Banking - Savings Account

When joint bank accounts make the news, the news is rarely good. Last year, for instance, Jon Gosselin of Jon and Kate Plus 8 fame made headlines when he reportedly drained $230,000 out of their checking account. Even going back a century, you can find newspaper articles that include warnings from...

A group of gamers is looking for real money from the creator of the virtual world Second Life, charging fraud and false advertising because of changes in how land is held in the game. In Second Life -- and in online role playing games like World of Warcraft -- players create their own characters...

In the world of personal banking, credit unions always seem to come off as the good guys and banks, well, I probably don't need to tell you which role they're typically assigned. But what makes credit unions so wonderful? And do they really live up to their shining reputation? Here's what you...

I still remember when online banks first appeared. People were wary of them because they were new. They were wary of putting their savings at a bank they couldn't visit. They were wary of the higher interest rates. They were wary of unfamiliar names. However, over the last few years, online banks...

High schools with bank branches, ATMs and tellers to help students withdraw money? Can we trust teenagers with these just down the hall from chem lab? I gave it some thought last week when I went to pick up my cousin Cate, who I blogged about recently regarding her pondering the merits of public...

Attention, beleaguered parents! If you're trying to save for your kids' college education, this little news item may be for you. Sallie Mae, the nation's largest lender of college student loans, has just unveiled two ways to save: certificates of deposit and an FDIC-insured, online savings...

As we've told you previously, new rules about bank overdraft "protection" programs kick in this coming July. The new rules basically say you have to voluntarily sign up to let your bank keep processing debit card transactions even after your account falls into the red and also charge you around $35...