcoming year. Our practice of forecasting the year in sports, world events, and the ...

After several years of steady declines, overdraft charges at the country's largest banks are climbing again, pulling billions of dollars from the accounts of customers who can least afford it. The ...

A bank account is a useful place to store money. It’s insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC), and you can use your debit card to make purchases. Debit cards make buying goods and ...

Gabriela Walsh is a Certified Educator in Personal Finance® and a personal finance editor at Red Ventures. Her previous work experience includes various editorial positions at FinanceBuzz. She ...

As cost-of-living pressures continue to stretch household budgets, banking transparency has come under renewed focus. The confusion over a seemingly small overdraft fee has highlighted how even minor ...

Rohit Chopra, director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, said in March that he was "very gratified" that banks are competing again on overdraft fees, which he called "a healthy move." Bank ...

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