If the Federal Reserve caps debit card swipe fees at 12 cents per transaction, banks may impose a $50 to $100 spending limit per individual debit card transaction.
Entries from February 28th, 2011
What If Banks Limited You to $50 to $100 Per Debit Card Transaction?
February 28th, 2011 · No Comments · Banking
Tags: 12 cents·consumers·debit card fees·debit card swipe fees·debit card transaction·Debit Cards·Federal Reserve·merchants
Buying a Home Now Cheaper than Renting?
February 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Mortgages, Real Estate
For many years, the smart money was on buying a home. After the real estate crash, many people opted to rent rather than sink hard earned cash into an asset that was sure to depreciate. The pendulum has swung back again – the laws of supply and demand have now driven rents sky high, and [...]
Tags: Mortgage·mortgage payments·Phoenix·rent vs. buy·rental properties·renter's insurance
How to Spend Your 2011 Tax Return (Survey)
February 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Taxes
Though more Americans plan on spending their tax return this year, the same may be said of those who plan on saving it instead.
Tags: 2011 tax return·Nation Retail Federation·NRF·saving·spending·tax return
Are You Protected Against RFID Chip Credit Card Scams?
February 23rd, 2011 · 2 Comments · Credit Cards
It may be quicker than paying with cash, but saving a couple of minutes at the register doesn’t seem worth the risk you take with an RFID chip credit card.
Tags: credit·Credit Cards·Radio Frequency Identification·RFID·RFID chip·RFID chip credit cards·RFID chip scams
