How to Safely Use Your Debit Card

Debit Card Safety Tips How to Keep Your Debit Card Information Out of the Wrong Hands Bank fees, regulations and credit concerns have forced a countless number of people to turn to debit cards to serve every day banking needs.  With identity theft, cyber-crimes and other criminal activities on the rise, how can you be… Continue reading How to Safely Use Your Debit Card

Chase Blueprint Presents the Resource Center for Mindful Spending

As more optimism sets in concerning consumer finances, Chase Blueprint releases its new initiative aimed at helping consumers reinforce positive spending habits.  The Resource Center for Mindful Spending was unveiled at Washington Post Live’s “Kitchen Table Economics” forum and is focused on helping customers take steps toward a better financial future.  The new initiative comes… Continue reading Chase Blueprint Presents the Resource Center for Mindful Spending

5 Reasons Parents Should Get Prepaid Cards For Teens

Along with a driver’s license, a prepaid debit card can be one of the most important pieces of plastic a young adult can get Amid all the job losses and bankruptcies, our recent economic downturn has been especially difficult on young people. With a persistently dreadful job market, many college graduates are leaving school with… Continue reading 5 Reasons Parents Should Get Prepaid Cards For Teens

Money Management Made Easy Using Prepaid Debit Cards

How prepaid debit cards can help keep you on budget and in control of your finances They’re the kind of stories that make people shake their heads in disbelief. Layered with no small amount of schadenfreude, these are the tales of talented athletes whose prowess on the field and court earn them both adulation from… Continue reading Money Management Made Easy Using Prepaid Debit Cards

Debit Cards and Rewards

The demise of debit card rewards program have been greatly – well, make that slightly – exaggerated The government’s response to the financial meltdown in 2008 was years in the making and an extremely controversial piece of legislation that passed on a strictly party line vote. One component of the sweeping Dodd-Frank Act, which President… Continue reading Debit Cards and Rewards

Death, Taxes and Lost or Stolen Debit Cards

Sadly, losing or having your debit card stolen is commonplace these days. Here’s what to do if it happens The stories come out with the consistency of quarterly earnings reports. From Barnes & Noble to HSBC Bank to Zappos, thieves eager to get their hands on customer data are consistently, and successfully, targeting large companies.… Continue reading Death, Taxes and Lost or Stolen Debit Cards

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