If you have found yourself researching personal finance apps, you can find something interesting among nine winning personal finance apps providing assistance from managing budgets to reducing debt to easier bill payment to streamlining the food stamp application process. There is always work on the cutting edge dreaming up new solutions to ongoing financial problems.… Continue reading Nine Winning Personal Finance Apps to Help You Manage Your Money
Month: July 2015
How to Choose a Prepaid Debit Card and Save Money in the Process
A prepaid debit card is a prepaid debit card, right? I mean, they all look pretty much the same and can be used the same places, right? Well, not exactly… They are definitely very close in appearance and usage, but understanding their important features and fees and how they differ is the key to deciding… Continue reading How to Choose a Prepaid Debit Card and Save Money in the Process
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Proposed Prepaid Card Regulatory Changes Inspires Industry Response
When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was created in 2010, nobody expected it to play nice with the financial services industry. Authorized as part of the Dodd-Frank legislation, the CFPB was tasked with protecting consumers from predatory lending and other Wall Street abuses that spawned the Great Recession. From the very start, the financial… Continue reading Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Proposed Prepaid Card Regulatory Changes Inspires Industry Response
Consumer Alert! New Credit Card Scam: Stealing Security Codes
This is a new credit card scam everyone needs to be watching out for. If you get a call from someone claiming to be from your bank, here’s what to do: If a caller claims to be from your card issuer’s fraud-prevention department, ask for the caller’s name and/or employee ID, hang up, then call… Continue reading Consumer Alert! New Credit Card Scam: Stealing Security Codes