Personal Finance Advice and Commentary

Banks use a combination of safeguards to protect their customers’ personal data. But customers themselves also must take a part in safeguarding their personal financial information. This means you. That’s a message from the American Bankers Association, ABA, a trade group in Washington, D.C., that represents banking companies and is urging bank customers to take

Equifax is making big bucks from selling your salary information to potential employers and financial institutions.

Government officials in Argentina are now tracking debit card purchases, giving some credence to consumer worries over debit cards’ “paper trail.”

Four important tips for consumers who’ve recently opened a new bank checking account.

Legislation would allow banks to mail out fewer privacy policy notices.