Responding to complaints, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a reminder to employees that they cannot force workers to accept pay on prepaid debit cards. by Shane Tripcony Over the summer the practice of using prepaid debit cards to pay employee salaries garnered a lot of attention, much of it negative. News outlets, The… Continue reading Employers Cannot Mandate Prepaid Cards For Wages
Month: October 2013
A Personal Finance Teacher’s Aide
Scholarships are available to this November’s Jump$tart National Educator Conference in Washington, DC by Shane Tripcony The statistics paint a grim picture. According to the 2012 “Financial Literacy Survey of Adults,” two in five Americans gave themselves a grade of C, D, or F on their knowledge of personal finance topics. And if anything, the… Continue reading A Personal Finance Teacher’s Aide
Study: Post Recession Changed Behaviors and Attitudes
New research by Chase and Aite Group reveals how the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression has affected Americans by Shane Tripcony The so-called Great Recession may have officially ended in June of 2009, but its impact has proved to be longer lasting. That is the main finding of a recent study conducted by… Continue reading Study: Post Recession Changed Behaviors and Attitudes