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“Tweet-ables”: What People are Saying about Banks
(via The Tonight Show’s TwitterTracker)
Twitter users express a number of common feelings towards banks, and after following the word “bank” and other bank-related terms for a few weeks, I thought I’d show you a collection of “tweets” (short messages posted on Twitter) that reflect the sentiments I found.
(Note: This post doesn’t include tweets by banks [...]
FYI: Becoming “Un-Broke” Gains Popularity
My Money Blog tipped me off to a special ABC is running this Friday (the 29th) called “Un-Broke: What You Need To Know About Money.” Stars like Will Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, Rosario Dawson, and the E*TRADE babies will show up in prime time TV to fill us in about saving money, the stock market, [...]
Different Types of Checks (and how they’re all the same)
Ever opened a checking account and received free checks? Me too! Ever wondered what sort of checks you’d get because they had a weird name? Same here. “Imprinted” checks, “standard image” checks, and “wallet-style stock” checks…it could be a pleasant or a sad surprise when you get them in the mail, one never knows. But [...]
New E-Finance Options For All
Every 6 months, people from the online finance world gather at the Finovate conference to display, discuss, and dissect different financial technology startup companies and their products. These products run the gamut from “white-labeled” online banking and fraud prevention for banks and businesses (for example, Springboard by Wesabe and Silver Tail) to at-home PIN-style security [...]
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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