Personal Finance Advice and Commentary

A global ring of thieves drained $40 million from ATMs worldwide in less than 24 hours.

The CFPB is taking a closer look at deals between banks and colleges to market and issue financial products to students.

Justin Bieber is singing “Banking, banking, banking OOH!” these days as he backs a prepaid card through the company BillMyParents.

The way we bank is rapidly changing. Here are five trends one expert sees emerging in the next few years.

A new prepaid debit card helps keep rehabbing addicts from making purchases at places that could endanger their recovery.

Prepaid debit cards are playing a number of roles for U.S. consumers these days.

New research from a famous behavioral economist shows people who wouldn’t steal cash might feel fine stealing money loaded on a prepaid debit card.

Hundreds of colleges have cut deals with banks to build fee-laden debit cards and prepaid debit cards into the school IDs they issue to students.

A new study shows many consumers who could get free checking are open to using prepaid debit cards and paying more than $4 for the privilege. Why?

The CFPB is preparing new consumer-protection rules for users of prepaid debit cards.