Lifestyle and Budget

It’s the dirty secret in banking. Bank employees often steal personal account information from bank customers so as to rob money from bank accounts or commit fraud via identity theft, and few banks seem immune.

Phishing, scamming and stolen identity problems — we have all heard about them. But how do you ensure that you don’t become a victim?

Last month, Facebook announced that users of Messenger would soon be able to send money directly to another user. Learn how this new service will work.

Did you know that you may already have free cell phone protection via your credit card? Learn what you need to know to protect your phone.

ATMs in more than 30 countries have been randomly coughing up cash, and a lot of it, leading to potentially as much as $1 billion in stolen funds.

Q. We’re moving from Arkansas to South Carolina.

An error on your credit report can make it harder—or impossible—to get a loan.

Even if you've had money troubles, consider these ways to open a checking account.

When Apple Pay was introduced this fall, Apple said shoppers could use its virtual wallet to pay for in-store purchases "at 220,000 stores.

You get a phone call or letter asking you to donate money to benefit police or firefighters.

Here's a path for mortgage applicants without much of a credit history. 

You know those privacy statements that come in the mail from financial institutions?

You know those privacy statements that come in the mail from financial institutions?

USAA, a financial services company that serves U.S. military personnel, over wants to take to the skies in an effort to fast-track insurance claims.

The security breach at JPMorgan Chase, which compromised the names, addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses of 76 million households and 7 million small businesses, remains something of a m...

When calling a company’s customer service, don’t always trust what you hear the first time.

Are you suffering from security breach burnout in the wake of the huge hacker attack on Home Depot?

Consumers hounded by shady collection agencies can get some high-tech help from Debt Lookup, a free, online service I viewed today at Finovate Fall, the financial technology conference held each ...

Four more creditors–Hyundai, Kia, Pentagon Federal Credit Union, and Sallie Mae–have joined the FICO Open Access program, which gives borrowers free regular access to the credit score that their ...

From their very first day at college, many students will be paying fees to banks.