Archive for February, 2009
Press Coverage: FindABetterBank on Fox 44 Texas
Here’s a link to a TV news story from the Fox affiliate in Waco Texas about FindABetterBank.
Unemployment Benefits Get Tricky with Debit Cards
To save government money, banks in 30 states no longer mail paper checks and work with banks to offer recipients of unemployment benefits their alternative: check cards.
But the cost of processing these unique payments seems to be passed along to the unemployed, as extra bank fees apply to these cards in complicated ways.
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Dollars and Sense: Teaching Kids Smart Money Habits
How are some people “naturally” great with their personal finance while others are horrible?
While only some of us are parents, all of us were children, and we first developed our understanding of money and how to use it from our parents when we were young. Between trips to soccer practice and cello lessons, helping with English [...]
Fee Watch! – PIN Fees
All companies evolve and change to meet the needs of their customers, and banks are no different. While some features run at cost to the bank, it makes no sense today why customers should be charged for them. Over the next few weeks, we’ll go over some fees that still lurk around in the dark [...]