Personal Finance Advice and Commentary

Like the economy itself, the Federal Reserve seems to be locked in a holding pattern.

With mixed signs of an economy in recovery, find out why the Fed left interest rates unchanged.

One finance reporter noticed a wave of debit card fraud, starting with his own account.

The Fed is keeping rates low to benefit the wider economy, but there’s another big beneficiary: banks.

Citigroup shareholders voted down a raise for Citi’s CEO, illustrating how fed up bank investors are with weak profits.

Llosing a checkbook can turn into a huge hassle for consumers if those checks fall into the wrong hands.

A check belonging to an Indiana couple may have been blown 170 miles to rest on a sidewalk in Ohio.

The CEO of a major bank pens some passages that wouldn’t look out of place on an Occupy Wall Street flier.

An expert says CD rates and the savers who depend on them were just another casualty of the Great Recession.

A new checking account helps pay down your student loans a little bit as you shop.